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| 2013-04-15 | |
| [NYPOST] 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, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds. If he's a white supremacist or a nut of some other variety we'll know his name this evening. If he's a turban it'll take several days to come out and we'll be assured he's just a lone wolf operator. If he's a lone wolf operator, betcha a dollar he's either a Pak or close personal friends with one. Law-enforcement sources said at least the first explosion occurred in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel. "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." According to reports, authorities in Boston found two more explosive devices that had not gone off and police were dismantling them. The airspace above the city was ordered cleared as well. President Obama was briefed about the incident shortly after the explosions occured. Obama called Boston mayor Tom Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to express his concern fot those that were injured and make clear that his administration is ready to provide needed support as they respond to this incident.
Update 5:17pm ET: Boston Police say "no arrests have been made...no suspects have been taken into custody." FBI is similarly tight-lipped. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #15 You guys are acting like Obama wants to make it easy for Saudis to get on jet airplanes or something. |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2013-04-15 23:11 |
| #14 Not to be entirely dismissed, the riots at GITMO could also be connected. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-15 21:45 |
| #13 Fox - Catherine Herridge is saying there were ball bearing shrapnel and identifiers in the backpack bombs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-04-15 21:27 |
| #12 I have seen reports that the backpack placements were captured on surveillance cameras. I have not heard whether the emplacer was carrying more than one at a time. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-04-15 21:17 |
| #11 Multiple backpacks carried to the site, and another bombing at the JFK library. Surveillance footage? Why have cameras if no one is looking. Someone carrying multiple backpacks should have peeked someone's curiosity and investigated. You can just bet your ass there are more of these out there. AND I do NOT like Obumble saying we will bring them to justice, which smacks of law enforcement. I want a president that says he will KILL who is responsible...for all of George's faults he didn't fiddle around with law enforcement dealing with terrorism. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-04-15 20:49 |
| #10 Even though Boston PD is now saying no one is in custody, Fox and Drudge are saying a young Saudi on a student visa that was acting suspicious and injured in the bombing is a person of interest. |
| Posted by: Unaise Cloluns6545 2013-04-15 20:09 |
| #9 TW, Cell service 'shut down' is a little different than 'turned off'. With airspace cleared and two remaining bombs found that didn't go off(!) I wonder if th efirst responders didn't deploy an aerial jammer. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-04-15 19:57 |
| #8 Sgt. Mom, you're already too late. Wolf Blitzer and others on CNN have already hinted at that. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-04-15 18:41 |
| #7 But the nasty, cynical bitter-clinger in me wonders who and when the first national news media critter will speculate that it's a Tea Partier who has done it. Wolf Blitzer of CNN has already 'wondered' if it was tied to 'Tax Day'. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-15 18:37 |
| #6 This is just horrible. I so hope that the toll won't go any higher. But the nasty, cynical bitter-clinger in me wonders who and when the first national news media critter will speculate that it's a Tea Partier who has done it. Maybe we should set up a pool, or something. Fiesta in San Antonio launches this week - it's about a three-week long festival of events, parades, shows ... you name it, San Antonio does it in the next three weeks. Lots of crowds, partying people, food and jollity. It's going to be a rather more than ordinarily nervous time for law enforcement personnel now. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2013-04-15 18:33 |
| #5 When your president goes on a worldwide apology tour, supports radical islamic organizations posing as arab spring orgs, bows to despots, and project weakness, this is the fruit of the labors of his administration. We can expect more and more of these incidents as we show how dithering and weak we are in the leadership department. The enemy is proactive and we are reactive. The enemy is inside our OODA loop, and we make it easy. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-04-15 18:17 |
| #4 "Update 5:17pm ET: Boston Police say "no arrests have been made...no suspects have been taken into custody." FBI is similarly tight-lipped." In other words, they're trying desperately to figure out a way to spin that a "Saudi national" is really a white Christian Tea Party member veteran. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-04-15 17:57 |
| #3 "The arrestee is a Saudi national." Quelle surprise. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-04-15 17:54 |
| #2 Ay Pee: Cell phone service turned off in Boston to prevent any other bombs from being set off |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-04-15 17:48 |
| #1 "The arrestee is a Saudi national." AQ |
| Posted by: Unaise Cloluns6545 2013-04-15 17:27 |