OT - Explosion at the Boston Marathon
Two explosions are being reported at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Various reports indicate that "dozens" are injured.
Photos available here and here (WARNING: some are graphic, all are sad) on the internet but don't go look at them. Not sure what I was thinking.
Just disgusting that people do this. Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.
I haven't been able to find much information, is this believed to be intentional? There's no way this is a gas main explosion or something?
Thoughts and prayers to everyone.
Been reading that there were 2 that went off and they just found another 'suspicious device' in the area or something. I would very much assume it's intentional
I should have assumed, but I guess I was just...hoping sounds like the wrong word to use here.
explosions near the finish line of one of the biggest events in Boston seems to me to be too big of a coincidence to be an accident.
don't be what I think it is.
(edit - damnit, that is exactly what I thought it was)
what else could it be? Best case scenario it was some kind of accident involving gas lines etc., but I mean, it certainly does not look promising. I guess what you have to hope for know is that there are no casuaties and it was not coordinated with anything else still to come.
Regardless of what the perpetrators look like or believe in, they are most certainly terrorists in every sense of the word.
An act of violence perpetrated against a group of people in a crowded place during a public event is certainly a "terrorist attack" in the truest sense of the term. Not all terrorists are al-Qaeda, or Muslim, or foreign. See, e.g., Oklahoma City, Atlanta Olympics, etc.
Boston FD Radio feed:
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/497/web
Live CBS reports:
with the blood I saw in one of the pics, I was pretty surprised to learn of no deaths.
Unfortunately I just saw reported that Boston Police said at least 3 have died.
Honestly...
What in the FUCK is wrong with people?
a bit.
Both my parents run marathons and live in the town next to Newtown, CT. My father works with a few people who lost children in the Newtown rampage. This crap is unbelievable and hits far too close to home.
Absolutely terrible. Prayers for everyone involved.
they were saying some people lost limbs and that there were trash cans that exploded. This is terrible.
for anyone who reddits, here's the thread I've been looking at.
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cen7i/explosion_at_the_boston_marathon/
Terrible, terrible tragedy.
Two men had bombs strapped to themselves and they both went off. Everyone is scrambling.
in particular, could be really bad news.
Be cautious of social unrest in the next couple of days if those were sucide bombers. That could be a very concerning progression of things.
so why would there be any now?
is more divided than it has ever been. And with regard to some issues that deal specifically with the right of people to protect themselves against things that law enforcement cannot protect them against. Throw in to the hopper that our secretary of state is in Asia trying to fend off that whole nuclear war thing and needless to say that there are some that may be less than enchanted with our government right now. I am just saying, I hope people keep their heads.
And there are plenty of people that are more enchanted with our government now than there were in 2001. Let's not go into politics.
You guys are skating on some pretty thin ice in terms of the "no politics" rule.
I missed the new moderator announcement.
People make mistakes when reporting what they saw in situations like these. Hopefully this has nothing to do with suicide bombers. As horrible as this crime is, our reaction could be make things worse.
Edit: definitely weren't suicide bombers. It was BS.
RT @ryannewyork Here's where to donate blood in Massachusetts: redcrossblood.org/ma
— Brian Phillips (@runofplay) April 15, 2013
This doesn't sound like an accident
Explosives K9 requested to the front of the Mandarin Hotel to investigate a possible device. Copley area being evacuated.
— Steve (@alertnewengland) April 15, 2013
2nd explosion was ~3 minutes after the first. Conveniently at the finish line of the Boston Marathon? I don't think this was an accident.
It was 15 seconds apart
Oh my god there may be even more...
RT @katz: Boston scanner: "Incendiary device" possible at JFK Library. Advising people to get away immediately.
— Andrew Brandt (@adbrandt) April 15, 2013
I just saw that now they are saying at least 3 are dead and 30 injured.
Which is why I just live my life as if none of this shit exists. Tomorrow I could be walking down town, minding my own business, when a hawk spontaneously dies in mid flight, comes hurtling down from the sky, crashing into my neck, killing me instantly.
Life is too short to worry about outside forces beyond your control.
April 15th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
So F**ked....God I hope the ones responsible for this are found, rounded up, and yea...dealt with. Thoughts out to those harmed and their families, FWIW.
I cannot comprehend the sickness and depravity that would lead someone to do this.
Had been on the Boston Marathon website just an hour ago to check on Greg Meyer's elapsed time and found that Greg ( friend/high school track teammate/ UM Grad/1983 Boston Marathon Champion) had finished in 4:02.43. Was happy for him!
Now nothing but worried about him, as he is there this time around both to run and to be honored on the 30th Anniversary of his victory. Please pray for Greg and everyone there at the scene, especially anyone injured (or worse) and their families!!
the explosion occured about 4 hours 9 minutes after the start of the race. They also showed videotape of the 1st explosion, it was just off to the left of the finish line, maybe 10 yards before the finish line itself. I'm hoping Greg was well cleaar of the finish area by then. I checked the twitters to see if he has an account and so far finding nothing there...
I just heard from a friend in the GR area that WOOD-TV8 is reporting that Greg texted that station to let everyone know he and his family are OK.
Falcon and Wolvererine is ok Met him a couple of times. One of my friends growing up was friends with his familty. Nice guy.
WTF Society?!!? People are so fucked up. NO way this is a coincidence of some sort.
The increasing amount of insane people on this planet becomes more disturbing every day.
that the Newtown, CT families were in the VIP box at the finish line. Apparently no injuries, but that's just...I don't even know. All kinds of messed up, in addition to the injured/killed from the explosions today.
Also apparently they're evacuating a nearby hotel right now.