Explosion at the Finish Line of Boston Marathon

[+Dave 2,322]

2 explosions...still developing.

[+allenjb42 4,232]

Watching it on BBC News & Sky News now.

If it is a terrorist attack it looks like they were timed to catch the bulk of the runners rather than the first few finishers.

[Gr.Viper 131]

Crap... I hope, the casualties will be minimal.

[+Dave 2,322]

A third bomb just went off.

[+Brain32 265]

What kind of cowardly s**theads do people that do such attacks have to be?

People running minding their own business and some kind of human manure has to do THIS?!?!

 

If they want to make a point how about showing some balls for a change

[Snailman 517]

Attack on runners?? what is the meaning of this....?? what pathetic mind can plan such actions??

[+Dave 2,322]

2 killed, 22 wounded so far. 3rd explosion was set off by the police for a suspected bomb.

[+Typhoid 231]

Prayers for the dead and injured.

[macelena 1,070]

May the casualties remain as low as possible. I hope LE gets their hand on the sorry asses of whoever did it

[B52STRATO 215]

Filthy S.O.Bs !

[+daddyairplanes 10,127]

Listening to boston radio on internet. 2 other devices found and disarmed.

[MAKO69 186]

3-4 explosions reported, 2 Bombs on the run to the finish line, 1 explosion/fire in an electrical/mechanical vault at the John F. Kennedy Library and,1 controlled by Mass State and Boston Police. This is bull sh!t show no mercy for those F\_/CKERS when we get them! I'm in S. Carolina wish I was back home in Mass!

Edited April 15, 2013 by MAKO69

[UK_Widowmaker 571]

Probably not a huge amount of Security at a Marathon (I might be wrong of course)...but a soft target for cowards

[+daddyairplanes 10,127]

The police swept for bombs prior to the start widowmaker. Since 9/11 we tend to try to ratchet up security at big events.

From WBZ radio in boston, they hve video of someone putting bags in trashcans on site. Believed to have been put in place after the start.

[+Stary 2,427]

"Authorities have a identified a suspect, a Saudi national, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds."

 

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost

[FastCargo 412]

Take any reports of who did it with a big grain of salt. There is precedent for the culprit to be a home-grown terrorist or a foreign national.

 

FC

[dsawan 624]

North station which I pass through every day to work was like a military fortress; TAC police, K-9 units; bomb squads; specialist vehicles.

[+pcpilot 181]

Prayers going up for the wounded and the families of the dead.

[+CrazyhorseB34 937]

Use of BB's as shrapnel and the fact that it is tax deadline day 15 APR, lead me to think it is domestic. Not to mention the fact it is Boston.

Edited April 16, 2013 by CrazyhorseB34

[+Stary 2,427]

Take any reports of who did it with a big grain of salt. There is precedent for the culprit to be a home-grown terrorist or a foreign national.

 

FC

Of course FC, I just posted what was news then,

 

to be honest it looks more and more like domestic attack

[Spinners 15,985]

God bless Boston and all affected by this senseless and cowardly act.

[+Dave 2,322]

Use of BB's as shrapnel and the fact that it is tax deadline day 15 APR, lead me to think it is domestic. Not to mention the fact it is Boston.

 

I think you are right Jamie.

[Atreides 144]

RIP to the dead. Speedy recovery to the injured.

[UK_Widowmaker 571]

If it's a home grown..then they should be punished far worse than a foreign terrorist (imho)..as you can add 'Traitor' to their list of heinous crimes

[Nesher 628]

I was sorry to hear about it.. sometimes you can't understand people and you think the world lost it's mind