When I came home from school today, the news showed a report about the bomnings that's happening durring the Boston Marathon. No reports of it being a terrorist attack, though. But still, it's just plain scary. Kind of like 9/11 all over again.

What are your thoughts?

I heard about that too. It's kinda a scary thought. I hope the explosions were accidental, i mean, i hope no one planned those explosions.
I'm glad though not many people died, but my prayers go out those who did and others who were injured.

On the news, it said the police looked through security footage and found a guy with many backpacks that might have been bombs. No one knows the real cause yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978

When I got home from the store it was airing on Fox News. I'm watching it through the BBC now. Four bombs have been found; three have been detonated (one they think was detonated by police to dismantle it but do not know for sure). Between two and three dead; 22+ injured with several amputations.

The site's a no fly zone and the city is in a state of emergency. However, the White House is still open (surprisingly).

What gets me is that of the four bombs, only two went off of their own accord. I'm wondering why the other two did not and what/when they were going to be used for. I mean, the first two bombs went off within ten seconds of each other. It stands to reason that the other two should have as well, so it's strange that they didn't.

And a bomb went off at JFK Library.

UPDATE: Third explosion confirmed as being an attack explosion and NOT a police detonation. Still looking for more explosive devices and the Mass. Governor is issuing a public statement.

Well appearently the first two went off durring the men's marathon. Maybe the others were suppost to go off durring the woman's or maybe they were supposed to be used to trick the police and get even more people injured...that is, if they were planned to go off at a certain time...

The police are not sure weather or not the JFK explotions are related or not...I hope not.

They still have no idea. The device count is five now (three attack explosions and two bombs being dismantled by police). My guess is that they'll need to check every building in the immediate area; it's entirely possible that they'll continue to go off throughout the day.

Any opinions on who did it?

>>10 Police Commissioner Ed Davis says the next briefing will take place in two hours' time. On the possibly the explosions were a terrorist attack, Mr Davis says: "You can draw your own conclusion." - BBC News

Some people think it might have been domestic (meaning American citizens did it). But time will tell. Also, the lockdown has spread to many parts of the city now.

>>10 Police reports also spotted a man with multiple backpacks that they thought seemed suspicious. Though, there are many who believe it maybe a plan formed by Al Qaeda...

It's just plain sickening. Not as awful as 9/11 though, but still awful. Godbless.

>>13 Let's hope there are no more explotions.

>>12 As much as I don't like pinning it on Jihadists, there are rumors already circulating that a Saudi man is suspect. If you ask me, it's loads more plausible than North Korea attacking us. But don't quote me since that's just rumors.

My school was suppose to have a trip to Boston next week, well, a band trip. I guess it's out of the question now... but it's disgusting that someone could do that! Just sick!

I highly doubt that North Korea had anything to do with this. I mean come on, it is nearly impossible to leave that country.

>>17 If it was North Korea they would have sent members of their armed forces covertly into the States. The fact that they have unofficially declared war increases the likelihood, but it's still a minuscule one.

http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/

Google is creating a real-time database to identify the whereabouts of victims and witnesses from the scene. If anyone has any info on people involved, or needs to find information on loved ones involved in the aftermath, this will help.

I think it was probably some home grown nutjob, judging by the facts that a) almost all of the terrorist attacks on this country have come from this country and b) the Taliban and their ilk have much larger bombs than this.

"LOS ANGELES – Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London and other cities worldwide are stepping up security following explosions at the Boston Marathon.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the department has opened an emergency operations center, increased patrols for transit and other critical areas including the Los Angeles Dodgers game Monday night
Chief NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Monday that critical response teams are deployed around the city. Officials are stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations.
British police also say they are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon. It's the next major international marathon. A London Metropolitan Police spokesman says police are working with marathon officials to review security plans." - Associated Press via Fox News

>>20 That is a pretty good point. Though you never know if there were bigger bombs hidden elsewhere. Maybe the worst part of this situation is yet to come...

They just now clarified it as a terrorist attack. I think it was an extremist group in the US that were provocated from the increased gun restrictions lately.

>>23 Do you have a source for that? BBC is running a bit slow.

Looks like you beat me to the post. Anyway, there's something I'm worried about. A lot of us were looking forward to the "Are You a Dollar?" mission today. Plenty of our members had a dollar sign visible on them today. Is it possible someone could be attempting to sabotage the Dollars?.. Still, it's just a theory of mine.

inb4 /Missions/ is flooded with Boston missions and not many actual Dollars helping.

MKOLLER Check out CNN.

I just heard on BBC. Seriously what is going on? All this about North Korea threatening WW3 or whatever and the ongoing, never ending wars in places like Iraq whilst Governments such as the Syrian and Greek one turning to hell. Damn!

It's not a powerful enough attack to be from a powerful well known terrorist attack. My prayers go out to Boston, they still aren't sure what's going on.

I heard about it. People hurt...people loosing limbs; it ain't a typical day for many people to say the least. I wouldn't dare compare it to 9/11 though. Who knows what it was...I wouldn't bother getting scared over nothing. Its not like there's anything you can do about it but stay out of the way.

Casualty total is up to 88 with more being identified. Because of evacuated buildings (including hotels) there are also many displaced tourists.

My friend's dad was running in the marathon. Luckily he and my friend weren't hurt but my feelings go out to all the people that were affected by the bombing.
I'm lucky that I didn't end up going to watch the marathon.
Way too many horrible things have been happening these past two years which makes me really disappointed in people...

Just another symptom of how sick humanity is. Why do people do shit like this?

As for it being a foreign terrorist attack: extremely unlikely. Worst case scenario is that its a person (or group of people) who just want to "keep the wheel spinning". A terrorist attack at a supposedly important event would catch the most attention; that's what they would want.

An 8 year old child died they just reported from the attacks. Hopefully this person is caught fast.

"2333: The Red Cross in Eastern Massachusetts tweets: "Due to the generosity of our donors we don't need blood at this time. Please schedule for a future donation."" - BBC News

Update: Some of the hospitals are being searched for bombs. Includes Beth Israel and Boston General Hospital.

As far as the dollars go, it's very apparent that there's nothing we can do other than reassure other people and keep each other posted. I can't wait to learn of what investigators discover. Foreign...or domestic terrorism?

Screw that, who ever is near the area they held the bombing go help out with the clean up or go visit the hospital and show the injured some compassion. I know that won't be many people but we can at least TRY.

>>40 DO NOT DO THIS. The Mass. governor SPECIFICALLY STATED for citizens in the area to STAY INDOORS.

That's exactly what I mean. Accept that there's little we can do. Don't go all "Dollars are here to save the day!" like a little child. If you want to make a difference, don't get too excited. Keep your wits about you. If you're lucky, you may be able to help later on. Sit back and wait for an opportunity.

>>42 This. First rule of first responders: Ensure safety of those not already harmed. 50 harmed > 250 harmed.

The only way Dollars can really help out is by hoping for the best, it seems...

#Illuminati did it.

I really hope that this was just two stupid teenagers, and not some new type of annoucement for terrorism...

I think the only thing we can do right now is show support. Like draw the Dollars symbol on your hand or something so we all know everyone is hoping for the saftey of everyone there.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/15/explosions-near-finish-of-boston-marathon/?hpt=hp_t1

Casualty count surpasses 130.

>>47 >>49 Jesus fuck stop making this about yourselves. God.

>>50 How is this about ourselves? Showing support and hoping like hell no one else dies is not for our own personal gain. This could be a terrorism attack or something done by North Korea no one freaking knows but you are getting annoyed at me for saying that we should try and show support because there isn't a lot we can do. I'm not even in the same country!

>>51 Tell me, what in god's name does brandishing our logo do to help ANYONE?

>>52 is right. Just showing our logo is not enough to actually have an effect. >>51 if we want to take action, it will probably be best to include a fundraiser, a good, a service, or otherwise something that directly could improve the lives of the survivors.

Wow, this thread sure is....blowing up!

...I just humor myself sometimes.

Five new explosive devices found according to the Wall Street Journal.

Yeah.. That's right... but

Just got a text from a friend who goes to MIT, he's at hospitals visiting people that were there at the time. Must be absolute chaos over there.

Hey 45 and 54 I can understand that you are trying to be funny or maybe just trying to lighten the mood but please don't be disrepectful. People died and many others are very wounded so just try to be a little more serious.

Dose any one know the death and injury toll as of now? (I not want to look it up online, I heard there are some pretty graphic pic's and video's on there and I dont want to see any of them)

It kinda reminds me of December 14/15, where that one crazy guy shot a bunch of little children. I haven't seen it, like Ultear but I've heard some nasty stories.

>>59 3 deaths including an 8 year old. 130 wounded including at least 8 who are critically wounded.

Please post in the right boards.

This belongs in news.

>>62 There's already a thread in News. DON'T TELL ANYONE ELSE TO POST A NEW THREAD.

About the Boston Bombing news, My opinion is...
The person who do it must in insane, 'cause that very irrational when you bombing with in the name of God. Just like a Jihadist. Make Moslems were sick when they heard the news like this. Why the terrorists compassionless with the victims? And makes many enjoyment for themselves.

I know there are a lot of you that want to do something about this. But let me make this clear, the bombs have already gone off. There is no way we can save anyone from explosions. What has happened can no longer be prevented. At this point, the best we can do is share any information relating to this we can find. Whoever is responsible for this needs to be tracked down. It isn't our job to witch-hunt away for a culprit, but what we can do is report anything abnormal. If you were in the area at the time, and remember anything that seemed out of place, or if you happen to stumble across anything that could link, just let us all know. Playing detective and poking around the crime scene is none of our business.

>>65 Voice of reason. I will add that if you were in the area and saw something abnormal, don't tell us, tell the police.

>>66 Yeah, good point. I forgot to mention that. I didn't mean we should primarily let the Dollars know. Definitely call the cops. What I mean is, the more information we all share, the more one we will have to present to them.

This is to scary, if only theres a way to stop all this madness thats going on. its terrible.

I think we should try our best to find out who this person is.

I heard it from my Dad online! I can't believe it's this famous now o_o

not only in boston.. someone showed me this news and I think this was posted earlier today
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-125820/US-bomb-kills-30-Afghan-wedding.html

>>25

Are you a fucking moron?

Seriously if you're going to make this out like some inside job to sabotage a group NO ONE FUCKING KNOWS ABOUT, then go to a site and role play. Because that is what you'd be doing.

Oh my god! My brother texted me, saying that he heard the bombings from where he was; he's in Boston for College. I'm glad he's okay, but three people were confirmed dead.... :( please, let's pray for them to have a safe journey up to heaven :)

I don't think this was pointed out but, the bombs were set to detonate 10 seconds apart from each other to maximize any casualties. Since the first bomb that goes off would send people running in the opposite direction, the second would detonate to catch those trying to run away. At least, thats the reasoning that I heard on the news, which implies that the bomber actually knows what he/she is doing. Either way, the only thing we can and should do is hope for the best.

Well if Obama would make bombs illegal, none of this would have happened.

>>75 you know people can just make bombs right? And plenty of stuff is a legal but it doesn't stop people from doing it anyway.

It is totally not like 9/11 again. No major buildings were destroyed. It may have been a scare tactic but when you compare it to September eleven then it's about as scary as someone yelling boo at you from behind.

>>77 The Boston Marathon is still a major event that attracts American spectators across the country and some foreign spectators as well. Sure, it wasn't as big and as disasterous as 9/11, and the death toll is no where near as high, but the point is we [Americans] don't get much organized terrorism, and 9/11 and the Oklahoma City Bomber are all we really have to compare this to. And since many are assuming the bombing was done by foreign terrorists, it's being more compared to 9/11. So yes, it will remind us of 9/11. The confusion, the panic, the blood. The fact that people thought it was an accident at first, until the second bomb went off. Sounds familiar?

And what's sadder is how people further away from the finish line thought the sound was that of fireworks before they saw the smoke and the bodies.

Here's something written by CNN just a few hours ago:

"e Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, dating back to 1897.

It's a tradition that not only symbolizes the arrival of spring in Boston, it also marks Patriots Day -- which commemorates the day of the opening battle of the Revolutionary War.

Each year, more than 20,000 pound the pavement through the winding streets of Boston as thousands of spectators cheer them on.

After Monday's tragedy, some wondered whether the spectacle would ever happen again.

"The Boston Marathon has endured two world wars and many other things," said Fred Treseler, who has helped train more than 3,000 athletes for the race.

"I am quite sure there will be a Boston Marathon next year. But for certain, the Boston Marathon has been changed forever." "

(By Holly Yan and Monte Plott, CNN

updated 5:29 AM EDT, Tue April 16, 2013)

I just pray that it has absolutely NOTHING to do with North Korea. Pleeeease have nothing to do with North Korea.
So far, all has been said is a dark skinned man with a black backpack was seen in a restricted area before the bombs went off. (CNN)

>>63 Ah, yes sorry about that forgot to add the link....

>>75 You can buy so much stuff in the supermarket, the chemist/pharmacy, hardware stores, etc etc to make bombs with. Making them illegal wont stop people from making them.

>>77
You're an absolute cunt.

I don't know if this has been said yet but I'll say it for the rest of this thread:
Death isn't a competition.
You don't compare a tragedy to another tragedy by the number of fatalities and say that you should feel less guilty for one than the other. They both result in the loss of innocent human life. There is no ranking, no rating, no contest. All death like this is completely and utterly awful. If you don't feel the same so be it, but right after a time of crisis and at the start of a time of mourning is not the time for you to go spouting your own indifference.

>>82 *claps*

>>82 This.

>>77 You are just getting on everyone's shit list, aren't you faggot?


>>1 It is very scary. The worst part about it is; they still don't have an suspects.
The whole thing makes me sick.

Hey guys I know that this is a serious issue and of course we are going to have a few jokers in the group who think it is funny to make this whole event into a way to attract attention to themselves so instead of giving them the attention they want use this thread as a way to communicate issues NOT as an excuse to call each other faggots. Please this is a very serious issue and show some respect.

Sorry that this is completely irrelevant, but>>76 it's spelled illegal not a legal

It's a terrifying event not much different from the 9/11 attacks. Many people were wounded, some were killed, even runners were hurt in the process. As far as I know, there were three bombs. Two went off, one was found and defused. I'm hoping that those who were injured may recover quickly, and may those responsible pay dearly for the harm they've caused.

i heard it all over the radio... at least 3 deaths? i hope it was local terrorism and not an attack... we already have to many enemies and several wars going on, we don't need another one...

a threat was placed at the local bowling alley near my home at about the same time as the bombing connceted i think so.
-anyoums

well i hope they get well soon the injured people but as for the dead R.I.P we dont really know what happened and who did it but the FBI is thinking its a terrorist attack im kind of scared cuz i live in the neighbooring state

I heard a small child was injured, but I don't know much more.

To update, there are now 3 confirmed dead and 176 injured.
Anyone trying to blame a certain group is stupid. You can be sure that it was an act of terrorism, but you must also remember that "terrorism" does not define who the terrorists are.
For anyone here who doesn't know what's going on, you need only look at any news article about the subject. I ensure you, they are easy to find.

That is a very sad thing and it pains me to say this but...... there hasnt been a bombing in the USA in 2 years so in contrast to that i think the government or someone in the government is trying to start a new war. Though i may be wrong. ad if i am i apoligize

You say that as if 2 years is a long time. Which bombing are you talking about anyway? Even though I would have been out of country for this, I still should've heard about it.

I just read an article about this (i knew about this before i read the article) and apparently, they used a pressure cooker to help with the bomb which is weird but in a way i guess it makes since. Also each explosion was 11 seconds apart.
According to Defenbaugh, it was "undoubtedly a terrorist attack." which is true because the definition of a terrorist is somebody who wants to inflict terror so, it was pretty much a terrorist. Nobody accidentally bombs things. But it would be dangerous to say what cultural or ethnic group did it.
~Well that's all i have for now!~

OH and btw i got the info about the bomb's time and how they were made and the quote from Defenbaugh from yahoo.com. :)

Well this isn't as bad as 9/11 as I said earlier, but it's still pretty freaky.

Although, something like this is always a big scare in my area, especially because everyone is at most 30 minutes away from a big military base in the county. There have also been a lot of gun threats at the middle and high schools here. One day I came to school early and the principal was out in the hallway telling everyone to sprint into the cafeteria and even later, into the custodian's closet and the locker rooms, because of a fake gun threat some girls posted on Facebook just because they did not want to go to school a day before.

Anything around here involing explosives or mass shootings is always scary when people hear news about it here. Right now, they are currently telling people to be alert when visting, or being near the military base

Rest in peace to those who have died prayers still go out to those families as well and to the people who were traumitized

>>72 First of all, I am SUGGESTING a THEORY, which I've already pointed it out to be. Second of all, if no one knew about the Dollars, there would be no Dollars. Are you saying normal people don't know about us? The Dollars are normal people. A small, invisible group of normal people. If you want to say any of us are beyond that, don't tell me that I am fucking roleplaying. All I'm saying is if we are all wearing some kind of symbol during a terrorist attack like this, people are likely to notice.

>>101

You're still very stupid for even suggesting it as any such possibility. We're not known. Deal with it. We're a spec on the fucking Human population radar, and no radical group is going to sabotage something they know absolutely nothing about, let alone knows we exist.

I still believe you're some kind of role-player, because who in their right mind is going to TRULY believe we were attacked?

I am not an expert to this theme and all, but don't you think that the whole world is overreacting to this? I mean, people die everyday and more than do. Wars still happen yet none gives a high notice to that. Is it so bad that two people or three people died?

this might be crazy but I just found out about the clocks this is cida freakin me out.

It really is terrible, the people in that race weren't part of any big company or anything. They were just average citizens. When I was young, they found a bomb outside my elementary school. It wasn't working properly, so I guess we were lucky. Still, I feel bad for all those who were hurt in the bombing.

I honestly doubt that this was an act of foreign terrorism. It had to had been a mentally ill American. This even goes to gun control ironically. The USA should have more thorough background checks, and not alow those who show signs of withdraw or agression to have the opportunity to easily recieve lethals. The issue will continue if action is not taken.

>>107 You can't blame this on gun laws. It was a bomb not a pistol. If it was a shooter that was out there doing that then yes I would agree but it wasn't so how about instead of mocking americans for gunlaws you think about what you say. I am not denying that it could have been a terrorist group or just a lone person but don't go blaming "mentally ill Americans" either because you don't know.

>>107 True, about having background checks, but purchasing a bomb from your local bomb salesman is normally not the way most domestic terrorists make weapons. For the OK City bombing by Timothy McVaugh(?), I remember reading that it was a fertilizer bomb. Also, for the Unabomber(you can look that one up), the man literally just made bombs and sent them through the mail to explode. Point is, creating a law that limits something already treated as illegal and dangerous to society won't do anything. Action>legislation, like reporting suspicious activity.

I really hope that everyone is alright in Boston! What had happened was so awful and senseless. There isn't a lot of evidence as to the race or religion of the terrorist(s), so, I hope that no particular group of people gets biased again. But, then again, people are already assuming that the terrorist(s) is/are of middle eastern origin. So, in that case, I hope that nobody takes their bias too far. :(

You're all right. I apologize.

You >>104 need to read this >>82 before you post and look like a douchebag.

FOr future reference, everyone just read >>82 before you post another comment about it being "only 3 deaths".

And if afterwards, you still think the hype is too much, don't forget about the injured. Those people don't just have scrapes. They ain't dead, sure, but their fucking LIMBS ARE MISSING. That still qualifies as injured. Sorry they didn't specifically say "this number of people are missing legs, this number of people are missing arms, this number of people are missing feet, this number of people are missing fingers, and this number of people have head injury from hitting the pavement."

And if you STILL say there's too much hype.

America is currently:

- STILL trying to get soldiers out of the middle east.

- Trying to figure how the hell North Korea plans to start a nuclear war with us.

- Trying to avoid a lawsuit by Canada of over 900 million dollars a year, starting the end of May, because American meat industires are labeling which meat is local and which is imported.

And now, an act of terrorism- which I will call it now and say it's foreign, because when it comes to bombings, our domestic terrorists go after government tax buildings and maybe police stations, because, apparantly, that's where all the illuminati and Jews live...(Sarcasm intended people)

>>113
I saw some of the bombs, parts of a pressure cooker, nails, and whathaveyou. It seemed like domestic terrorism to me. I mean, yeah, this is all loose speculation, but I'd actually be a bit surprised if it was the stereotypical jihadist.

I've also heard rumors of white supremacists out to tear down gun regulation? Seems unlikely, because what would bombing the Boston marathon accomplish? But, then again, they have killed some federal judges and stuff in recent days, so who knows.

>>114 Don't spread that rumor please. We all know it's not that. Leave the gun rumors out of the bombing facts.

Someone on 'Today' said that America had suspects, is this true? Or is it some idiot attention seeking?

Lot's of views to look at dunno what to say about it but surely everyone want's to know who the culprit is right?

and u wonder what is America fighting for if they could t stop this all those people are hurt or dead im a fellow American i respect the army in all but why could t they stop this it kinda shows that America is somewhat weak just to think Korea could start the next war how are we going to stop them

>>118
Ya know, it's kind of hard to prevent an attack that has absolutely no warning or cause for worry beforehand.

Oh, and we'd crush North Korea because of superior military technology, strength in numbers, and help from American allies. However, that's completely irrelevant considering the odds of this being done by a North Korean extremist or supporter are extremely slim.

Learn to think critically before you post your babble.

well just think could it be connected as a warning sign...

>>120
I'll repeat my message to you once more since you don't seem to get it:

Learn to think critically before you post your highly implausible conspiratory babble.

but it could..

>>92 an eight year old boy was one of the people who was killed in the blast. Several young children were injured by the blast but here is the saddest yet most compelling story I have heard so far. It was only on one news station so not sure if it is true but here it is.
One man who was near the blast jumped into action to help save the life of a little girl. Her legs were taken off at the knee by the blast and the man tied turnekets around her legs and carried her NINE blocks to an ambulance.
He stepped in to save the life of a girl who he didn't even know. If that story was true then he is a true hero.

you have a point that is a real hero some one who is willing to save a life at the expense of his/or her own.
>>123

>>122>>120>>118
You are retarded.

The media is full of shit. They are reporting that the bombings have "shattered" our "national sense of safety". Bull fucking shit. If anything, there is so much citizen journalism out there showing that fishy business was going on and that the authorities had been in the know and lying all day long - the nation knows that we are not safe, and we know it is our own governing body that we cannot trust. Don't trust the main stream media, go look up the event on youtube, watch interviews of witnesses, see that there is something going on here that is not caused by extremist Islam or North Koreans or any other bogey man. See that the people in charge of our nation are the bad guys.

The internet will set us free from the shackles of illusion that chain our souls to the ground.

The war is near I guess

>>126 totaly because youtube is a way better investigative tool than the mother fucking F.B.I. *Sarcasm* So yea our country TOTALlY wanted to bomb itself becuase it TOTAlLY wants a war with Korea or the Middle East because we TOTALlY can't trust the president or anyone else in the government!

>>115
How do you know it's not that? It's because you don't.

>>130 Maybe because it's a RUMOR.

And crazy people still have a.. pattern of sense. Gun extremists "cling to their guns".
...So why would they use a bomb?

But hey, you wanna make a bet on this shit? Starting amount: 20 bucks. We can increase it all we want, and others can jump in too if they'd like.

This morning I heard on Fox News that the FBI is supposed to be holding a press conference at 5PM Eastern time (2PM Pacific time). Apparently they have a confirmed suspect description.

Also, it was believed that the explosives were detonated using the kind of chip found in most electronic toys.

>>132 thank you for the update. But weren't you one of the ones saying everything on Fox News was a lie? Or was that Maru-kai?

Fox News hosts are prone to lying a lot or spreading misinformation. That doesn't mean every piece of information they release is a lie. Besides, it only said Fox would broadcast the conference. The facts are coming straight from the FBI, which is holding it. Read.

Oh, and "you wanna make a bet on this shit? Starting amount: 20 bucks."

...seriously?
I'm not sure if you realize just how much of a prick you just sounded, so I'm letting you know. That was bad and you should feel bad.

Point of discussion for this thread: "What are your thoughts?"

Some people believe it's white supremacists continuing their recent spree of violence. Possible, but I feel this is rather unlikely.

And for the North Korea sentiment: North Korea's pretty psychotic, but they're essentially incapable shut-ins screaming at the world and shooting through their own windows at the neighbor's house. It's probably more likely that the bombers are reading this thread right now than this is any sort of organized from North Korea. Plus, if they did it, they'd be holding marches to their clear and godlike superiority to the rest of the world.

Here's what I'm seeing from this FBI press release.

They've found a battery, pieces of a pressure cooker, and collected much of the shrapnel. They found one of the circuit boards from the bombs and suspect at this time that the device was detonated remotely by a cell phone and are reviewing phone records trying to isolate any calls that may have triggered the blasts.

They found the second casing, which they say could possibly be another pressure cooker, but they're not certain. Shrapnel includes nails, BBs, and ball bearings.

Still no arrests yet.

Looks like the official injury count is 176, and 3 dead. There have been at least seven amputations, and a number of severe injuries. This numbers have likely been adjusted from the earlier 250-300 to discount people with scraped knees and such. These were shrapnel bombs, so while there are only three dead, yes, people are missing body parts, and a lot of them are hurt pretty bad. You cannot discount the damage here and write this off.

From CNN, it seems the FBI is looking into the suspect believed to have been wearing a light colored hoodie, a black jacket, and backwards white baseball cap.

They haven't discounted the possibility that there were timers involved.

Authorities have claimed 'significant progress'.

These bombs were of similar construction to bombs found in the Middle East, but are common and well known, and could literally come from anywhere.

>>134 I'll work on it.

I hope they catch the perpetrator soon, I heard some place was evacuated because of an unattended backpack. A lot of people, not just in Massachusetts are worried about this now. On another note, the one who set off the bomb didn't aim for those who finished first, but instead some people who came later. Do you think they were aiming for someone specific? Or was it just a fluke?

>>1

"Kind of like 9/11 all over again."

I don't agree with this, and I highly disagree with this statement.

The fact that you compared it to 9/11 shows how the US Media likes to keep the public scared.

Firstly, we have no idea if this was domestic or foreign terrorism, or who was targeted, if anyone.
Secondly, the toll is alot lower, and medical personnel had a much easier time getting to victims and saving others.

This attack is just another example of the world slowly falling apart. Until an arrest has been made, we cannot be sure of why this was done.

So please, don't compare it to 9/11.

In addition, terrorism only works if those affected are in fear after the event has occurred.

>>139 As Obama administration and almost all major media establishments have been saying....don't start guessing until they have evidence. We don't even know if it really is terrorism or just an insane man

>>138

If the bomb was a scare tactic, it probably didn't matter when it went off, as long as a lot of people were around, and if the bomb was meant to kill as many people as possible, that'd also be best when the most people were around.

At the point the bomb went off, the street was pretty much filled with competitors, as opposed to a few coming in at a slow trickle near the first place racers.

It's possible the bomber simply detonated the devices remotely when the most people were around, or (less likely, but still quite possible) simply looked up the average time it takes to complete the marathon and set up a timer to detonate it when the bulk of the runners were going by.

Or, they could have a random or completely unknowable motivation for doing what they did and when they did it, but these are my guesses.

>>141
The bomb detonated within a 10 minute window of when the most runners (on average) cross the finish. It's quite probable that whoever set this up simply wanted to injure or kill as many people as possible with no specific target.

I hate to ask this hear, but my question is relevant...

Has anyone heard for sure if the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion has officially been ruled an accident? I mean, it's a fertilizer plant, and these accidents do happen, but a lot of people got hurt or killed, and I haven't been able to find an official ruling...

Geez, it's been a pretty messed up couple of days if you're hoping to hear a huge fatal explosion was just an accident.

war is on the horizon and and that plant explosion don't get me started

maybe if you consider this bombing a inside job, such as me.

yes Korea will attack war is coming!

What a horrible time for me to have joined the Navy.

You know now that they're are going to be copy cats of this...You know, people setting off bombs at world renowned marathons? There should be another marathon coming up soon in New York I think. (I may be mistaken but I know theres a big one coming up soon.) Wouldn't surprise me if another bomb is set off there to...

You know now that they're are going to be copy cats of this...You know, people setting off bombs at world renowned marathons? There should be another marathon coming up soon in New York I think. (I may be mistaken but I know theres a big one coming up soon.) Wouldn't surprise me if another bomb is set off there to...

You know now that they're are going to be copy cats of this...You know, people setting off bombs at world renowned marathons? There should be another marathon coming up soon in New York I think. (I may be mistaken but I know theres a big one coming up soon.) Wouldn't surprise me if another bomb is set off there to...

You know now that they're are going to be copy cats of this...You know, people setting off bombs at world renowned marathons? There should be another marathon coming up soon in New York I think. (I may be mistaken but I know theres a big one coming up soon.) Wouldn't surprise me if another bomb is set off there to...

You know now that they're are going to be copy cats of this...You know, people setting off bombs at world renowned marathons? There should be another marathon coming up soon in New York I think. (I may be mistaken but I know theres a big one coming up soon.) Wouldn't surprise me if another bomb is set off there to...

Otaku, seriously? At least delete 4 of those.

>>144, >>145, >>146:
...you're retarded. I don't know what else to say.
Just.................whatever you do in life, don't breed. Please.

>>153 this too.

As of about 8:41 PM EST, the remaining suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken into custody. It looks like this is finally over.

This week has been absolutely miserable. Knowing this is resolved takes a huge load off, and hopefully Boston, Watertown, and all surrounding communities can continue with life as normal again. As a kid who lives in Texas but has lots of family in the Boston area, I want to thank all the crews that worked together to apprehend Tsarnaev. I can't possibly thank them enough.

Whew. Done.

I feel bad for Dzhokhar.I don't think he really wanted to kill or had a thirst for blood.His brother influenced the poor guy and caught him up in a web of insanity that really can't be helped.The things he did were wrong, but whenever I read about his past or his Twitter, Dzhokhar just seems like a normal teen.Yes, an obnoxious and naive one, judging by his Twitter, but still a normal person.

His brother, Timbaland/Tamerlan Tsarnaev was just crazy.Not only a complete hypocrite, but also a racist.Not to mention, giving ignorant people in the US the option to start hating on Muslims again.I'm not even Muslim (I'm a Buddhist), but it is strange to see how many people hate them just because they assume something.Yes, they had a rough past and some of the things written in the Quran are controversial and just dark gray in the morality meter, but the same goes for the Bible, which is basically the world's best selling book. They've both changed their policies and even if I don't believe in them, I won't get in their business.

Don't start wishing that they'd kill him or maim him or anything.It'll make you just as bad as him.Besides, we'll need his information to know why his brother even started this disaster.Honestly, when I see things like "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.... GET FUCKED. By americas dickkkk." on Twitter (Not gonna link it), it bothers me.I'm as happy as everyone else here, if not happier, that the crimes have stopped, but don't stoop so low as to become the same thing you hate.

Its finally over.

There's been so much support for Boston, and it's wonderful. I hear that at Anime Boston this year, there's going to be a place to leave paper cranes in honor of the victims.

I'm glad this ended so quickly. Less than a week to catch them. I'm sure that all the video footage from security cameras, cell phones, and other media devices really helped. This quick apprehension of the two men was a great way for the government to show terrorists that they will deal with these matters swiftfully and harshly. Hopefully Boston will recover soon, but we will never forget those who were lost in the explosion.

>>156
If he didn't want to hurt people, he wouldn't have actually fired shots out of that fucking boat he was hiding up in, or even run from the cops after his brother had died.

If it WAS all really because of his brother, the moment he died he'd have handed himself over in some way, not run from the law and shoot at them when they closed in. Which he did.

He is as crazy and deserves whatever punishment he gets. It's as simple as that.

Boston has been threw so much, i just wish there was a way we could help them.

God Bless Boston <3

While this isn't much of a current topic, I'll go ahead and humor you guys with a little comment |o|

The first thing my cousin said was, "This is all a ploy! Obama did this and is going to blame it on North Korea so he has an excuse to start a war!"

Well then, your cousin is pretty retarded.

>>164 You don't say?