[StarSlayer]

Couple of explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  Tentatively being labeled a bombing, no idea if it was foreign or domestic if it ends up confirmed as a bombing.  So far it looks like no fatalities just injuries, hopefully it stays that way.

What a ****ty thing to do.

[headdie]

caught a quick news post on it a few mins ago.  My thoughts are with those affected.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/athletics-explosions-boston-marathon-191328127.html

[Mongoose]

****

[deathfun]

This is certainly something else. Unfortunate without a doubt

I am also trying very hard not to say any of what first crossed my mind to say

[Lorric]

That link has updated into 2 fatalities and 22/23 injuries. Also that they found at least 2 more bombs, which confirms it is bombs.

I hope they find the bastards that did this.

[headdie]

I hope they find the bastards that did this.

very much so

[StarSlayer]

Possibly an additional device detonated at the JFK library.  Reports are still cloudy

[Lorric]

This might be of some use:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9996363/Boston-Marathon-bombing-live.html

The Telegraph is running a live updates service on this.

[StarSlayer]

This really is a unlucky week.  Seems like awful tragedies routinely happen roughly this week in April.

[General Battuta]

Best coverage right now is the WBUR livestream http://www.wbur.org/listen/live

[JCDNWarrior]

A local source came with this eyewitness account. Probably wanted to avoid mass hysteria. Seems to indicate they were at least aware of bomb threats being made.

It's always sad to see a bombing occur and innocent people lose their lives or are otherwise hurt, I hope all affected will recover well.

[IronBeer]

What's bothering me is the sheer level of malicious intent being displayed- who the **** bombs a marathon!? That, combined with the nature of the reported injuries (a lot of ...leg injuries) comes off as particularly sadistic.

It's always sad to see a bombing occur and innocent people lose their lives or are otherwise hurt, I hope all affected will recover well.

[Nuke]

oh joy, more terrorists. didnt you guys get in enough water boarding already? srsly, if you gies are in to bsdm i can refer you to an asian hooker i know.

[Black Wolf]

Damn. I really liked the time I spent in Boston, hope they catch the ****er that did this. Has anyone claimed responsibility yet? Timing annd target suggest domestic rather than foreign/Islamic, but who knows?

[Suongadon]

Yeah. This sucks.

What's bothering me is the sheer level of malicious intent being displayed- who the **** bombs a marathon!?

People who want to kill people?

Has anyone claimed responsibility yet?

No. There were reports someone was in custody/PoI at one of the hospitals, but now reports are not saying so. (Which is/was a different person than the random muslim-looking person some ****-for-brains tackled into the street who was taken to the hospital because he got tackled into the street)

Timing annd target suggest domestic rather than foreign/Islamic, but who knows?

Lies. It was totally a false flag operation to restrict civil liberties. Absolutely not ****ting anyone that was the first question asked at the governor or mayor or whatever's in his press conference. 


(and the thing about the library was coincidence: electrical fire or something like it, not a bombing) 

[BloodEagle]

Timing annd target suggest domestic rather than foreign/Islamic, but who knows?

Lies. It was totally a false flag operation to restrict civil liberties. Absolutely not ****ting anyone that was the first question asked at the governor or mayor or whatever's in his press conference. 

Did they think they were in Arizona, or something? 

[The E]

Bruce Schneier has a good take on this.

[Dilmah G]

I don't want to spread misinformation but I'd like to see if we can get some authentication; as far as I've heard they've released a potential suspect who happened to be a Saudi student, and I believe there was also some rumours about it being associated with Tea Party sympathisers...as apparently it's tax day in your part of the world and it wasn't very popular.

Doubt the second one very much. Can anyone confirm or deny?

[The E]

Dilmah: Please read this. Right now, I doubt there's any firm information to be had about the idiots behind this.

[Flipside]

I've heard a lot of talk about the whole 'Patriot's Day' thing, that the Boston Marathon takes place on the anniversary of the start of the Civil War, but, as the E says, trying to allocate reasons right now is probably not a good idea, it was also the Anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, so it's a very delicate situation that could have unintended outcomes.