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Bombs went off in Boston

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Borla, Apr 15, 2013.

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  1. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Bombs just went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. :(
     
    Borla, Apr 15, 2013
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  2. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect Donor

    Location:
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    Holy fuck...
     
    ralphie250, Apr 15, 2013
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  3. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member


    Right now they are only mentioning injuries, which is good. But supposedly two bombs went off. It was far enough after the race started that most everyone had finished or quit. I'm guessing it would've been WAY worse if it was 2-3 hours sooner.
     
    Borla, Apr 15, 2013
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  4. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
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    Just reality. That's all. I'm still loyal. Been to the alter too many times to think otherwise. I started this season already thinking "wait till next year" :D
    --- merged: Apr 15, 2013 at 3:32 PM ---
    An hour after the first had crossed the line

    Explosions rock Boston Marathon, several injured - CNN.com
     
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    Craven Morehead, Apr 15, 2013
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  5. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    The first report I read said it was 3 hours after the first finishers. The race started at 10:05 central time. Bombs went off 4 hours later, so you are right.


    So far now I'm hearing 2 dead.
     
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    Borla, Apr 15, 2013
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  6. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
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    Craven Morehead, Apr 15, 2013
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  7. roachboy

    roachboy Very Tilted

    reports from boston are 2 dead, 23 injured. the explosions were at copley square, right across from the boston public library. a friend of mine is working the medical tent for the marathon, which is right there. he's ok, helping people. says it's like a war zone.
     
    roachboy, Apr 15, 2013
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  8. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    A loop of one of the explosions. Graphic but not gory. Doug's post on Vine

    This is horrific. I heard that police were reporting another unexploded device, and that they were doing a sweep.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Apr 15, 2013
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  9. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    JFK Library was just bombed too.
     
    Borla, Apr 15, 2013
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  10. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Link? I'm still seeing mixed reports. Some are saying it's an unrelated fire.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Apr 15, 2013
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  11. PonyPotato

    PonyPotato Very Tilted

    Location:
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    I want to follow this story, but it is terribly depressing and I haven't yet heard back from my friend in Boston. I'm not sure if he was running the race, but I'm sure he was at least watching it.
     
    PonyPotato, Apr 15, 2013
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  12. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    :(
     
    cynthetiq, Apr 15, 2013
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  13. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Baraka_Guru, Apr 15, 2013
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  14. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun
    Craven Morehead, Apr 15, 2013
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  15. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    cynthetiq, Apr 15, 2013
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  16. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect Donor

    Location:
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    Cowards......
     
    ralphie250, Apr 15, 2013
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  17. roachboy

    roachboy Very Tilted

    there's a lot of confusion in the interwebs still about what has been going on. sitting on my couch in the treefort offers no privileged space for contemplation of such things...there was a fire earlier at the jfk library, but lately that's either been revised to be maybe linked or something else has happened.

    i've been looking at this:
    Boston Marathon explosions: two dead and 23 injured – live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk

    which is a bit saner than more immediately invested sources so far as i can tell.
     
    roachboy, Apr 15, 2013
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  18. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    That story changed too. Obviously reporters trying to break the story, and in today's world that sometimes means reporting before it's accurate. The link is down and now they are saying unrelated.
     
    Borla, Apr 15, 2013
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  19. Lish

    Lish Very Tilted

    Location:
    Im here, but heart is somewhere else
    this is tragic.

    From whats reported here, the bomb went off at the finish line, 4hrs 09mins 44secs, which is when a large percentage of runners finish.


    why??
     
    Lish, Apr 15, 2013
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  20. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    This is awful. First thing I do when I get out of work is scroll through Facebook, and this was just starting to hit. I had a staff meeting directly after, but a couple of us spent most of it scrolling through the news.

    I hope if any of you have loved ones or friends in the Boston area that they are okay.
     
    snowy, Apr 15, 2013
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