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Old 04-15-2013, 03:52 PM   #261
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Did anybody else instantly think of North Korea when they heard the news?

If this is North Korea's move, it's a bad one because it would carpet bomb central over Pyongyang by the time the sun went down.
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:52 PM   #262
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I'm thinking I'm relieved in a way that the casualties are so low, I know it sounds horrid with 2 people killed and a number wounded, but it doesn't sound like the bomb was anything but an explosive device.

It could have been much worse.

I just heard an interview with an ex-military guy that served in Iraq and Afghanistan who was very close to the blast and his initial thought was it sounded and felt like an IED that he saw so many of while in service.
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:52 PM   #263
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No Muslim person needs to apologize for the work of a psychopath. Apologizing is a sign that the terrorists are winning.
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:55 PM   #264
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Didnt even cross my mind.

Immediately thought crazy militia types with gun rights as their cause....or some sleeper cell of fanatical islamic types.
I had those thoughts as well as home grown Islamists as we've seen an upsurge in that. I also thought about the White Supremist groups who tend to be the more violent type.

I have trouble with the concept of some Tea Partier for some reason.

This is a pretty rational attack and fairly well planned out.

They knew where the camera's would be, they knew where the greatest density of people would be, they picked a significant day and they picked a major international event.

This to me was a warning instead of a deliberate attempt to stack casualties. If they wanted that they would have dumped a bunch of glass or nails into the packaging and killed dozens.

What its warning about I don't know, nobody has taken credit yet.
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Well, as an Arab Muslim, all I have to say is sorry.

We're not all like this. This guys is a twisted criminal.

No need to apologize. No one knows yet who did this or why.
My gut is leaning towards homegrown terrorists linked to Waco, Ruby Ridge and Oklahoma.
My thoughts are with everyone down there
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:57 PM   #266
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I just heard an interview with an ex-military guy that served in Iraq and Afghanistan who was very close to the blast and his initial thought was it sounded and felt like an IED that he saw so many of while in service.
The fact that he was standing close to the explosion and walked away tells me that it wasn't an IED which is lousy with fragments.

As I watch the video of the blast, this wasn't a small device, its was pretty significant, probably in a backpack or small box that looked like garbage.
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NY Post says 12 dead and 50 injured.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...wASg0RQfVsH1yI
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:58 PM   #268
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Stop citing the NY Post, they have been consistently wrong all day long!
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NY Post says 12 dead and 50 injured.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...wASg0RQfVsH1yI
The Post should be banned as a source everywhere. Terrible, unreliable news and jump-the-gun hacks working there.
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:58 PM   #270
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http://youtu.be/046MuD1pYJg

Video from the finish line of the explosion. Tough stuff to watch.

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Old 04-15-2013, 03:58 PM   #271
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A real as it gets, I couldn't find any gore in the video so it should be safe:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a65_1366060955
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Old 04-15-2013, 03:59 PM   #272
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NY Post says 12 dead and 50 injured.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...wASg0RQfVsH1yI
Take anything the NY Post says with a grain of salt, and the Boston Globe is saying more than 100 injured.
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The fact that he was standing close to the explosion and walked away tells me that it wasn't an IED which is lousy with fragments.

As I watch the video of the blast, this wasn't a small device, its was pretty significant, probably in a backpack or small box that looked like garbage.
Sorry...i should have mentioned he wasn't standing close by but was actually running in the race and nearing the end apparently.
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http://youtu.be/046MuD1pYJg

Video from the finish line of the explosion. Though stuff to watch.
this seriously gives me goosebumps and is really sad to watch...

people make me sick sometimes.
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Old 04-15-2013, 04:06 PM   #276
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Sorry...i should have mentioned he wasn't standing close by but was actually running in the race and nearing the end apparently.
np, I'm just going by what I've seen in the video especially since there were so many people so close to the explosion that weren't injured.

It does look like a fairly large blast though as far as small bombs go. I've been watching some videos of 1 and 2 sticks of dynamite explosions and they look like the same size though I doubt that anyone would use dynamite for this when there are more efficient explosives out there that can be brewed in your own basement.
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Old 04-15-2013, 04:12 PM   #277
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From the BBC

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Second biggest single-day sporting event in the US behind the Super Bowl, in terms of media coverage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22160691

Anyone looking for a reason - this is it. 26 miles is probably far harder to secure than the Super Bowl too.
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http://youtu.be/046MuD1pYJg

Video from the finish line of the explosion. Though stuff to watch.
The comments are disgusting from teenage idiots making disgraceful puns and jokes "going out with a bang, etc." to evil men bickering and blaming the Muslims, Jews, government, etc.
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The comments are disgusting from teenage idiots making disgraceful puns and jokes "going out with a bang, etc." to evil men bickering and blaming the Muslims, Jews, government, etc.
I don't wanna click on that link but how do we know they are teenagers?
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I don't wanna click on that link but how do we know they are teenagers?
I clicked on a few Youtube profiles to see who these losers were and Youtube lists age if you have entered it in.

That should not stop you from watching the video however, as it's encouraging to see so many different people pulling together to help the wounded despite the possibility of further danger.

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