Bomb Exploded at Boston Marathon Finish Line

[Amnorix]

I've heard an unconfirmed report (a co-worker's girlfriend called him) that there was a bomb at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, with people injured. I am hearing multiple sirens, though I'm not in the Copley area.

[Dr. Gigglepants]

It looks like they planned it so the 2nd bomb would get a lot of people running away from the first one. Same side of the street, about a block and a half away according to what I was watching tonight.

Sick ****s. I hope like hell they get caught.

[KChiefer]

Reddit saying people heard on a police scanner they're looking into a lead of suspects that live in a local apartment

http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbo...ess_on_police/

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by KChiefer

Spoiler!

She was insanely lucky.

Holy ****, how is that possible?

[tk13]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...attackers.html

This is the guy with his legs blown off being pushed in a wheelchair by the guy in a cowboy hat.

Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him.

Just before 3 p.m. on April 15, Bauman was waiting among the crowd for his girlfriend to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. A man wearing a cap, sunglasses and a black jacket over a hooded sweatshirt looked at Jeff, 27, and dropped a bag at his feet, his brother, Chris Bauman, said in an interview.

Two and a half minutes later, the bag exploded, tearing Jeff’s legs apart. A picture of him in a wheelchair, bloodied and ashen, was broadcast around the world as he was rushed to Boston Medical Center. He lost both legs below the knee.

“He woke up under so much drugs, asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘bag, saw the guy, looked right at me,’” Chris Bauman said yesterday in an interview.

Those words may help crack the mystery of who perpetrated one of the highest-profile acts of terror in the U.S. since the 2001 assault on New York City and the Washington area, one that killed three people and wounded scores.

While still in intensive care, Jeff Bauman gave the FBI a description of the man he saw, his brother said. Bauman’s information helped investigators narrow down whom to look for in hours of video of the attack, he said.

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by Ponderception

Holy ****, how is that possible?

I like Dr gigglepants suggestion that she ran once she heard the 1st bomb.

[Stanley Nickels]

Originally Posted by tk13

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...attackers.html

This is the guy with his legs blown off being pushed in a wheelchair by the guy in a cowboy hat.

My wife just brought up a good point: in a way, the Latino Cowboy (vaquero) helped solve this case by saving that man's life. Apparently he (Latino) had tried to commit suicide at some point. A damn hero, he is.

[tk13]

Apparently MIT is on lockdown because reportedly a police officer was shot. Active shooter situation. The entire city has to be pretty frazzled at this point. Telling students to stay indoors.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants

That was the 2nd bomb, she heard the first and took off, luckily for her

yeah, sadly for the little boy, he and his family stayed put.

[Stanley Nickels]

Originally Posted by KChiefer

Someone on reddit pointed out in this photo the girl running on the right of the photo was standing against the railing next the boy that died with the bomber behind them. I don't like posting pics of deceased so I won't.

Look at the guy turning right (our left) . That's the guy.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Ponderception

Holy ****, how is that possible?

Thats the second bomb, she ran immediately.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

Look at the guy turning right (our left) . That's the guy.

yep, i posted that photo a couple pages back.

[Stanley Nickels]

Originally Posted by alnorth

yep, i posted that photo a couple pages back.

My bad. Just saw it on Reddit.

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by alnorth

yep, i posted that photo a couple pages back.

I posted it b4 u

/patting myself on back

[demonhero]

1.The Waco Siege – April 19, 1993
2.Oklahoma City bombing – April 19, 1995
3.Columbine High School Shooting – April 20, 1999
4.Virginia Tech University Shooting – April 16, 2007
5.Boston Marathon Explosion – April 15, 2013

Note to self.. avoid all large events during the month of April.

and

[Stanley Nickels]

Originally Posted by demonhero

1.The Waco Siege – April 19, 1993
2.Oklahoma City bombing – April 19, 1995
3.Columbine High School Shooting – April 20, 1999
4.Virginia Tech University Shooting – April 16, 2007
5.Boston Marathon Explosion – April 15, 2013

Note to self.. avoid all large events during the month of April.

Like going to work or school?