Explosion at the Boston Marathon

[looooob]

my wife is there - ran the race- heard from her - ok so far -- but who knows now
scary

[Russic]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

I don't get it. How do they wind up locating additional bombs? One goes off, suddenly within minutes they find a couple other and set them off? Isn't that a bid strange?

To piggy-back on what Hockeyguy15 everybody else said... if something like this goes off I have to think everybody gets a little more vigilant and starts taking a careful look around. Not strange in the slightest.

[ernie]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

I don't get it. How do they wind up locating additional bombs? One goes off, suddenly within minutes they find a couple other and set them off? Isn't that a bid strange?

Not strange at all. They are going to swarm the area with officers and look at anything at all suspicious. In all likelihood bombs like this aren't well hidden as they don't have the power to be effective if they are.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by KTrain

They're trained to look for more when things like this happen. If two went off, they would have had lots of cops looking for more so it doesn't happen again.

I guess, ya. Did they mention where they found additonal bombs? If it's in the same building, they have balls for running into a structure that's could be badly compromised. If it was different buildings, I'd be very curious to see how close they are to the blast sight.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by looooob

my wife is there - ran the race- heard from her - ok so far -- but who knows now
scary

Jeez louise

[valo403]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

I guess, ya. Did they mention where they found additonal bombs? If it's in the same building, they have balls for running into a structure that's could be badly compromised. If it was different buildings, I'd be very curious to see how close they are to the blast sight.

I believe at least one was in a different hotel. The initial reports I've seen characterize these as homemade type bombs, so likely more about inflicting damage to people than to the structures.

[Makarov]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

It will be interesting to see how fast the media comes out and pins the bombings on some political group within the U.S.

If not, ....Iran did it.

Yes, anti-government political groups in the United States are likely to end up the real victims in all of this.

Fata me, you are truly deluded. Its sad.

[Minnie]

So cliche to say 'the world gets so small when something like this happens' but just the amount of people here at this board who have a connection to this today, kind of hammers that home.

[troutman]

My friends were following a runner from Tucson (yellow shirt). This is the turn 1/2 mile before finish. They are ok - left 20 mins before the blasts.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Makarov

Yes, anti-government political groups in the United States are likely to end up the real victims in all of this.

Fata me, you are truly deluded. Its sad.

Shhhhh, don't distract him. He is pleasuring himself to an Alex Jones podcast right now.

[BigNumbers]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

It will be interesting to see how fast the media comes out and pins the bombings on some political group within the U.S.

If not, ....Iran did it.

There is a time and a place for your callous insanity...

This is NOT it.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by valo403

I believe at least one was in a different hotel. The initial reports I've seen characterize these as homemade type bombs, so likely more about inflicting damage to people than to the structures.

See, this is the part I find odd. A bomb goes off and within minutes, at different locations, they start to find other bombs. Why did they start looking at other locations? Did they have some signifacance to the race?

[Senator Clay Davis]

#BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion. No injury reports. via @janus303

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

See, this is the part I find odd. A bomb goes off and within minutes, at different locations, they start to find other bombs. Why did they start looking at other locations? Did they have some signifacance to the race?

As noted, it is SOP. They likely swept every building front up that road.

[Minnie]

News just showed the second explosion. It appears to be quite a way down the block from where the first one went off - the area most being seen on all the news channels right now.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

If anyone is looking for "Jill" she is on QR77 and she is alright.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Explosives were placed in trash cans according to multiple sources. Photo of potential suspect from video also possible according to reports.

[Minnie]

Friday is the anniversary of Waco and OKC?

Hubs just texted - his workmate's friend is ok. *phew*

[red sky]

This is disgusting. The running world is a tight knit community. The Boston Marathon is truly one of the most spectacular athletic events in the world and the camaraderie of the runners, spectators, and volunteers is truly an event in itself. I am really sickened by this.

[troutman]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/15...hon/?hpt=hp_t1

Two dead, 22 injured in bomb blasts near finish line of Boston Marathon, Boston police say

Explosions happened at about 2:45 p.m., more than two hours after the first of the race's nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line.

Red Cross website established to help people find loved ones in the area