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Explosions at Boston Marathon (2 Viewers)
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Doctor Detroit
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Safety/security>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>everything else
Angry Beavers
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Fla\/\/ed
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Looks like Tom CruiseThe female cop on the left has potential... just sayin..
tri-man 47
Footballguy
FYI, five of our 10K thread guys ran today. We have finishing times for all of them (and three have checked in). One of the guys finished close to the time of the bombs ...waiting to hear how he is doing (the runners all get directed through a flow of activity beyond the finish line). It appears those affected were spectators and possibly volunteers. Absolutely senseless. Thoughts and prayers to all those affected.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Boston Globe has it at 100 injured.
sporthenry
Footballguy
Because terrorism has taken on a more narrow definition that everyone assumes to be an attack from the Middle East. Of course, every tragedy like this technically qualifies as terrorism be it foreign or domestic but as a society, we seem to indicate terrorism, at least without the domestic moniker, as originating from abroad.Stupid reporter to BPD: "Would you classify this as a terrorist attack"BPD: "It's an ongoing investigation and I don't want to say that right now, but considering what has happened you can draw your own conclusions"Well first stupid question, then to answer that way, what the #### else is it?? Just ranting about something stupid, I'm mad.
Foosball God
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Jojo the circus boy
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CNN live stream of finish line, like a ghost town
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cvplive/cvpstream2
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cvplive/cvpstream2
Angry Beavers
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
I have no idea how worthwhile the Dorchester Reporter is, but it's reporting that an official at the JFK Library has confirmed that the fire which broke out was not an explosion and was not related to the bombings at the Marathon. Link
timschochet
Footballguy
In terms of who might have done this: MSNBC brought up a good point- that the Boston Marathon is an international event, followed, like the Olympics, all around the world. Which heightens the possibility that this is an act of international terrorism. Think Munich.
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
I read on a thread reddit there was a "person of interest" in the hospital, from word of mouth of a relative of a poster that works at the hospital.
1 hour ago:
http://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1cem4f/did_anyone_just_hear_a_loud_noise_near_copley/c9fsacb
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Boston
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About 30 minutes after the explosion my cellphone was acting up...I stopped by the Verizon store to see what was going on...there was one person there with the same issue and about five more came in within the next few minutes and it was pretty obvious that it had to do with the bombing...we all were just watching the TV at the scenes going on about 20 miles from us on streets everyone was quite familiar with...very surreal few minutes with some complete strangers...
Doctor Detroit
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Fox saying the same thing. They also said that they don't know if the person is a victim or a suspect or both.
The Ref
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PlasmaDogPlasma
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Don't think it means much. Atlanta was a domestic act.
Clifford
Footballguy
He appears to be walking off the roof as the second bomb is going off below him. Who would do that who had no idea the bombs would go off? Nothing conclusive but interesting
timschochet
Footballguy
SaintsInDome2006
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Please. MSNBC reaching around looking for some other plausible explanation is as bad as the NY Post jumping up and down escalating body counts and pointing at a possible report of a possile ablleged maybe Saudi in some hospital.
Doctor Detroit
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Oh man, people leaving stuff behind as they ran are suspicious packages. Goes to the "false positive" theory someone mentioned earlier. That is a lot of work, a lot of work.
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
Unfortunately it takes an incident like this to remind us all that the world in which we live changed forever several years ago.
ATC1
Footballguy
Yes. 4 people that I know were part of the medical staff at the finish line. They posted on FB that they were ok and for anyone to contact the rest of their family to let them know. They said don't call or text them because they will not respond. They are too busy helping the victims.
HellToupee
Footballguy
something going on at Tufts medical center . reports are its in lockdown with a suspicious patient
timschochet
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SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
More like all first responders have been told to keep their traps shut until a full top level response has been formulated.Because terrorism has taken on a more narrow definition that everyone assumes to be an attack from the Middle East. Of course, every tragedy like this technically qualifies as terrorism be it foreign or domestic but as a society, we seem to indicate terrorism, at least without the domestic moniker, as originating from abroad.Stupid reporter to BPD: "Would you classify this as a terrorist attack"BPD: "It's an ongoing investigation and I don't want to say that right now, but considering what has happened you can draw your own conclusions"Well first stupid question, then to answer that way, what the #### else is it?? Just ranting about something stupid, I'm mad.
But in the meantime everyone on the top level is discussing the t-word and the cop knows it.
sporthenry
Footballguy
Just a mess. Resources seem to be spread very thin trying to investigate all of this.
The Flying Elvis
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Dickie Dunn
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Quote
"Suspicious package found near Boylston and Dartmouth"
"Package found near corner of St.James and Berkeley"
Boylston and Dartmouth is just past the finish line.
St. James and Berkeley is about three blocks away from that.
"Suspicious package found near Boylston and Dartmouth"
"Package found near corner of St.James and Berkeley"
Don't know if this has been answered already ... just got into my office in the Seaport District, a couple of miles from the area.
Boylston and Dartmouth is just past the finish line.
St. James and Berkeley is about three blocks away from that.
Clifford
Footballguy
Google got this person finder out fast
http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/
Props to them.
http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/
Props to them.
Doctor Detroit
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The U.S. changed about twenty years ago after the OKC attacks and 1st WTC attacks. The world has faced terrorism for decades, Europe was overrun by it in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
The Flying Elvis
Footballguy
If you type is Tufts on twitter, there is something going on or atleast a lot of misinformation panic.
Andy Dufresne
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wilked
Footballguy
FYI....
I finished about 10-15 mins before the explosions. Got my medal, just got my bag off the buses and heard two loud booms, everyone I was with commented 'sounds like cannons' and we all remarked that was very odd. Didn't think *too* much more about it. Walked over to the subway, next thing you know they were evacuating the subway, no explanation, went back up to the street and started to hear about it all...
I finished about 10-15 mins before the explosions. Got my medal, just got my bag off the buses and heard two loud booms, everyone I was with commented 'sounds like cannons' and we all remarked that was very odd. Didn't think *too* much more about it. Walked over to the subway, next thing you know they were evacuating the subway, no explanation, went back up to the street and started to hear about it all...
Doctor Detroit
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Rayderr
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While not quite the same, one of the military bases I've worked at would routinely conduct terrorism drills, and included in that were "news crews" who would try to get information out of the people in the exercise. This was to train them to not say anything and let the Public Affairs divisions handle all press inquiries. More than likely these people have undergone similar training.More like all first responders have been told to keep their traps shut until a full top level response has been formulated.Because terrorism has taken on a more narrow definition that everyone assumes to be an attack from the Middle East. Of course, every tragedy like this technically qualifies as terrorism be it foreign or domestic but as a society, we seem to indicate terrorism, at least without the domestic moniker, as originating from abroad.Stupid reporter to BPD: "Would you classify this as a terrorist attack"BPD: "It's an ongoing investigation and I don't want to say that right now, but considering what has happened you can draw your own conclusions"Well first stupid question, then to answer that way, what the #### else is it?? Just ranting about something stupid, I'm mad.
But in the meantime everyone on the top level is discussing the t-word and the cop knows it.
shader
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T Bell
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Clifford
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I see your point.
timschochet
Footballguy
T Bell
Footballguy
Maybe his parents sent him to an alternative school, like Saudi Montessori or something.
ffjunk
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Now if they could get most of the media to take the same class that would be great. However most want to be the first to report and unfortunately a lot of false info gets put out and people run with it.While not quite the same, one of the military bases I've worked at would routinely conduct terrorism drills, and included in that were "news crews" who would try to get information out of the people in the exercise. This was to train them to not say anything and let the Public Affairs divisions handle all press inquiries. More than likely these people have undergone similar training.More like all first responders have been told to keep their traps shut until a full top level response has been formulated.Because terrorism has taken on a more narrow definition that everyone assumes to be an attack from the Middle East. Of course, every tragedy like this technically qualifies as terrorism be it foreign or domestic but as a society, we seem to indicate terrorism, at least without the domestic moniker, as originating from abroad.Stupid reporter to BPD: "Would you classify this as a terrorist attack"BPD: "It's an ongoing investigation and I don't want to say that right now, but considering what has happened you can draw your own conclusions"Well first stupid question, then to answer that way, what the #### else is it?? Just ranting about something stupid, I'm mad.
But in the meantime everyone on the top level is discussing the t-word and the cop knows it.
Billy Bats
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Wow, glad you're safe.
Doctor Detroit
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Really? Sounds like these smokers were diverting resources away from the main response area. Shame on them.
sporthenry
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Agreed. And after all that happened after Libya, I doubt they will rush to say anything about it. But this is rather tangential and a discussion for another day. Just saying that them avoiding saying "terrorism" isn't really that ridiculous especially after that word played a huge role in one of the presidential debates.While not quite the same, one of the military bases I've worked at would routinely conduct terrorism drills, and included in that were "news crews" who would try to get information out of the people in the exercise. This was to train them to not say anything and let the Public Affairs divisions handle all press inquiries. More than likely these people have undergone similar training.More like all first responders have been told to keep their traps shut until a full top level response has been formulated.Because terrorism has taken on a more narrow definition that everyone assumes to be an attack from the Middle East. Of course, every tragedy like this technically qualifies as terrorism be it foreign or domestic but as a society, we seem to indicate terrorism, at least without the domestic moniker, as originating from abroad.Stupid reporter to BPD: "Would you classify this as a terrorist attack"BPD: "It's an ongoing investigation and I don't want to say that right now, but considering what has happened you can draw your own conclusions"Well first stupid question, then to answer that way, what the #### else is it?? Just ranting about something stupid, I'm mad.
But in the meantime everyone on the top level is discussing the t-word and the cop knows it.
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Henry Ford
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That's what the link I posted earlier said, too. Looks like Dorchester has some actual reporters. Good to know.
HellToupee
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