Where are you hearing this?

Is it?

So it would seem:

On Twitter, Boston police say: "Update JFK incident appears to be fire related."

It always weirds me out when people talk about Boston's racial past -- and it's not entirely unfounded -- because of how much time I spend in Allston and the Back Bay (where this is all going down) and Cambridge-type areas which are basically defined by the presence of hipsters and queers and people of color. (in other words, the cool parts)

Beginning to sound like it was just a fire that people thought was related.

According to TPM (http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.co...e-been-made-in) Boston PD disclaims this story at the NY Post.

I'm unable to find either an AP or Reuters version of either the story or the refutation, so I'm suspecting this is an erroneous report.

You realize the NY Post is a tabloid that has no credibility right?

Earlier they reported 12 confirmed dead and 50 confirmed injured.

From wikipedia:

How do you control an outside event like this? I mean a football game has a stadium where security can check bags etc.. Makes me wonder what the long term effect will be on these events. Think of all the Marathons, Tour de France etc... What a nightmare.
This just makes me sick.

:rolleyes:

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That's a loaded post. Loaded with stupidity that is. Is it foreign terrorism or is it domestic? If it turns out to be domestic, it's a law enforcement matter not a presidential level one. If it is foreign, let me remind you of 3 words: Osama Bin Laden.

Idiot! :rolleyes:

@FOX29philly has reported that "a person of interest is in custody" in regards to the bombings.

The NY Post is garbage and should never be trusted, yeah.

The general rule for these kinds of things is to take anything that's reported or broadcast on emergency radio with an enormous grain of salt until a day or three later.

Surveillance video shows a man carrying two backpacks near the explosion site(s) just before detonation.

It's incredibly difficult. The London Marathon is coming up next week (?)... I don't envy those planners. I guess all you can really do is have bomb dogs everywhere, and a huge security presence. It's sad...

Damn...

Tell me more....what exactly is this...

One would think the wise move at this point is to enable all the resources needed to help with this situation which has happened and then figure out all the information.

You don't want to go all NY Post and act without knowing a god damned thing...

...or do you.

Are you serious? Obama responds to plenty of domestic stuff, as he should.

I got this crossed up w/ marathon tweets, she died in a car crash sunday. No less tragic for him and his family, but didn't belong in here, my bad.

Why? So racism starts because he's nervous and by extension afraid? That is so close minded it's not even funny. Tell me why you think I'm wrong?

Doesn't matter who it was **** face.

Let's see how he responds to it.

Maybe he'll take another vacation because he's too stressed out.

****ing Obama boot licker.

I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't some of Obama's friends that did this.

Obama is a terrorist.

These unfortunate events sure do bring out a lot of internet cowards.

I'll be back after all of this washes over.

So, another couple of weeks.

Goodness.

:facepalm:

Who knows what the deal is for sure, but I'd say for certain that the Police are quite on the edge right now.

Because he has a hell of a lot of reasons to be nervous, you ****ing moron. This country has a lot of xenophobia.

Seems like a great time and place for this. Hat tip to you.

Think its pretty obvious. Maybe not to you, but color me surprised.

Please let it drop or take it to DC. Thanks.

I liked/sorta loved Allston. I lived in Brighton at Chiswick and Comm Ave. Not as much happening there, but a nice semi-quiet area. If you get up around there, eat at a place called Moogy's on Chestnut Hill. Truly delicious philly cheesesteaks.

Oh, uh, okay then!

A Nation Divided.
Here we have a tragedy and right away this shit comes up. Color me confused.

this is a pretty epic picture that was taken by a twitter user.

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1a7d00fd.jpg

Dude is a low life piece of shit.

This.


I am not surprised, though.

Let's just see how Obama responds.

If it is indeed a Saudi that did this, then what is he going to do?

Sit back and apologize for us being Americans again or is he gonna kick someones ass.

This is his shining moment.

OK City bombing. First reports: gas explosion. 2nd reports: foreign terrorists. You know how that story turned out.

Seems like they are handling the situation really well and gathering information at a great rate.

This is scary as shit though.

It was a male who was bullied by the track team.

GTFO with your political bullshit, moron.

Shut the **** up and move to DC, dipshit.

You are a lot better of a poster when you are the lonely creepy photographer sadly obsessing over cheerleaders.

Is there any IRA bullcrap going on anymore?

I agree, by this time in a story like this we are usually getting at least one false report that has gone national.

They are doing a good job figuring out wtf is going on, it seems like.

STFU reerun.

There's usually a lot of confusion on these things at first. The dust is gonna have to settle.

RT @blakehounshell: Qatari prince --> RT @MbinH: Found bomb #3 outside my building. Had to leave. Now in open area waiting to hear updates

Holy shit...

This thing reminds me of Atlanta in '96, actually.

At some point during Sandy Hook, everybody wanted to crucify a kid for doing it, and it turned out it wasn't even him.

Be that as it may, but they did post this, which got a decent LOL outa me, so they are good for a chuckle now and then.

Not that I can recall.

Post crap like this over in DC. I hear there is a thread over there about the same topic, see you over there.

Yup...the NY Post has a false story about a Saudi national being held and the mouth breathers who barely know how to read are jizzing their pants over the idea.

The first person the media reported as the culprit was Ryan Lanza, who is Adam's brother.

New video just aired from the boston globe. Pretty big bang

Have 4 friends out there and just now heard from them. Feeling a lot better.

University of Mobile’s Cross Country Coach, who was near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when a series of explosions went off, said he thought it was odd there were bomb sniffing dogs at the start and finish lines.

“They kept making announcements on the loud speaker that it was just a drill and there was nothing to worry about,” Coach Ali Stevenson told Local 15. “It seemed like there was some sort of threat, but they kept telling us it was just a drill.”

Stevenson had just finished the marathon. His wife had been sitting in one of the seating sections where an explosion went off, but thankfully she left her seat and was walking to meet up with him.

“There was just smoke, another explosion went off,” Stevenson said. “We all started running. There were people crying.”

Stevenson said there was no question in his mind that this was an intentional act.

Local 15 News is talking with more locals who were taking part in the run. Tune in for live coverage beginning at 5 p.m.

Well that is good. If this is IRA related. THE CRANBERRIES ARE GOING TO GET PAID.

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any truth to that?

Brian Stelter ‏@brianstelter 14s
Confirmed by a channel spokeswoman. RT @RAGreeneCNN: CNN editorial decision: We will now call what happened in Boston a terrorist attack.

ugh cnn

The bomb-sniffing dogs may be a routine thing since 9/11 too.

Yeah - that's a weird story. It's not add that bomb sniffing dogs are at a major event like that. What's weird is that they didn't pick up the scent.

If they were in fact stationed near the exit.

Oh my God!! Oh My God!!


Ill just film this instead of actually helping anyone......

Of course they will call it a terrorist attack. It is a terrorists attack. People seem to think the definition of a terrorist attack is when an arab attacks white people.

Some of you need to shut the hell up or go to DC.

Yet filming of this will probably help the ongoing investigation of what happened and who did it.

Can you imagine all the bags left unattended that now have to be treated as possible bombs?

Need more background checks for bombs

RIP

**** terrorism

That's gasoline. Not much impact, lots of drama.

No people do not. That is fashionable to say but not true. It is the case in many situations, but is not in several others~

Remember, the Boston Marathon is an international race. Not just Americans in it or watching it there.

Yea, they talked a lot about that. They are treating any items left like that as suspicious devices...sweeping the streets.

No shit. I noticed a photographer near the end of the video that put down the camera to help. that was impressive.

No kidding along with a moment in history being documented~

All cell service is disabled in Boston due to fear of remote detonations

Damn that's crazy.

It's not disabled.

I agree...But then they need to catergorize the sandy hook crap as a terrorist act too and the aurora crap too...
IMO...This is what this will turn out to be too...just some EFFED up crazy person who want's to be infamous by killing a bunch of people.

Shit like this is crazy... and I always start asking questions.

Why would they have the bombs at the end of the race... 4 hours into the race... at the end of the race? IMO, whoever sick **** did this, didn't want a lot of body count. They wanted media coverage.

I think that was debunked.