[NEWS] Explosions near Boston Marathon Finish Line (UPDATE: MIT/Watertown shootout w/ suspects)

Spokesman says nobody in custody.

 

That's some crazy shrapnel. That metal is thick as hell, and hard to break into. (a friend told me)

 

Not sure if this was posted earlier here in the thread but there's a video out on Youtube showing the blast.

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It isn't the same exact spot, but it's clear that those are pieces of a mailbox on the second pic.

 

Probably. Otherwise these terrorist have never heard of turbotax and the fact that most Americans filed their taxes months ago.

 

If it is in fact the same location that fence could have been put up way after google came and took a street view. It's not like those things are real time.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>F---. MT @<a href="https://twitter.com/bedheadatcb">bedheadatcb</a> Explosions went off at the average finish time for those running the Boston marathon. <a href="http://t.co/bsCRmtEJY3" title="http://abcn.ws/15gtyha">abcn.ws/15gtyha</a>4:09:46</p>&mdash; Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) <a href="https://twitter.com/VodkaPundit/status/323918336540958721">April 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Looks like a small-timer. Could have been one guy or a few. Glad it's not worse.

 

The best information is in the few hours after a horrible tragedy.

I firmly believe the report earlier of people seeing two men with bombs strapped on their bodies. 2 fatalities confirmed just supports that observation, IMO

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>BREAKING: Boston Police Commissioner says there are no suspects in custody</p>&mdash; NBC Nightly News (@nbcnightlynews) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcnightlynews/status/323919060289073153">April 15, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

The information immediately following an event, especially a tragedy, is the absolute worst and least accurate.

 

Sound like a BS or a person just imagining stuff. It was obviously a bomb in the mail box if you even care enough to look at the pictures. Why would a terrorist(s) need to commit suicide with situation like this?

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>RT @<a href="https://twitter.com/buzzfeednews">buzzfeednews</a> Photo of man detained by police in Boston (pic: @<a href="https://twitter.com/eric_twardzik">eric_twardzik</a>) <a href="http://t.co/shdciETKWL" title="http://twitter.com/Eric_Twardzik/status/323913016229912577/photo/1">twitter.com/Eric_Twardzik/…</a>”</p>&mdash; Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDayspring/status/323920412209713153">April 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I'm sure Harris County would be more than happy to try whoever did it if Massachusetts insists.

But seriously, pretty terrible.

 

Correct. I just got an email from my friend, who finished in 4:02 (at age 65, not that anything like that matters now).

He was gathered with his family (what I was afraid of), but in the street beyond the finish line and at a safe distance when the bombs went off.

Four hours is a very respectful marathon time so lots of people were still finishing, and lots of families were gathered to see their runners come in.

 

Other tweets by him:

Eric Twardzik ‏@Eric_Twardzik 6m

BPD says there is no bombing suspect in custody - man in common seems unrelated to the bombings.
from Boston, MA
Eric Twardzik Eric Twardzik ‏@Eric_Twardzik 15m

And I cannot confirm if this man is a bombing suspect or not
from Boston, MA
Eric Twardzik Eric Twardzik ‏@Eric_Twardzik 15m

Again, that is a white baseball cap in my photo. It is not a hood or turban.
from Boston, MA
Eric Twardzik Eric Twardzik ‏@Eric_Twardzik 15m

 

Probably that mailbox save alot of people's lives. If it was outside the box could have been much worst.

 

For what it's worth, yes, those fences are temporary and they set them up all along that street to serve booze legally within the business perimeter.

 

You were saying?

 

oops double post