Explosions at Boston Marathon
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Explosions at Boston Marathon
Apparently there have been two explosions near the finish line of the Boston marathon, with multiple casualties. Not much concrete information at the moment!
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That is awful news. Seemingly it was 3 hrs after the finish.
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jesus - "marathon monday" is a massive event in beantown. have lots of friends living in boston . . . worried
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I'm reading another device was found
https://twitter.com/katz/status/323878815245946880
Shitty news,
https://twitter.com/katz/status/323878815245946880
Shitty news,
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2-4 reported dead and several people missing limbs . . . and another device found. though it's total chaos down there so hopefully just hyperbole
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978
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The multiple devices is not hyperbole. They are doing a controlled explosion on one of them right now
https://twitter.com/BostonDotCom
And I've seen some pictures on twitter also. Though not of dead people.
https://twitter.com/BostonDotCom
And I've seen some pictures on twitter also. Though not of dead people.
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was referring to the dead and injured . . . regardless it's pretty horrific looking
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Yeah, no confirmed death yet, but pretty sure some nasty injuries. Hope no deaths end up being confirmed.tate wrote:was referring to the dead and injured . . . regardless it's pretty horrific looking
Edit
Fox news are the first news source "confirming" three deaths
http://fox17online.com/2013/04/15/break ... z2QYvlDPUU
Boston PD say 2 dead 22 injured.
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updated to 23 injured
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2 dead and 22 injured confirmed by BPD
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New York Post claiming 12 dead
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/t ... 0RQfVsH1yI
Not sure how much to trust the Post though. It's a pretty poor newspaper (most famous for sex and the city, not the TV show, the barely literate original).
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/t ... 0RQfVsH1yI
Not sure how much to trust the Post though. It's a pretty poor newspaper (most famous for sex and the city, not the TV show, the barely literate original).
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This tweet might be useful for anyone who knows any runners in the marathon, if you want to share.
https://twitter.com/alexleavitt/status/ ... 8135232512
https://twitter.com/alexleavitt/status/ ... 8135232512
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It's the last place you would have expected an attack, hard to see the political angle of the boston marathon. only recent news item remotely politicising marathons is the Gaza one getting blocked over women runners but that is an umlikley link.
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soft target i guess. as bbc were just discussing a marathon takes in large parts of cities and it's virtually impossible to police all of it.
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rumoured* blast at JFK library . . . what the f%~k
edit: blast may not have been a bomb. Commissioner of Police giving a presser live on bbc now http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978
confirmed third blast. im speechless atm
edit: blast may not have been a bomb. Commissioner of Police giving a presser live on bbc now http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978
confirmed third blast. im speechless atm
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New York Post lies removed.
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Having been a volunteer at the finish line of a marathon I'm in complete shock that anyone could pick that as a spot to make whatever political statement they are trying to make.
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You should never try and understand these morons and their logic!Vamos los azules wrote:Having been a volunteer at the finish line of a marathon I'm in complete shock that anyone could pick that as a spot to make whatever political statement they are trying to make.
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Completely agree , hard to imagine how it can be connected with a cause in any way. The finish line of a marathon, especially 4:30 (guess) after the start is a place of apolitical personal achievement -Vamos los azules wrote:Having been a volunteer at the finish line of a marathon I'm in complete shock that anyone could pick that as a spot to make whatever political statement they are trying to make.
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the new york post is down there with the daily mail in the darkest circle of media hellBroken Wing wrote:According to the New York Post, a Saudi national who is suspected of being behind Monday's attacks at the Boston Marathon, is at a Boston hospital. He is said to have either suffered shrapnel wounds from the explosition, or to have suffered injuries while being apprehended.
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I didn't know that.tate wrote:the new york post is down there with the daily mail in the darkest circle of media hell
I've not seen a suspect mentioned on Sky or BBC.
The JFK library incident has been downgraded to an unrelated fire.
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