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

kmart6 wrote: »

I don't know what coverage you were watching but that wasn't the caste at all! After the first explosion it was still possible for all the runners/walkers to get by as the entire width of the road was free of any obstacles. Even when they started moving the barriers the road was never fully blocked off and people could get by, there was no need for anybody to turn back in the direction of the second explosion, which can be seen from all the videos with a stream of people continuing to cross the line!

Look if this was on O' Connell Street in Dublin and the bomb goes off outside the GPO, most people on that side of the road will either leg it down towards Parnell Street or up towards Grafton Street. Depending what side of the explosion you are on. On instinct alone you wouldn't be running across the road towards Abbey Street.

So when the first bomb goes off people are going to be trying to flee away from the scene, not across the road. If you were to the left of the explosion you're going to run back up the street (the direction the runners are coming from). So people caught on the side of the first blast were herding towards the second explosion to try get out of there.

robinph wrote: »

Yep, and none of the spectators will have made it more than about 5 meters between the two blasts either as they will have only had a crowded footpath to move along. The blasts were basically simultaneous and not timed in a way to try and get people in both blasts. Just designed to get lots of people.

can agree to disagree on this but if i'm 75-100 yards away from the first blast i'm pretty sure i start making my way away from it (and straight on to the 2nd blast). 12 seconds is enough time to walk, run, scrimmage a bit up the street.

Anyway, we can both agree whoever did this are total pricks.

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

My understanding is there was 2 more unexploded devices in the finish area. I'd guess the idea was to simultaneously set off multiple devices along the finish straight. Maybe one of those devices was between the two that did go off. Either way a lot of the time were a second device is used with a time delay it is to target emergency response personel and detonates in the same area but it goes off minutes afterwards not seconds. There wasn't enough time between the two blasts for one to be targetting fleeing persons from the other IMO.

Maybe not, still callous disregard for human life on display with the placement of the devices - knowing full well a lot of children would be on that street.

My heart goes out to those who have died and are injured. I believe a little 8 year old boy was amongst the dead too My prayers and thoughts are with all their families.

Lollipops23 wrote: »

Still getting my head around it to be honest.
At first I was convinced it was a domestic job, but it doesn't sound that way now.
Jesus hope they get the sons of bitches that are behind this whole thing.

Almost everything points towards domestic terrorism (so far).

Timing: 20th anniversary of the Waco siege and 18th anniversary of Oklahoma Bombings are this week. The latter was inspired by outrage at the former.

Coincidence: Of course, it may be a coincidence but the likes of Timothy McVeigh were huge believers in the Patriot Movement. Ideologically opposed to the power of Government. This incident took place on Patriots Day.

The scale, timing, location of the attack to my mind fits the bill with right-wing domestic extremism more so than any other explanation. But i'm sure it will come to light soon enough.