Two Explosin's At Boston Marthon

[Damn Yankee]

Manny people are injured look at your news for updates

Some deaths have been reported.

[rwsmith]

I just sat down in the forum here. More sad news.

[venomballistics]

Just got word of it myself.
wonder how it'll be used against the 2A

[labworm]

Have the news on in Boston, as of now 2 Dead 22 injured, figures may change.

[A10]

From what I read they found secondary devices before they could be detonated. Ten bucks says Al Qaeda or an affiliate......

[kwselke]

Originally Posted by A10

From what I read they found secondary devices before they could be detonated. Ten bucks says Al Qaeda or an affiliate......

Would you consider North Korea as an affiliate?

[USAF385]

Bad news.

Prayers for all.

[labworm]

Originally Posted by A10

From what I read they found secondary devices before they could be detonated. Ten bucks says Al Qaeda or an affiliate......

Confirmed by Boston Police, 2 Small Home Made Bombs. I guess they found a third which was detonated by police.

A friend of ours, Linda went today with her 2 visiting nieces from CT. I hope they weren't near the finish line.

Also a fire at the JFK library, they are saying no connection at the moment.

[Lost Lake]

Any chance it could be accidental? Like a gas leak or something?

ETA: I was posting while you posted this lab worm.

So it was manmade explosives?

[KJM]

Originally Posted by labworm

Confirmed by Boston Police, 2 Small Home Made Bombs. I guess they found a third which was detonated by police.

A friend of ours, Linda went today with her 2 visiting nieces from CT. I hope they weren't near the finish line.

Also a fire at the JFK library, they are saying no connection at the moment.

Boston Police HAVE to be wrong on this. Home Made Bombs are AGAINST THE LAW. It must have been a natural gas line.

They made bombs Illegal a long time ago. So, it can't be.

[labworm]

Originally Posted by Lost Lake

Any chance it could be accidental? Like a gas leak or something?

ETA: I was posting while you posted this lab worm.

So it was manmade explosives?

That is what they are reporting, Man Made, Home Made

[HELLSING]

Just heard that TWO home-made bombs went off (sure you all know what already), and bomb squads have found OTHERS that DID NOT go off, yet.

I'm sure they will find the person/s who did this and jail them, which is horse ****... they need to be put DOWN, not jailed.

[Buford57]

25 years ago that's where I was standing.

[Zjnovak]

ABC news says 2 dead, 22 injured.

Three additional suspicious "backpack explosives" were found. One in a Hotel and two elsewhere.

[S. Hammer]

I hope this is not the start of something larger.

[USAF385]

There's a press conference on now.

They're saying the JFK library was an explosion, possibly linked.

(I'd guess they were.....)

[labworm]

Originally Posted by S. Hammer

I hope this is not the start of something larger.

I am hoping the same as you.

[bunkshaner]

I was on my way to pick the kids up from school when the news came across the radio....(you always remember where you were when you hear news like this)...I hope this isn't the start of a chain of events. I saw on ABC news the explosion video which seemed to have come from the front of a building (I think it was a hotel). Thoughts and Prayers with the victims and their families. If it comes out to have been a bomb and not some sort of accident, I hope we catch the people who did this and they pay for their actions!

[venomballistics]

Originally Posted by S. Hammer

I hope this is not the start of something larger.

same here ... Im hoping ... but Im also betting on it .... wait for it, I can sense the rotation in the universe .. its going to spin any moment

[labworm]

Something is happening at Tufts Medical Center also at the moment.

[David LaPell]

Latest I am getting is a Saudi National is in custody and is being guarded at one of the hospitals with some shrapnel wounds.

[BlueOvalBandit]

Up to 12 dead now and they supposedly caught and ID'd the bomber as a Saudi national.....

Authorities ID suspect as Saudi national in marathon bombings, under guard at Boston hospital - NYPOST.com
(I know NY Post )

[dcxplant]

If true (Saudi national) I'm sure our government will arrange a safe flight back to Saudi Arabia for any family members....

[Texas Star]

Gee, somebody didn't want to just exploit the "gun show loophole" to do some real damage!

I have a feeling that this will somehow get embroiled in the current gun issue.

But it may be harder for someone in power to get survivors of this tragedy to camp on the White House lawn and demand more strict anti-bomb laws, seeing as destructive devices like that are already illegal, big-time!

I guess everyone recalls the Oklahoma City bombing of some years ago. At least, this isn't that bad.

A few months ago, some guy in a Dallas suburb injured himself with a bomb and more were found at his residence. I don't think his case has yet been heard. I believe his target was a natural gas line. If he has any connection to Al Queda, it hasn't come out yet.

One of my son's worse experiences in Iraq began with a roadside IED, folowed by heavy small arms fire. We lose many of our casualties in Afghanistan to bombs, too. If this becomes a trend, it'll cause a lot more damage per event than random shooters usually do.

[Dezfan]

CNN is already saying, "Right Wing Extremist" could be behind it.

Imagine that.

The Liberal Media is discusting.

[venomballistics]

Originally Posted by Dezfan

CNN is already saying, "Right Wing Extremist" could be behind it.

Imagine that.

The Liberal Media is discusting.

yup ... thats a trend toward spin

[Straightshooter2]

Originally Posted by Texas Star

I have a feeling that this will somehow get embroiled in the current gun issue.

The ******* New Network, aka CNN just pointed out "as a side note" that many of the Sandy Hook families were very near where the bombs went off. Maybe I'm just sensitive but it was almost like she was saying but not saying, "so the NRA was probably involved."

CW

[jaykellogg]

Last I heard over 100 were being treated at hospitals for injuries. I heard a man was in custody a "person of interest". With regards to the gun control debate, I fail to see how this could hurt private ownership of firearms. (I cannot bring myself to call this a "good thing") However as has been pointed out, bombs are illegal, so making more guns illegal isn't the solution to the problem of the public being harmed. I would call this a distraction in the gun control debate.

[Texas Star]

Originally Posted by Dezfan

CNN is already saying, "Right Wing Extremist" could be behind it.

Imagine that.

The Liberal Media is discusting.

Is this (see highlight) a word that combines "disgusting" with "discussing"?

Seriously, they do have a slanted view of the "news" and it is truly disgusting.

[gfy1960]

Prayers to the all involved in this.

[venomballistics]

each one of these seems to bring us a day closer to the one where they knock on all our doors with battering rams.

[USAF385]

Originally Posted by USAF385

They're saying the JFK library was an explosion, possibly linked.

And now they're back to "it was an unrelated fire".

[Foodfuzz]

OK, you can color me somewhat, no, make that very cynical, but, I have a sneaking suspicion that someone is NOT going to let this "crisis go to waste." If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'.

[mkk41]

Yeah , local ABC news is saying due to the small crude bombs , it points to domestic right wing fringe groups like those behind Oklahoma and Columbine!

If they used commonly available gunpowder , , ,

[WHS 5906]

We need universal background checks on all homemade bombs. Is it too late to get an amendment made to the current legislation that closes the gun show loop hole?

Joe Biden, call your office....

[jeepmcd]

This is a tragedy for all Americans which should lead us all to ask how safe are we in our daily lives. Boston is one of the great American cities, and the marathon is a great American event.

[SW_shooter]

Very sad indeed. I am very interested to hear why? What possible reason would someone have in doing something like this? ie what's the bomber's "cause"? Not to make lite of the situation, but could someone have had a vendetta against the marathon for being left out or ???

I do hope that if the party responsible is a foreigner that rather than send them back to their country, make an example of them in a very very very ugly way!

[BlueOvalBandit]

Well apparently there is no suspect in custody as of the press conference I just saw, so unless this is old its back to could be anyone.

[NZshooter]

Originally Posted by Dezfan

CNN is already saying, "Right Wing Extremist" could be behind it.

Imagine that.

The Liberal Media is discusting.

if not a "right wing extremist" then a freedom fighter, misguided youth, or just more workplace violence

[jaykellogg]

News conference just now 6:00 PM est, No one in custody. Two bombs exploded. "Suspicious" backpacks blown up by police. JFK Library was not the same kind of a bomb, it was a fire, possible firebomb, don't know.

These two bombs were "powerful".

[Moonman]

Who knows, It's Patriot Day there, schools are closed, Fenway Park opened today, the Boston Marathon being run, someone wanted to make a statement in the news.

[unbrkn]

Bye bye security freedom, we will salute the flag blowing from the winds of Drones.

[cddanjr]

I agree with what a lot of what y'all are saying here. The simple, basic,logical stuff.

What we need now is patience, filter thru the bs and get down to the truth.

And MORE AVAILABLE AMMO at a reasonable price!

Chuck

[Peakes]

There is no where safe anymore..very sad!

[Fishslayer]

Originally Posted by Texas Star

Gee, somebody didn't want to just exploit the "gun show loophole" to do some real damage!

I have a feeling that this will somehow get embroiled in the current gun issue.

"Crude, home made" would probably mean gunpowder.

[DeathGrip]

If it's a foreign terror like Al Q they will be bragging about it in no time. I'm sure they're celebrating as we speak.

[musky1011]

Photos of the Boston Marathon Bombing - In Focus - The Atlantic

[labworm]

They are sadly saying a eight year old child was killed.

Many at the hospital are being treated who have lost limbs.

A very sad day in America.

[Redline911]

Is it too soon to talk about bomb control?

[unbrkn]

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