« 16 »
  • Reply
cochise
Sep 10, 2011


Fandyien posted:

Someone linked this in the GBS thread, it's a few frames of the actual explosion going off. You can see a guy get hit with what looks like shrapnel. It's not actually gory but it's a little disturbing.

https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ

Was just about to post this. It's a much better angle than the one on CNN. Oddly enough right as it got posted in the GBS thread it was mentioned on Fox about 10 seconds later.

Spiritus Nox
Sep 1, 2011


Adrastus posted:

You guys are terrible goons. Do you seriously not know the story behind that catch phrase.

Well, I was in first grade in 2001 so I wouldn't have been on, so no.

Edit: Oh Christ, that video made it look like the explosion was right in the thick of the crowd. Sure doesn't look like a gas mane or something exploding either. The epicenter looks too high, though I'm hardly a specialist.

TheOneAndOnlyT
Dec 17, 2005


Traveller posted:

The fuck is this?
A terrible attempt to imitate the "Watch Bush start a fucking war" post from the SA thread on 9/11.

Here's hoping we find who did this soon.

The Insect Court
Nov 21, 2012


CapnAndy posted:

I'd guess 40/40/20 North Korea/Anti-tax lunatics/Other, but that's just me guessing.

I'd say there's basically zero percent chance of this being an operation by North Korea. Not only is there no real reason to think that they've got the capacity to stage terrorist attacks in the United States, it'd make no strategic sense.

It could be anti-government/white supremacist nuts, but they tend to target government agencies or minority communities. I'm guessing either violent loner or jihadist wanna-bes. Of course, it's also possible that investigations will turn up no strong suspects so we'll never know.

The Insect Court fucked around with this message at Apr 15, 2013 around 11:50

duz
Jul 11, 2005


zoux posted:

Don't we already have those though?

Not at huge public events like this.

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004


From the Boston Globe Twitter.

Police say are they still finding "secondary devices," pleading with crowd to go home.

Well planned apparently.

D-Pad
Jun 27, 2006


The explosion was right by a line of flags. Were there flags lining the whole route or just that section? If just that section, that could be symbolic...

cochise
Sep 10, 2011


Now there's talk about ball bearings found at the scene.

zoux
Apr 28, 2006


Spiritus Nox posted:

Obama is a mediocre to terrible president, ergo we can automatically assume that this will lead to another Afghanistan/Iraq, I suppose.

I mean, the possibility's crossed my mind, but seems like we should hold off on such declarations until the administration has at least had time to open its mouth.

Nah they're just posting what was posted in the 9/11 thread as it happened.

If it's a right wing domestic group or individual, watch how no one will call it terrorism, just like when that dude crashed a plane into an IRS office in Austin.

Mordiceius
Nov 9, 2007


So one report said there were Newtown families in the VIP section near the cooldown area. Can anyone else confirm?

Spiritus Nox
Sep 1, 2011


Mordiceius posted:

So one report said there were Newtown families in the VIP section near the cooldown area. Can anyone else confirm?

Can't confirm, but that is so fucked if it's true.

dethslayer666
Apr 4, 2009



Mirthless
Mar 26, 2011


Mordiceius posted:

So one report said there were Newtown families in the VIP section near the cooldown area. Can anyone else confirm?

I really hope that's just wild speculation.


Jesus fucking christ, Alex Jones.

Accretionist
Nov 6, 2012


I'm seeing unconfirmed reports of an unexploded device near the Mandarin? If that's true rather than miscommunication, that may be a forensics gold mine for investigators.

mintskoal
Oct 24, 2006



Freep has already declared it to be Muslims or an Obama conspiracy so that seems about right.

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004


Accretionist posted:

I'm seeing unconfirmed reports of an unexploded device near the Mandarin? If that's true rather than miscommunication, that may be a forensics gold mine for investigators.

Police are still recovering "secondary devices" according to the Globe, so that may be true

No Ticket
Jul 20, 2007


MSNBC says there's been another explosion, possibly controlled..

TrekBek
Mar 26, 2013


Gatts posted:

This sucks, poor people. Although what would tax day have to do with this?

It could be domestic terrorism, something a la the guy flying a plane into an IRS building a few years ago, protesting "unfair taxes." It's too early to know for sure, but in my opinion, it's a solid guess.

Mirthless
Mar 26, 2011



Jesus fucking christ, Alex Jones.



This guy shouldn't surprise me anymore, but this one just blows me away. God damn, what a tone deaf asshole.

Zeitgueist
Aug 8, 2003


Guardian Liveblogs of these things are usually good and quick:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/201...-explosion-live

Rent-A-Cop
Oct 14, 2004


SirFozzie posted:

Police are still recovering "secondary devices" according to the Globe, so that may be true
After something like this pretty much everything even remotely suspicious is going to be treated like an unexploded bomb.

Gonzo McFee
Jun 19, 2010


Record breaking speed of bullshit for Alex Jones, very impressive.

Highspeeddub
Apr 29, 2005


MSNBC just reported there was a fire at the JFK Library that started just after the explosions. This gets worse by the moment.

Alex Jones needs to be strung up by his balls in his FEMA camp cell.

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004


Rent-A-Cop posted:

After something like this pretty much everything even remotely suspicious is going to be treated like an unexploded bomb.

Yeah. I'm seeing reports of police doing a controlled detonation of a third device

ProperGanderPusher
Jan 13, 2012


Mirthless posted:

Jesus fucking christ, Alex Jones.



This guy shouldn't surprise me anymore, but this one just blows me away. God damn, what a tone deaf asshole.

All terrorist attacks in history have been false flag operations.

All of them.

And Obama has been involved nine times out of ten.

Chantilly Say
Apr 17, 2008


Boston police are currently doing controlled detonations of anything suspicious, so there will be at least one more explosion within the next few minutes as they deal with that.

CPFortest
Jun 1, 2009



I shouldn't be shocked by Alex Jones making an outrageous statement, but still.

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004


The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe 6m
Officials: There will be a controlled explosion opposite the library within one minute as part of bomb squad activities.

AUTOTUNED TOILET
Nov 7, 2012


Stereotype posted:

Watch Obama start a fucking war.

oh no

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

fancyclown
Dec 10, 2012


quote:

@c_heller: The 26th mile of today's Boston Marathon was dedicated to victims of the Newtown massacre.


ESPN link

Where was the explosion?

DiabloStarCraft
Oct 12, 2006


fancyclown posted:

ESPN link

Where was the explosion?

A Marathon is 26.22 miles long. It happened at the finish line.

This is pretty awful, do we know if there are any dead?

Vermain
Sep 5, 2006


DiabloStarCraft posted:

A Marathon 26.22 miles long. It happened at the finish line.

This is pretty awful, do we know if there are any dead?

The current confirmed numbers from the Boston PD is around 22 injured, 2 dead.

Zeroisanumber
Oct 22, 2010


DiabloStarCraft posted:

A Marathon 26.22 miles long. It happened at the finish line.

This is pretty awful, do we know if there are any dead?

Three so far. There will probably be more as the reports firm up.

SirFozzie
Mar 28, 2004


WBZ was interviewing a nurse that said several people didn't make it.. WBZ just confirmed at least two dead and two dozen injured.

Greg Hall, a sportswriter doing the marathon just tweeted this about 10 minutes ago:

Greg Hall ‏@greghall24 9m
ANOTHER bomb just went off right by where I'm standing. People running, screaming, crying. INSANE!

edit from another twitter account:

confirmations rolling in that further explosions are -intentional- and being carried out by the bomb squad. keep this in mind while reading.

DiabloStarCraft
Oct 12, 2006


Alex Jones is a fucking scumbag holy shit. We don't even know if it was a purposeful explosion or if like a hotdog stand propane tank exploded or something, and the bodies haven't even cooled.

I mean, it probably IS some sort of attack but still, what a bastard.

Fire
Aug 26, 2002


I just heard it on the news.

Anyone know if its a terrorist attack?

Failboattootoot
Feb 6, 2011


Highspeeddub posted:

MSNBC just reported there was a fire at the JFK Library that started just after the explosions. This gets worse by the moment.

Alex Jones needs to be strung up by his balls in his FEMA camp cell.

It's ok, MSNBC reports that nobody was hurt in the library fire and it is already put out. Damages should be minimal.

Spiritus Nox
Sep 1, 2011


Fire posted:

I just heard it on the news.

Anyone know if its a terrorist attack?

We haven't even hit an hour past the blast yet, so I'm pretty sure we're mostly going to be hearing updated damage/casualty reports for a bit.

Rent-A-Cop
Oct 14, 2004


Fire posted:

Anyone know if its a terrorist attack?
It certainly looks like one.

Joementum
May 23, 2004


Fire posted:

Anyone know if its a terrorist attack?

We don't know yet if it was a bomb, gas line, or generator that might have been in place to power some of the equipment at the finish line.

  • Reply
« 16 »