Terrorist attack??? Explosions rip through Boston Marathon

[Darkwood]

Well got various sources filtering through about 2 or more explosions at the finish line... a few dead(un-confirmed) and many injured.LiveLeak.com - Exclusive: BOMBING At Boston Marathon - Raw Footage, City on Lockdown

3 separate explosions confirmed ..smell of cordite has been noted.

 

[trev]

Just took a look at that on the Beeb, too early to say for definite but it certainly looks possible.

 

[stuartcourt]

been two explosions so would have thought

 

[markc123]

watching bbc1 now - makes me feel sick.

:censored:

 

[Darkwood]

Well without trying to sound racist im putting bets on its something to do with certain extremists of that self confessed peaceful religion.... well I suppose they have got another excuse now to invade another country.

 

[MDJ]

Terrible, just terrible, I just don't get it, scum, I hope no children were injured, apparently 10 people have lost limbs, I just hope no kids were hurt.

 

[trev]

Although it is likely to be religiously based it's worth pointing out that the Unabomber and Timothy McVeigh were US born and bred as are the members of many anti abortion groups who, ironically, don't mind killing people.

 

[stuartcourt]

Just cant see the point of blowing up nobodys like us what has it ever achieved other than getting your own people in your country bombed

 

[trev]

The point is fear mate. "Look at us, we can get to you any time we like and we don't care who you are and what you do. You are the enemy and we'll strike when ever we feel like it" Luckily law enforcement on both sides of the pond has been finding out about plots and dealing with them long before they are put into action but there was always going to be one that was missed. Hopefully it'll just be the one.

 

[oldtimer]

Just seen them push an injured man in a wheelchair funny thing is go to Syria and they are killing each other so they can't blame us for that

 

[Darkwood]

Although it is likely to be religiously based it's worth pointing out that the Unabomber and Timothy McVeigh were US born and bred as are the members of many anti abortion groups who, ironically, don't mind killing people.

Well pointed out but a terrorist is a terrorist whatever the cause they claim to serve, and I am doing an educated guess as it was a day of celebration too with high military presence.

 

[trev]

This morning a terrorism expert from Johns Hopkins university in Baltimore has said "I think this is the work of a domestic or foreign terrorist group" In other words "I'm as clueless as anyone else right now but you guys are paying me for a quote so here's the most inane one that comes to mind" He also said "It's either an Al Queida affiliated group or a far right organisation"...the words no **** Sherlock spring to mind.

 

[markc123]

What was the point in his speech lol.

3dead and 140injured...it's disgusting. Hope the london marathon comes and goes without any trouble.

 

[brookster]

Why bomb a marathon of all places? it is without a cause.

 

[trev]

What was the point in his speech lol.

3dead and 140injured...it's disgusting. Hope the london marathon comes and goes without any trouble.

I agree Mark but this just goes to prove how vunerable everyone is on a day to day basis. All you need is for one nutter to have the idea, not tell anyone and leave a note or a video recording. I'm not advocating living in fear because that means the nut cases have won but there's never any telling what's waiting just around the corner.