Explosion during Boston Marathon (non-political discussion)

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vball10set
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Apr 16, 2013 2:43pm
SnotBubbles;1426833 wrote:Heard on the radio today that the 8-year old boy and his mom / sister were running away from the 1st explosion and ran right into the 2nd. Mom has brain trauma, sister is an amputee.
To your post: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776320-adorable-boy-8-mourned-after-boston-marathon-blasts?lite
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WebFire
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Apr 16, 2013 2:58pm
SnotBubbles;1426826 wrote:Very NSFW photos / videos are coming out. Look at your own risk, don't say I didn't warn you.

[SP]http://www.bestgore.com/murder/boston-marathon-bombing-photo-video/[/SP]
I couldn't concentrate with the chick masturbating.
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Apr 16, 2013 3:06pm
WebFire;1426865 wrote:I couldn't concentrate with the chick masturbating.
lol....makes it hard. (pun intended)
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Apr 16, 2013 3:15pm
It might very well be some homegrown nut jobs who have taken this technique for their own, but I found this on nbcnews about pressure cooker bombs.
One of the three devices that was to be used in an attempted bomb attack in Times Square in 2010 was a pressure cooker. Earlier that year, terrorists used a pressure cooker bomb in an attack in Pakistan. And in 2006, more than 130 people were killed on the transit system of Mumbai, India, when pressure cookers loaded with explosives were placed on trains.
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Apr 16, 2013 3:27pm
SnotBubbles;1426799 wrote:Has the thought crossed anyone else's mind that since no one is coming up and saying "this was us," that this bombing's purpose is to keep CIA, FBI (etc) involved in something small while something larger (ie- attack by N. Korea) is planned?

I've thought of Die Hard 3 several times while reading this thread.
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gut
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Apr 16, 2013 5:08pm
I think this is somewhat interesting....They are trying to pinpoint the exact moment of explosions so they can then potentially identify a cell number used. In other words, despite all the tech they supposedly have, the sheer volume of calls on the area towers means they have to narrow the list to a tiny window of time.
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Apr 16, 2013 5:08pm
Two men, on a plane spoke Arabic:

Plane gets turned around and brought back to the gate, the two men get escorted off the flight:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/21988916/2013/04/16/plane-brought-back-to-gate-at-logan-airport
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Apr 16, 2013 5:10pm
Fly4Fun;1426921 wrote:Two men, on a plane spoke Arabic:

Plane gets turned around and brought back to the gate, the two men get escorted off the flight:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/21988916/2013/04/16/plane-brought-back-to-gate-at-logan-airport
Anything other than paranoia involved? Details seem a bit sketchy.
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Apr 16, 2013 5:54pm
Commander of Awesome;1426922 wrote:Anything other than paranoia involved? Details seem a bit sketchy.
Ya, details are extremely sketchy. I have a feeling that if there was something to it more than mere paranoia there would be more details. But assuming it is just people being paranoid, that is a bad reaction to have.
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Apr 16, 2013 6:08pm
SnotBubbles;1426826 wrote:Very NSFW photos / videos are coming out. Look at your own risk, don't say I didn't warn you.

[SP]http://www.bestgore.com/murder/boston-marathon-bombing-photo-video/[/SP]
That site is fucked up.

No not the pictures, the really weird political conspiracy type overtones and the messed up captions
"Comforting a Wounded Girl, Or Just Feeling Her? "
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Apr 16, 2013 6:24pm
BREAKING NEWS -

Possible ricin-tainted letter intercepted at US Capitol mail facility in Washington.

No clue if related to Boston Marathon explosion.



Theirs a new photo being released showing the explosive bag. Can't find it online yet.
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Apr 16, 2013 6:32pm
10TV.com &#8207;<s>@</s>10TV <small class="time"> 8m </small> BREAKING: A suspicious package has been located outside of the Ohio Union on the Ohio State University campus. Stay with 10TV for more.
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Apr 16, 2013 6:32pm
ccrunner609;1426945 wrote:man those pics are gross.....and yes that girl is going to town on that vag

Huh?
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Apr 16, 2013 6:36pm
Pick6;1426946 wrote:10TV.com &#8207;<s>@</s>10TV <small class="time"> 8m </small> BREAKING: A suspicious package has been located outside of the Ohio Union on the Ohio State University campus. Stay with 10TV for more.

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Apr 16, 2013 6:36pm
F*ck it. I ain't leaving St Paris. No way a terrorist would ever target this little sh*t hole of a town.
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Apr 16, 2013 6:37pm
Midstate01;1426947 wrote:Huh?

Yeah I'm missing what they are saying about that too
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Apr 16, 2013 6:37pm
Not sure if it was posted earlier or not, but there was also a suspicious package found at an RTA stop in Cleveland today as well.
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Apr 16, 2013 6:42pm
Pick6;1426946 wrote:10TV.com &#8207;<s>@</s>10TV <small class="time"> 8m </small> BREAKING: A suspicious package has been located outside of the Ohio Union on the Ohio State University campus. Stay with 10TV for more.
I hope these prove to be false alarms. But I'd rather not speculate about the implications of no one coming forward to take credit. Hopefully it's just a case of one or two nutjobs that will eventually run their mouth.
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Apr 16, 2013 6:56pm
Everyone has seen the video of the old marathoner guy falling when the first explosion goes off.

Bill Iffrig. 78 years old and running nearly a 4 hour flat marathon at Boston. Bastard terrorists almost prevented him from finishing. He still got up, told one of the medics he didn't need a wheelchair and finished.

Faaak you terrorists!



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9996675/Boston-Marathon-explosion-runner-Bill-Iffrig-knocked-down-by-blast-finishes-the-race.html
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Apr 16, 2013 6:58pm
And is now on the cover of SI.
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 16, 2013 7:13pm
Gee, I'll bet the suspicious package is a bookbag some dumbass college kid left behind.
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Apr 16, 2013 7:44pm
Fly4Fun;1426921 wrote:Two men, on a plane spoke Arabic:

Plane gets turned around and brought back to the gate, the two men get escorted off the flight:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/21988916/2013/04/16/plane-brought-back-to-gate-at-logan-airport
At this stage of the game, I'm all for profiling...just sayin'
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 16, 2013 7:46pm
Land of the free.

Unless you speak Arabic.
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Apr 16, 2013 7:54pm
dlazz;1426996 wrote:Land of the free.

Unless you speak Arabic.
Damn straight, soldier ;)

/con_alma'd
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Apr 16, 2013 7:56pm