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Explosion at the Boston Marathon.

patchbunny said:
An eyewitness said the explosions came from within a building. Could this just be a gas explosion with really bad timing?
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Absolutely. Based on the initial looks of the fireball, it appears to be some kind of BLEVE explosion. But, that's merely speculation based on very limited info.
 
A bit early to say, but smells like domestic work.

An unexpected terrorism target, but I guess that works in its favour.
 
Police confirming deaths. This is terrible.

Some rumblings about the significance of this being Patriot's Day, in Mass, a state holiday.
 
The Shrike said:
They want you to think it was a gas explosion. (Heading off the conspiracies at the pass.)

This is an awfully sad start to the week, and for the good people of Boston, a tragedy that will forever be tied to an annual event that brings them great pride.
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Fox25 stated it's been confirmed they were bombs. I was hoping it was something accidental. 2 dead, 22 injured. Heard another report that the explosions came from trash cans behind the crowd.

The finish line wasn't the best place to detonate a bomb if the terrorists wanted casualties. The adjacent medical tent is proving very useful in treating the injured, and is undoubtedly helping the survival rate.

Our need for instant information isn't being helped by the slow pace of reality. Curse you, time!
 
Stellafane said:
Police confirming deaths. This is terrible.

Some rumblings about the significance of this being Patriot's Day, in Mass, a state holiday.
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And at the finish line. "Coincidence" is a leap at this point.
 
Ryokan said:
A bit early to say, but smells like domestic work.

An unexpected terrorism target, but I guess that works in its favour.
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I Agree. If it was a Mid East group,it would have been a more massive attack and even worse then it is.
 
Cain said:
See, this is what happens when you outlaw bombs. Only outlaws will have bombs.

If all the people there had guns in their hands then they could have died with guns in their hands, which is even better than dying in their sleep.
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The MA prevents me from replying to this with any substance.
Can you get off you *********** hight horse for even a few minutes?
 
IDB87 said:
Uhh, wot? Are domestic groups incapable of of massive attacks?
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They're a lot less practiced. Alfred P. Murrah vs. how many dozens (at least)?

Usually domestic groups don't go for mass casualty - this doesn't seem to be mass casualty.

ETA: That's assuming the bombs went off as planned, and the bomb-makers didn't screw up.
 
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IDB87 said:
Uhh, wot? Are domestic groups incapable of of massive attacks?
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Oklahoma City says domestic groups, and even domestic indivuduals, are just as capable.

Also, external groups don't mean large explosions. Could have been a device failure, and only partial detonation. The size of the devices could well have been limited by what they could get in past security (most likely the devices were carried in, not driven). Could be any of a number of other possibilities.

At this point, I'm refraining from speculation.
 
Hellbound said:
Oklahoma City says domestic groups, and even domestic indivuduals, are just as capable.

Also, external groups don't mean large explosions. Could have been a device failure, and only partial detonation. The size of the devices could well have been limited by what they could get in past security (most likeyl the devices were carried in, not driven). Could be any of a number of other possibilities.

At this point, I'm refraining from speculation.
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There are reports that police detonated a third, unexploded, bomb. Whether it was actually a third bomb, or they were just taking precautions and blowing up something suspicious, hasn't been revealed yet.
 
rwguinn said:
The MA prevents me from replying to this with any substance.
Can you get off you *********** hight horse for even a few minutes?
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Calm down. Breathe. I'm upset, too. A lot of people will never get the chance to die with a gun in their hand. Or at least on their hip.
 
Hellbound said:
Oklahoma City says domestic groups, and even domestic indivuduals, are just as capable.

Also, external groups don't mean large explosions. Could have been a device failure, and only partial detonation. The size of the devices could well have been limited by what they could get in past security (most likely the devices were carried in, not driven). Could be any of a number of other possibilities.

At this point, I'm refraining from speculation.
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Oklaholma city was the one time a domestic group pulled off a mass casualty attack;happens a lot more with the Mideast groups.
 
Agreeing with AntPogo. Cain, there's a time and a thread for that sort of thing. This ain't it.
 
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