Boston Marathon Explosions

[ricoba]

Here is the face of the youngest victim Martin Richard, 8 years old.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who are directly affected by this act of violence and terror.

 

[DazedandConfused]

[Deleted, unnecessary lecture pertaining to grammar.]

 

[ricoba]

[Edited to remove quote of deleted post.]

You can correct my grammar or share my sympathies....unfortunately you chose to do the former.....

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

Radmoo - my wife moved down here to Orlando to marry me in 2008, but her parents still live in MELROSE. My in-laws are 2nd Generation, all graduates of Melrose High School. The exception is my wife, who graduated from Stoneham.

We've been in Facebook contact with friends and relatives in Melrose and around Boston over the last 24 hours. Most of our friends who were planning on going to Boston to watch the finish had something come up, glad that "something" happened.

TS

 

[SueDonJ]

Here is the face of the youngest victim Martin Richard, 8 years old.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who are directly effected by this act of violence and terror.

He's a Dorchester boy, from where I was born and raised. For any who aren't aware, there are millions of Dorchester kids who have posed for a similar, quintessential, First Communion photo on their church steps. His Mom and sister were both critically injured as well. His Dad released a statement this morning thanking people for their prayers and well-wishes and asking that the family be allowed to, "simultaneously grieve and recover" in peace and private.

It's horrendously sad.

 

[easyrider]

I agree Sue. Very sad and for some of these people the events will be life long because of the people they lost.


With twitter there is an area for trending news that links to many other areas of information. This is a newer tweet and below the tweet is the link from that tweet.

Tweet....
Slate ‏@Slate 1h
Homeland Security Warned In 2010 Of Pressure Cooker Bombs Like Those In Boston Marathon Explosions: http://ow.ly/k87Np via @FastCompany
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Link from Tweet

http://www.fastcompany.com/3008404/...cooker-bombs-those-boston-marathon-explosions

Other tweets from the Red Cross show a fantastic turn out for blood donations. Also it seems the scammers are out in force soliciting donations.

Tweet from Muslim Brotherhood
The Associated Press ‏@AP 1h
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemns Boston Marathon bombings, deems them "sinful": http://apne.ws/Ytf327 -CC
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Link from tweet

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/egypts-muslim-brotherhood-condemns-boston-blasts

I also read a few tweets from other mid eastern countries including Iran denouncing the bombing.

Bill

 

[Beaglemom3]

He's a Dorchester boy, from where I was born and raised. For any who aren't aware, there are millions of Dorchester kids who have posed for a similar, quintessential, First Communion photo on their church steps. His Mom and sister were both critically injured as well. His Dad released a statement this morning thanking people for their prayers and well-wishes and asking that the family be allowed to, "simultaneously grieve and recover" in peace and private.

It's horrendously sad.

Sue,
Are you "OFD" ? Love it. I have cousins from Savin Hill (over the bridge), my Irish Grandma lived in Ashmont Square (Ocean St., around the corner from Honey Fitz) and my Mum was born on Buttonwood St. (St. Margaret's). I graduated from the Carney and worked at BCH for many years ! ETA: I attended Girls' Latin in Codman Square, too.

Late edit: I had an "OFD" on the back of my Mum's wheelchair. It was a hoot !

 

[Beaglemom3]

From Stephen Colbert:



"Tonight — look, before we begin, I just want to take a moment to talk about the attack in Boston yesterday. Obviously, our thoughts and our prayers are with everybody there. And as the president said, we don't know who did this, but they will be found, and they will be brought to justice.

But whoever did this obviously did not know *bleep* about the people of Boston. Because nothing these terrorists do is going to shake them. For Pete's sake, Boston was founded by the pilgrims — a people so tough they had to buckle their goddamn hats on. It is the cradle of the American revolution. A city that withstood an 86-year losing streak. A city that made it through the Big Dig, a construction project that backed up traffic for 16 years — I mean, there are commuters just getting home now. Even their bands are tough. It's the hometown of Aerosmith, who are, in their fifth decade, still going strong. Even Steven Tyler looks fantastic, for a 73-year-old woman.

But here is what these cowards really don't get. They attacked the Boston Marathon. An event celebrating people who run 26 miles on their day off until their nipples are raw for fun. And they have been holding it in Boston since 1897. And do you know how tough you have to be to run in a whalebone corset? And when those bombs went off, there were runners who, after finishing a marathon, kept running for another two miles to the hospital to donate blood.

So here's what I know. These maniacs may have tried to make life bad for the people of Boston, but all they can ever do is show just how good those people are."

 

[SueDonJ]

Sue,
Are you "OFD" ? Love it. I have cousins from Savin Hill (over the bridge), my Irish Grandma lived in Ashmont Square (Ocean St., around the corner from Honey Fitz) and my Mum was born on Buttonwood St. (St. Margaret's). I graduated from the Carney and worked at BCH for many years ! ETA: I attended Girls' Latin in Codman Square, too.

Late edit: I had an "OFD" on the back of my Mum's wheelchair. It was a hoot !

Yes, OFD, and proud of it! Born and raised in St. Ann's, went through BPS graduating from Boston Tech. I am a Dot Rat all the way.

 

[Beaglemom3]

From the A/P: http://news.yahoo.com/official-boston-marathon-bomb-suspect-custody-181115672--spt.html


In custody, not charged. Under investigation, person of great interest only. A developing story and may/may not go anywhere.


ETA: Erroneous reporting by the AP.






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[Passepartout]

NBC News' headline says FBI has 'Solid Leads' and a list of people they want to 'talk to'. I doubt they want to ask what's for lunch. I have a hunch the devices themselves gave up far more information than the builders thought possible.

 

[Beaglemom3]

NBC News' headline says FBI has 'Solid Leads' and a list of people they want to 'talk to'. I doubt they want to ask what's for lunch. I have a hunch the devices themselves gave up far more information than the builders thought possible.

Exactly ! Good take on this.

A friend, BPD Detective, said that they put out on the media some controlled info about the devices so that it would spook someone enough into making a sudden & obvious move.

 

[persia]

And why wouldn't people in the Middle East condemn this? They go through this sh*t day after day, 29 people killed in Baghdad on Monday, no Fox news, no 24 hour coverage, they just died, If anyone can relate to the pain and suffering of people senselessly killed it is those who live it day after day. None of us, whether it be Baghdad or Boston, wants to see innocent lives snatched away in a ridiculous attempt to prove something to somebody. We're all human, fragile. Every life is precious.

I agree Sue. Very sad and for some of these people the events will be life long because of the people they lost.


With twitter there is an area for trending news that links to many other areas of information. This is a newer tweet and below the tweet is the link from that tweet.

Tweet....
Slate ‏@Slate 1h
Homeland Security Warned In 2010 Of Pressure Cooker Bombs Like Those In Boston Marathon Explosions: http://ow.ly/k87Np via @FastCompany
Followed by ABC News and 1 other
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite More

Link from Tweet

http://www.fastcompany.com/3008404/...cooker-bombs-those-boston-marathon-explosions

Other tweets from the Red Cross show a fantastic turn out for blood donations. Also it seems the scammers are out in force soliciting donations.

Tweet from Muslim Brotherhood
The Associated Press ‏@AP 1h
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemns Boston Marathon bombings, deems them "sinful": http://apne.ws/Ytf327 -CC
Followed by ABC News and 2 others
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite More

Link from tweet

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/egypts-muslim-brotherhood-condemns-boston-blasts

I also read a few tweets from other mid eastern countries including Iran denouncing the bombing.

Bill

 

[Beaglemom3]

Feds are now denying the AP's report.


....... and it goes on................ Ay, yi, yi...............


http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metr...ect/-/11971628/19778450/-/idadl6/-/index.html



Photos AP Photo/FBI
BOSTON —The Boston Federal Courthouse is being evacuated at this hour. A witness tells Kelley Tuthill there was a bomb threat to the building. An extraordinarily heavy presence of U.S. Marshals and Boston Police arrived after the threat.
A source tells NewsCenter 5's Janet Wu that Boston authorities have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Boston police said no arrest has been made. State Police confirmed the information.

NewsCenter 5's Kathy Curran reported that a "person of interest" was identified by investigators.

"Contrary to widespread reporting, there have been no arrests made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack," the FBI said in a statement.

Surveillance video taken by cameras at Lord & Taylor on Boylston Street helped identify a suspect placing a bomb in the area of the Boston Marathon finish line.


“The camera from Lord & Taylor is the best source of video so far,” Dot Joyce, a spokeswoman for Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino told the Boston Globe. “All I know is that they are making progress.”

The Associated Press, which reported a suspect was in custody, stood by its story. "The official who spoke to the AP did so on condition of anonymity and stood by the information even after it was disputed," the news agency said..


Read more: http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metr...-to-identification-of-Boston-Marathon-bombing

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

NBC News' headline says FBI has 'Solid Leads' and a list of people they want to 'talk to'. I doubt they want to ask what's for lunch. I have a hunch the devices themselves gave up far more information than the builders thought possible.

They will probably be able to identify make and model of the pressure cookers. They will then work through the supply chain to find out where in the area those units have been sold. They will then check sales receipts to identify purchasers and begin checking out everyone they can identify in the area who bought one of the units. If the purchase was made using a credit card or debit card that will give them a good chance of closing in.

 

[Beaglemom3]

They will probably be able to identify make and model of the pressure cookers. They will then work through the supply chain to find out where in the area those units have been sold. They will then check sales receipts to identify purchasers and begin checking out everyone they can identify in the area who bought one of the units. If the purchase was made using a credit card or debit card that will give them a good chance of closing in.

...... and they are also checking thrift stores and apparently yard sales (don't know how that's being done) for any sales of old pressure cookers as these "fly under the radar" of regular sales.

 

[MichaelColey]

One thing that strikes me as odd is the news reports have identified the pressure cooker as a "1.6 gallon" pressure cooker. Most pressure cookers in the US are 6 quart (1.5 gallon). 1.6 gallons would be 6 liters, which is far more common overseas.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

...... and they are also checking thrift stores and apparently yard sales (don't know how that's being done) for any sales of old pressure cookers as these "fly under the radar" of regular sales.

As well as eBay and etailers.

 

[Beaglemom3]

As well as eBay and etailers.

Brilliant !

 

[SueDonJ]

Link to the National Anthem sung at tonight's Bruins/Sabres game from the Gaaaahden (the first arena sports event in the city since Monday morning's RedSox game, obviously not counting the Marathon.) Rene Rancourt has been a Boston Bruins institution for years, only fitting for him to be there. Fantastic!

They also did a video montage of scenes from the last few days to Phillip Phillips' "Home." It brought me to tears. Haven't been able to find the video yet but I'm sure it'll be up somewhere by tomorrow.

 

[easyrider]

The bomb used is referred to as a hellhound. It is made with firecrackers under pressure and becomes undetectable to dogs sniffing gun powder because firecrackers are made with potassium perchlorate. This is an Al Qaeda invention that was picked up by outlaw bike clubs and renamed hellhound. This device is also used by white supremacists which have many members that are outlaw bikers.

Pressure cookers are a common item and its the start of canning season so I doubt they will find the guy looking at recent sales. I think this event was planned quit a while ago.

The pictures I have seem show two guys with back packs that look mideastern to me. In the one back pack there is what looks like orange juice to me but apparently those are bb's. I now think it was planned well in advance because of all of the extra security at this event. Private security contractors like Craft Int wouldn't normally be used for an event like this.

Also, snipers on rooftops isn't normal security for this type of event. This is just my opinion as I haven't been to the Boston Marathon ever so I don't really know that bomb sniffing dogs, snipers on rooftops and private security companies are not the norm, I just doubt it is the norm.

Here are the two guys. The shredded pictures of the backpack have the same label as the one in the picture.
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=160dik8&s=6
http://i.imgur.com/EIt3BgN.jpg

A link to what was described as strange by a runner who noticed the beefed up security.
http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/...8z6eSDJEA.cspx

Participants of the marathon noticed a large presence of security and were told by loudspeaker this was just a drill. Also, private contractors from Craft Int. were seen mixed in with onlookers at the blast sites.

There are other reports of the detained Saudi who was immediately deported to having links with Al Qaeda.

Anyway , I hope they get the perps and fast track them to the gas chamber.

Bill

 

[DeniseM]

The FBI has released photos and video of 2 suspects:

http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-...estigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston

 

[SueDonJ]

Bill, I don't know where the pictures you shared came from but those aren't the same two suspects as are in the pictures released in the last few minutes by the FBI.

There's a line thrown into your post with something vague about rooftop snipers, and I just want to also mention that it's VERY common for Bostonians to view street activities from rooftops - our celebratory sports parades, our New Year's and July 4th fireworks, the Marathon, etc - they're all occasions where it shouldn't automatically be assumed that anyone on a roof is doing something nefarious. (In fact many of the buildings downtown have rooftop decks that considerably raise the properties' real estate values.)

I'm glad an investigative agency has finally come out with a public statement. Hopefully this will help to both apprehend those responsible as well as stem the tide of abominable press coverage.

 

[Beaglemom3]

Sue,
For you and Martin, Dorchester's finest !


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[easyrider]

The FBI pictures showing the younger looking Americans might be right but no one has a picture of these guys dropping the back packs or at least I haven't seen one yet. With so much media these days who knows for sure. If these two are the perps I bet they show up dead before being questioned, either by lynching or suicide. I bet the white guy with his hat on backwards will have a known mental disorder that can be blamed for his action. I know how jaded that sounds.

I have been viewing flicker, photobucket and tumbler links on other websites and while its all speculation it is interesting to me. With so many photographers at the event there are many clear pictures of people. Its too bad the FBI pictures are kind of blured.

This link to professional pictures is graphic ( view at your own risk ) but shows the quality of these type of pictures versus pole cameras.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenshinokubo/sets/72157633255956194/show/

Smart phone pictures like the ones I posted in the other link also appear really clear.

Local news affiliates in Boston interviewed runners who said they saw armed men on rooftops, dogs and other law enforcement. Craft International had personnel at the marathon and that seems right out of a 007 movie to me anyway. Maybe a picture will come out showing these armed men perched above the race that runners claim to have seen.

On a different note there was a time the Bruins were my favorite team. Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito were my favorite players and I had a Bruins Jersey #4 for practice. Thats my only Boston affiliation.

Bill