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

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  • #1052
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Are you sure they were talking about this incident? I'm sure ordinary criminals are still doing their thing right now, and the scanner isn't dedicated to those dealing with the attack.

    Given how quickly the fbi got there, I'm sure it was related


  • #1053
    Seachmall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Are you sure they were talking about this incident? I'm sure ordinary criminals are still doing their thing right now, and the scanner isn't dedicated to those dealing with the attack.

    It was mentioned that they were waiting for the "JTT" to start interrogations.


    "JTT" is presumably the Joint Terrorism Task Force.


    And I'd guess there are protocols to clear the airwaves of unrelated noise in these type of situations and use other frequencies.


  • #1054
    Sl!mCharles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 492 ✭✭Sl!mCharles


    Seachmall wrote: »
    I don't know Boston well enough to recognise the park.

    Could be Maine for all I know.

    It's Boston Common, big downtown park about 10-15 mins (max) from the finish line.


  • #1055
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    COYVB wrote: »
    The Boston police scanner has said several times they have someone in custody


    I'm sure they have but is probably completely unrelated to the explosions.


  • #1056
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    angerfist2009 wrote: »
    Will sell more news papers tomorrow as well wont it?.


    Mod

    Banned for this and other comments.

    Zero tolerance means just that.


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  • #1057
    cardwizzard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭cardwizzard


    COYVB wrote: »
    Given how quickly the fbi got there, I'm sure it was related

    The FBI have a huge building not 5 mins from there. How can you be sure??


  • #1058
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    vicwatson wrote: »
    I'm sure they have but is probably completely unrelated to the explosions.

    You're dead right. The jtt and fbi would definitely be taking time away from a bombing for something unrelated


  • #1059
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    DyldeBrill wrote: »
    Sick either way, but an 8 year old who has a full life ahead of them is truely tragic!

    All deaths are tragic :(


  • #1060
    srm23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭srm23


    space_man wrote: »
    i do think Obama's immediate response has been far more intelligent and measured that that clown Bush after 911.
    mind you a demented and hormonal chimpanzee would have reacted more intelligently than Bush.

    not exactly same kettle as that attack tbf


  • #1061
    space_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 663 ✭✭✭space_man


    old hippy wrote: »
    All deaths are tragic :(

    agreed, but a child's death/murder in such circumstances is beyond words.


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  • #1062
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This just saddens me so much, this is becoming far too frequent.

    Regardless of the death count which if one or more, is too high, the casualties are often the ones that don't even end up being a statistic, just the person that lost a limb, an eye or even a relative. Some sick people out there...


  • #1063
    SRFC
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭SRFC


    Daroxtar wrote: »
    Oklahoma.....


    9/11


    We can all use history to suit our opinions.


  • #1064
    rebel girl 15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,247 ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Solair wrote: »
    I'm actually amazed that the US police forces radios aren't encrypted.
    In Europe (even in Ireland) they use digital encrypted radio these days. Just very surprised you can use 'scanners' at all.

    They did have encrypted channels alright - was a number of warnings over the scanner about the channel they were on being an open channel


  • #1065
    Seachmall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    vicwatson wrote: »
    I'm sure they have but is probably completely unrelated to the explosions.

    I'd imagine there are protocols that in times of terrorist attacks they get a dedicated frequency.


  • #1066
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    I don't honestly understand what they're hoping to achieve by murdering innocent civilians like this, all they'll do is make people lose whatever little respect they might have had for whatever "grievance" they're avenging.

    Scum.


  • #1067
    thund3rbird_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭thund3rbird_


    Sl!mCharles wrote: »
    It's Boston Common, big downtown park about 10-15 mins (max) from the finish line.


    it's near the Soldiers & Sailors monument - you can see it in some pics
    there's an octagonal building in the pics as well

    http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&ll=42.355533,-71.066777&spn=0.001959,0.00327&t=h&z=19&iwloc=lyrftr:h,2643653360217117769,42.355477,-71.066415


  • #1068
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    COYVB wrote: »
    You're dead right. The jtt and fbi would definitely be taking time away from a bombing for something unrelated


    Have you proof of when that photo was taken?


  • #1069
    argosy2006
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    up to 110 injured ,reports, not official


  • #1070
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    The fact that it was at a marathon, and at the finishing line, a place were you least expect any sort of trouble like this makes it more of a sickener.

    Lots of pictures are appearing online, the injuries are vicious. Especially that guy in the wheelchair with his legs gone.


  • #1071
    KKkitty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Absolutely devastating atrocity. Hope they find who perpetrated this and they're brought to justice.


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  • #1072
    Dr Silly Bollox MD
    Site Banned Posts: 256 ✭✭Dr Silly Bollox MD


    Map of Explosions



  • #1073
    dark crystal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    old hippy wrote: »
    Don't get that logic, myself. It wouldn't be sick if the victims were just adults?

    Do you deliberately come on threads just to admonish other posters? If you have your own opinions, state them - no need to try and shame others for their opinions all the time.

    Of course anyone's death in such a situation is a tragedy, but a life just having started out on it's journey to be snuffed out like that adds an extra sort of poignancy. It doesn't diminish the death of anyone else.

    The endless nit-picking in this thread is tiresome....


  • #1074
    rebel girl 15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,247 ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    space_man wrote: »
    agreed, but a child's death/murder in suh circumstances is beyond words.

    Number of other children were caught in the blast as well


  • #1075
    space_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 663 ✭✭✭space_man


    Fox is reporting an unexploded device has been found.


  • #1076
    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/explosions-boston-marathon-finish-line-18960342#.UWyIB7WccdQ


  • #1077
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    SRFC wrote: »
    9/11


    We can all use history to suit our opinions.

    You're the one claiming that it couldn't be domestic terrorist. He cited an example and you post an example of a foreign terror attack to counter that? Astounding logic.


  • #1078
    rebel girl 15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,247 ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Just saw this on twitter

    April 15: Titanic Sunk
    April 15: Hillsborough Disaster
    April 15: Lincoln's assassination
    April 15: Boston Bombing


  • #1079
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    old hippy wrote: »
    All deaths are tragic :(

    Yes but the death of an 8 year old boy is more tragic than that of say an 80 year old.


  • #1080
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    This just sickens me. Not only have the scum behind this killed people but they have also caused people who have attempted to reach the peak of their physical prowess to lose their limbs. Execution is too good for those scum


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  • #1081
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,290 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Seachmall wrote: »
    It was mentioned that they were waiting for the "JTT" to start interrogations.


    "JTT" is presumably the Joint Terrorism Task Force.


    And I'd guess there are protocols to clear the airwaves of unrelated noise in these type of situations and use other frequencies.

    I'm not doubting it, just not gonna believe it until it's officially reported on.

    The scanners are undedicated.. all channels which are dealing with the operative side of investigations and so on would be dedicated to a particular frequency and encrypted.

    Someone in a station wouldn't be using the base radio to update people about the arrival of the FBI to interview a suspect. What you hear on the available freqs can be very disjointed and out of context.


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