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

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  1. AroundTheWorld

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    Spokesman says nobody in custody.
     
    #301 AroundTheWorld, Apr 15, 2013
  2. jocar

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    That's some crazy shrapnel. That metal is thick as hell, and hard to break into. (a friend told me)
     
    #302 jocar, Apr 15, 2013
  3. Scolandry

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

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/046MuD1pYJg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #303 Scolandry, Apr 15, 2013
  4. Croatian Sensation

    Croatian Sensation I'd rather be a forest than a street

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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.
     
    #304 Croatian Sensation, Apr 15, 2013
  5. Anxiety Trooper

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    Probably. Otherwise these terrorist have never heard of turbotax and the fact that most Americans filed their taxes months ago.
     
    #305 Anxiety Trooper, Apr 15, 2013
  6. Stack24

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    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.
     
    #306 Stack24, Apr 15, 2013
  7. basso

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    <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>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #307 basso, Apr 15, 2013
  8. TheRealist137

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    Looks like a small-timer. Could have been one guy or a few. Glad it's not worse.
     
    #308 TheRealist137, Apr 15, 2013
  9. ILoveTheRockets

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    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
     
    #309 ILoveTheRockets, Apr 15, 2013
  10. mr. 13 in 33

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    <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>
     
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  11. BE4RD

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    The information immediately following an event, especially a tragedy, is the absolute worst and least accurate.
     
    #311 BE4RD, Apr 15, 2013
  12. Cowboy_Bebop

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    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?
     
    #312 Cowboy_Bebop, Apr 15, 2013
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    <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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  14. Kojirou

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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.
     
    #314 Kojirou, Apr 15, 2013
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    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. :(
     
    #315 B-Bob, Apr 15, 2013
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    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
     
    #316 Major, Apr 15, 2013
  17. Cowboy_Bebop

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    Probably that mailbox save alot of people's lives. If it was outside the box could have been much worst.
     
    #317 Cowboy_Bebop, Apr 15, 2013
  18. B-Bob

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    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.
     
    #318 B-Bob, Apr 15, 2013
  19. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    You were saying?
     
    #319 REEKO_HTOWN, Apr 15, 2013
  20. heypartner

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    oops double post
     
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