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

What strikes me is how quick the response was and how fast they start moving the injured out of there. The first bomb goes off at 1:40 and you see a stretcher leaving at 4:25.

 

based on on the two brow structures, likely not.

 

Suspect #2 and the little boy who was killed... and the backpack

 

Broken link.

 

chins, noses, very similar.

 

Maybe, or maybe not the suspect. Not jumping to conclusions but have to say I noticed:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/sunil-trip...ing-ivy-league/story?id=18845517#.UXCttrXOniE

There is a resemblance.

And the timing of all this.. Missing March 16th. And then there are the mysterious homemade bombs found in Hanover, MA. Which could be linked to the marathon bombers. Trial runs possibly.
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x711938623/Hanover-bombs-a-mystery-to-police

Also, where is this guy? http://www.eveningsun.com/localnews/ci_22917589/alleged-hanover-bomb-maker-admitted-ard

Brady Alexander Candeloro. I'm sure the FBI is already top of this. He might know something. If these are somehow connected, maybe he took one for the team so the mission was still intact?

 

yeah actually I may be changing my mind after reading some stuff online tonight

1) I saw some side-by-side pics on bodybuilding.com's forum and the ear shapes on the Brown U kid and Suspect #2 are very similar.

2) There were unexploded bombs found recently around Brown U

3) The Brown University ongoing dispute/protests over Adidas, who was a primary sponsor of the Boston Marathon. The disappeared kid was part of those protests at Brown U.

 

If it is indeed the missing student from Brown, I cannot fathom his motive.

edit: just read bigtexxx's point about Brown and Adidas

 

similar ear, jaw and nose. I am not convinced his brow matches the one in the subject. His brow ridge is elevated while the photo shows a flat bridge, but the hat with hair is definitely obscuring the field. Might also be worth noting the time that has passed between last photo of the brown student and the bombing because hair can only grow so fast.

 

Fuzzy picture. But to me the bomber and Sunil Tripathi's hair resemble eachother. Especially hairline/ear shape.

You judge for yourself.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Us-Find-Sunil-Tripathi/403275636436466

Seems to having a great loving family. I really hope for that family's sake, this isn't true.

 

Not sure if this has been posted:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/teen-stunned-at-portrayal-as-boston-bomb-suspect.php?ref=fpblg

Teen Stunned at Portrayal as Boston Bomb Suspect


REVERE, Mass. (AP) — A teenager said he is scared to go outside after he was portrayed on the Internet and on the front page of the New York Post as connected to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings.

Photos of Salah Eddin Barhoum, 17, and friend Yassine Zaime were posted on websites whose users have been scouring marathon finish line photos for suspects. The two were also on the Post’s front Thursday with the headline: “Bag men: Feds seek these two pictured at Boston Marathon.”

The Post reported later Thursday that the pair weren’t considered suspects, and the FBI has since identified two other men as suspects in Monday’s bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 180.

But Barhoum, a track runner at Revere High School, said he is convinced some will blame him for the bombings, no matter what.

He was so fearful on Thursday that he ran back to the high school after a track meet when he saw a man in a car staring at him, talking into a phone, he said.

Barhoum added he received more than 200 messages online Wednesday, with one commenter from Oregon asking: “How could you do that? Did you even think about the consequences?”

Barhoum said he won’t feel safe until the bombers are caught.

“I’m going to be scared going to school,” Barhoum said. “Workwise, my family, everything is going to be scary.”

Attempts to reach Zaime were not immediately successful.

Barhoum’s father, El Houssein Barhoum, who moved his family from Morocco five years ago, said he is worried his son will be shot and fears for his wife and two young daughters. He said he can’t go to his job as a baker in Boston.

“Right now, we are not secure,” he said. “So, the news (media), when they put something, they should be sure about the information.”

In a statement, New York Post editor Col Allan said, “We stand by our story. The image was emailed to law enforcement agencies yesterday afternoon seeking information about these men, as our story reported. We did not identify them as suspects.”

The photos show Barhoum with a black Nike athletic bag, wearing a blue and black track suit. Zaime is carrying a black backpack, wearing a white cap and black track clothes.

Men with bags at the marathon have been a focus of Internet scrutiny, because officials believe that’s how the bombers carried in the explosives.

Barhoum said there are only two reasons he’s been labeled a suspect: his bag and his brown skin.

Barhoum said he was at the marathon with Zaime, a friend from the running club, hoping to run a portion of it behind the official field. They took the subway, and Barhoum’s bag was for his running gear.

But the pair got the address wrong and ended up at the finish line instead of where they wanted to start the race. Barhoum said they decided to stick around to see the top runners, then left.

Barhoum said that late Wednesday, friends started flagging the online photos and commenters started their work. He said he was so upset, he visited police early Thursday to clear his name. He said they advised him to restrict access to his Facebook account.

When the Post published the photo later Thursday, a bad situation got worse, Barhoum said.

“It hurts because the person who did it must be happy right now, looking at the people who are getting blamed,” he said. “And I’m one of them.”

 

Delete.

 

Wow blaming innocent missing people? You guys have gone to a new low

 

shots fired at MIT:

Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:48 PM
At 10:48 PM today gunshots were reported near Building 32 (Stata) which is currently surrounded by responding agencies. The area is cordoned off. Please stay clear of area until further notice. Unknown if injuries have occurred.. Although the situation is considered active and extremely dangerous, an investigation is underway. Updates will be provided at this site when more information becomes available.

http://emergency.mit.edu/

 

Could be left wing terrorism..

Could be religion based terrorism..

No way to know yet.

 

well the Brown kid certainly does not seem Muslim given full name.

unlikely to represent right wing/tax protests (my initial thoughts given timing and location)

If it's the brown kid, I'd suspect left win terror.

I still do not think its the kid though.

 

ID'ed by high school class mate?

 

http://imgur.com/a/1PqCt

 

Poor kid.. I hope his family sues the **** out of the Post.