Breaking news: apparently a bomb explosion (or two) went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today.
Domestic terrorism makes a comeback.
eta: [http://news.msn.com/us/explosion-reporte…n-marathon](http://news.msn.com/us/explosion-reported-near-boston-marathon)
Coverage: Radio | WBUR
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Exp…?hpt=hp_t2
‘Witness said several victims lost limbs’. Jesus.
Patriots Day + Tax Day = somebody making a point? I doubt this is a foreign thing.
Are they sure it was bombs? My first reaction was boiler explosion or something along those lines, though Timothy McVeigh types is what I’d jump to next.
It does speak to our current mindset that we all jumped to “OMG TERRORISM” right out of the gate.
Two boilers going off at the same time? Doubtful, I’d say. Hell of a statement if that’s what it is.
I was thinking either one setting off the other or a power surge setting off two, but you’re probably right.
Supposedly 2 separate explosions, right at the finish line. If it’s two boilers suddenly going off that did this, the timing is astounding.
Exactly. We have no clue what happened. Let’s honor the victims and offer our support however we can instead of pointing fingers or making random conspiracy theories already.
CNN showing video, it’s pretty numbing. Runners finishing the race just falling down from the force of the blast.
I don’t see any of us going berzerk with accusations here.
A CBS producer interviewed said that there was a strong smell of sulphur, for what it’s worth.
The winners of the race were also named three hours earlier, so it would seem that the crowd would have been dispersing by then. I just hope folks are okay.
Reports of 3 dead so far.
And I accused no one. Just mentioning that we should keep our attention towards the victims. There could be any number of things that happened, and even speculating terrorism may be premature. Sorry if I offended.
ETA: Well, fuck. Police officer near Boston Marathon finish line: ‘There are secondary devices that have been found and are unexploded.’
Boiler explosion igniting a gas line? Or vice versa? Dunno, just spitballing ideas. It’s only been an hour, they’ll figure it out. I guess I just hope it was an accident and not an attack. Hope everyone’s ok.
We’re cool. You’re right that I shouldn’t have put ‘domestic terrorism’ in the first post, but 2 bombs going off at a huge event on tax day would seem to suggest that this was a planned explosion vs an accident.
It looks horrific out there; I’ve managed to avoid some of the more graphic photos coming out (and will continue to do so for both my sake, and respect for the victims), but it’s bad…
There’s no way to tell what caused this, and we probably won’t know for a while. In the meantime, my thoughts will be with the victims and their families.
Boston police are having a controlled explosion on the 600 block of Boylston Street. I don’t think that indicates an accident.
AI have to wonder about the right wing connection, given the “family values” attacks in France over Gay Marriage and the impotence the right is feeling on that front in the US.
Well, THAT didn’t take long.