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Old 15 April 2013, 08:46 PM
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Appalling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22160691
Old 15 April 2013, 08:56 PM
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Horrible

Seems an odd day to have it - thought all the big ones were held at weekends ?
Old 15 April 2013, 08:56 PM
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2 bombs apparently, either side of the street.
Old 15 April 2013, 09:04 PM
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Not good !!
Old 15 April 2013, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by alistair
Horrible

Seems an odd day to have it - thought all the big ones were held at weekends ?
Patriots day
Old 15 April 2013, 09:16 PM
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Utterly appalling.
Lets hope security is on full alert for the London marathon.

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Old 15 April 2013, 09:22 PM
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Two dead, at least 22 injured.
Old 15 April 2013, 09:24 PM
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Old 15 April 2013, 09:24 PM
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I've got Sky News and BBC News 24, it's going to go around and around on a loop for ever.
Old 15 April 2013, 09:31 PM
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It can be a sick and twisted world at times
Old 15 April 2013, 09:35 PM
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Shocking stuff.

Guess we'll find out soon enough if it was terrorists or another weirdo.

I expect security will be even tighter for the funeral on Wednedsay now.
Old 15 April 2013, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwik
2 bombs apparently, either side of the street.
Where does it say that?
Old 15 April 2013, 10:02 PM
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3 bombs. 2on camera 1 at JFK library

Can only hope the 2 dead are the bombers

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Old 15 April 2013, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by wayne9t9
Where does it say that?
Early on there were stills of an explosion one side, and video showing an older runner collapsing when the first went off.
Sky news showing still right now of second explosion. In the background you can see smoke from the first, looks like same side though.
Another explosion at a Library apparently. 5 miles away.

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Old 15 April 2013, 10:07 PM
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just got told about the explosions i thought it was koreans till i saw the news

looks like the usual suspects again fuckin cowards
Old 15 April 2013, 10:10 PM
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Have they not said the bomb(s) are likely to be home made jobbies, ie some nutter rather than terrorist?
Old 15 April 2013, 10:11 PM
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1oo injured. CNN is far better then sky n NBC news.

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New York Post online:

BOSTON — Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.

A federal law-enforcement source confirmed to The Post there are at least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured. Fox News reported that Massachusetts General Hospital was treating 10 people with amputated limbs and all operating rooms were on hold.

Authorities have a identified a suspect, a Saudi national, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.



Law-enforcement sources said at least the first explosion occurred in the lobby of a nearby hotel.

AUTHORITIES ID SUSPECT IN MARATHON BOMBINGS

NEW YORK INCREASES SECURITY FOLLOWING MARATHON EXPLOSIONS

PHOTOS: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BOSTON MARATHON

EXPLOSIONS CAUSE UK TO REVIEW MARATHON SECURITY

"There were two bombs that exploded near the finish line in today's Boston Marathon," The Boston Marathon's official Facebook page read. "We are working with law enforcement to understand what exactly has happened."
Old 15 April 2013, 10:14 PM
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Hope they catch them and string them up by the *****..
Old 15 April 2013, 10:20 PM
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My monies on some redneck billybob gun fetish nutjob
Old 15 April 2013, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
Shocking stuff.

Guess we'll find out soon enough if it was terrorists or another weirdo.

I expect security will be even tighter for the funeral on Wednedsay now.

Sadly only in America would we wonder if it was a American nutter or a terrorist that did this.

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Old 15 April 2013, 10:27 PM
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Not good.
Old 16 April 2013, 12:07 AM
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Obama has said the culprits will feel the full weight of America.

My money is on, they blame North Korea !!!!
Old 16 April 2013, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mrmadcap
My monies on some redneck billybob gun fetish nutjob
Yup.
Old 16 April 2013, 07:11 AM
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I was wondering whether this had North Korean origins, given all the threats recently.
Old 16 April 2013, 07:38 AM
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Do oany of you really think we will ever find out who is truly behind this? The US will tell us it's whoever they want it to be. They are probably tossig up between the old enemy of Al Qaeda and the new kids on the block of NK!
Old 16 April 2013, 08:02 AM
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Or Iran
Old 16 April 2013, 08:59 AM
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Bloke on Sky News suggested 'Anti-Abortion' groups.
Old 16 April 2013, 10:45 AM
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Have you seen some of the images - shocking to say the least.
People missing limbs
Old 16 April 2013, 12:07 PM
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From CNN

(CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban denied any involvement in a double bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people, spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said Wednesday.
"Wherever we find Americans we will kill them, but we don't have any connection with the Boston Explosions," Ihsan said.


Oh, so that's alright then.


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