Breaking:Large explosion at public event in Boston*Mod warning in OP

Seachmall · 15-04-2013 09:36PM

FootShooter wrote: »

Creepy picture of a man on a roof by the marathon:

http://i.imgur.com/LTbNpu8.jpg

Looks a lot like a grassy knoll to me.

Has anyone told CT?

danniemcq · 15-04-2013 09:36PM

The director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum says that a 3 p.m. fire inside the building's mechanical room was not caused by a device and is apparently not related to the explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line.

Tom Putnam, the director of the JFK Library, said that the incident was confined to a mechanical room near the archive section of the library.

http://www.dotnews.com/2013/jfk-library-official-fire-not-related-marathon-attack

Thrill · 15-04-2013 09:36PM

ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT THE JFK LIBRARY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RUSHING

WTF going on there?

EDIT: Post above mine answers that.

old hippy · 15-04-2013 09:36PM

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure If your trying to be on a high horse, or a pundit.

How vexing for you.

tigger123 · 15-04-2013 09:37PM

Clandestine wrote: »

Probably a spotter

Could be a block on a roof either.

Or a bloke either.

Principal Skinner · 15-04-2013 09:37PM

Artful_Badger wrote: »

I never said it wasnt terrorism. I said there are far more nutbags that dont seem to be doing it for any political or religions reasons or affiliated to any such organisations. So I dont understand why everything is assumed to be terrorism.

The fact that they bombed JFK library as well makes it seem like its more organsied than just a random lunatic

Menas · 15-04-2013 09:37PM

Thrill wrote: »

ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT THE JFK LIBRARY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RUSHING

WTF going on there?

Catch up! Reported here already!

Overheal · 15-04-2013 09:37PM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Is it always such a good thing to have pictures and footage of these things as they happen? I mean, the intense media coverage of such incidents is part of the reason stuff like this keeps happening. It's giving these loons the attention they crave.

While I agree that I despise the 24 hour news cycle and their sobbing interviews of sandy hook victims, this is not the same thing, we're talking about people on the scene, not reporters with a professional agenda.

amacca · 15-04-2013 09:37PM

southsiderosie wrote: »

Yes, and they are also lucky that they are less than two miles from one of the best hospitals in the United States (Mass General). There is also a firehouse near the finish line.

true but thats a kind of luck I'd rather not have tbh considering the type of luck that has to precede it in order for the availability of emergency services to be lucky

jsd1004 · 15-04-2013 09:38PM

tigger123 wrote: »

Could be a block on a roof either.

He looks dark and I think he has a beard

FutureGuy · 15-04-2013 09:38PM

Looking at sky, the glass in he closest building is shattered outwards. Looks like something was in there.

Amirani · 15-04-2013 09:38PM

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost

Suspect in hospital according to Federal Law Enforcement Official. Very different figures also.

daithi1970 · 15-04-2013 09:38PM

people being told to get out of Boston asap. scary

old hippy · 15-04-2013 09:38PM

daithi1970 wrote: »

..get off your high horse,old hippy,now is not the time for point scoring or political polemic:mad::mad:

now is not the time for lectures...

15-04-2013 09:39PM

Manc-Red wrote: »

It's early doors but it looks like a lot more people should have died there but somehow didn't.

How do you mean? There were people mere yards from one the explosions who looked to get away lightly, doesn't look like the most powerful bombs ever.

Artful_Badger · 15-04-2013 09:39PM

Principal Skinner wrote: »

The fact that they bombed JFK library as well makes it seem like its more organsied than just a random lunatic

Seems to be bigger than the initial blast all right. The level of planning that goes into something like this is unnerving.

GalwayGuy2 · 15-04-2013 09:39PM

people being told to get out of Boston asap. scary

By who?

danniemcq · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

New York Post reporting 12 dead, 50 injured. Also mention a suspect being guarded in hospital.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI

from what americans are saying NYpost is usually full of ****

Crann na Beatha · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

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heartseeker · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

nua domhan wrote: »

Couldn't possibly be....what would they be bombing about? Too much freedom??

Adam lanza didnt need a reason .What do you mean by freedom?freedom to buy guns,ammunitions and explosives without background cheques or did you mean something else?

thund3rbird_ · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

Doctor in attendance interviewed on sky news claimed he was trained to deal with injuries that have been sustained

also said they had set up an emergency response unit to deal with this type of incident 2 years ago ......... with the help of the ISRAELIS

wonderfullife · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

jsd1004 wrote: »

Do you want coverage or not? If you don't, hide till tomorrow and we will edit all the images and video and your blood will have cooled. Most people want to see this as human nature goes.

It's very possible to give coverage without zooming in on the faces of 10 year old girls lying on the ground AND very possible to give coverage without trying to out-do all other news channels with the 'scoop' on numbers of fatalities AND very possible to give coverage without trying to get the 'scoop' on who did it.

But hey that all seems too sensible for the news agencies.

What good does it achieve to be the first to report the fatality level? Not even an hour after the incident? The only one benefitting is the news channel who can then claim the scoop. Self-serving bullsh1t.

rebel girl 15 · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

Cop apparently have a suspect according to a number of sources on twitter

Knex* · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

daithi1970 wrote: »

people being told to get out of Boston asap. scary

By the police? Surely not. Crazy if true :eek:

old hippy · 15-04-2013 09:40PM

Overheal wrote: »

While I agree that I despise the 24 hour news cycle and their sobbing interviews of sandy hook victims, this is not the same thing, we're talking about people on the scene, not reporters with a professional agenda.

The rolling news syndrome is part and parcel of modern media, in much the same way as this thread is. Both partial to speculation, dubious commentary and an incomplete grasp of the facts.

overpronator · 15-04-2013 09:41PM

Not a bomb at JFK library, they have tweeted to say it was a fire and made it clear that links to the explosions at the marathon are purely speculation. All staff and visitors accounted for.

Amirani · 15-04-2013 09:41PM

danniemcq wrote: »

from what americans are saying NYpost is usually full of ****

If it is bull**** then they should be seriously ashamed of themselves.

Thrill · 15-04-2013 09:41PM

Boston suspect in custody - being guarded in hospital after blast

New York Post

NTMK · 15-04-2013 09:41PM

Principal Skinner wrote: »

The fact that they bombed JFK library as well makes it seem like its more organsied than just a random lunatic

Lunatics can be organised look at breivik for example

kmart6 · 15-04-2013 09:42PM

FootShooter wrote: »

Creepy picture of a man on a roof by the marathon:

http://i.imgur.com/LTbNpu8.jpg

keelanj69 wrote: »

Saw that a few pages back. Very unsettling for some reason.

Clandestine wrote: »

Probably a spotter

IceFjoem wrote: »

truly terrifying

Seriously a guy walking across a rooftop is now creepy and terrifying!! Stop reaching for stuff and trying to make something out of nothing!!

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