In case any of you don't know yet, the Boston Marathon has been bombed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978 This is beyond awful. Thoughts with the families and the injured at the moment.
I honestly just broke down when I went on the stream. I was there during the Hurricane, different scenario but still scary and upsetting. I hope everyone involved is okay, this is just horrible. People make me sick. EDIT: Heres a picture for who want to see... !(not nice)! https://twitter.com/TheRealTBlake/status/323875550361972738/photo/1
I broke down as well. It's very crushing news. My thoughts are with all involved. Especially those injured/killed.
2101: Boston authorities warn they will cause a controlled explosion in the next few minutes but release no further details. looks like they found another device as well
So far, not confirmed, several dead (approx. 3), dozens injured, 10 amputated. Other rumors are one double leg amputation. All courtesy of Twitter. Why oh why. EDIT: 19 treated at Mass General. EDIT 2: CBS claim 3rd device found and intentionally detonated.
BREAKING: Small homemade bomb is preliminary cause of explosion at Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials tell NBC News; NBC Nightly News (@nbcnightlynews)
Breaking News (21:08) Boston Police Department: two dead, 22 injured in two explosions near the marathon finish line. North Korea seems to have the internet blame currently, trending third on twitter.
On the other hand, it is really nice to see the swift response of the emergency services and volunteers who are helping the injured.
And they don't do stuff with little homemade bombs. In a sort of twisted way, they do subversive stuff well, like in the Blue House Raid.
Here's a little map of the bombings. There's a live stream from Boston.com covering it; far easier than wading through Twitter atm. http://live.boston.com/Event/Live_b...m_source=twitter_socialflow&utm_medium=social
Breaking News (21:25) Citing a US intelligence official, the Associated Press reports two more explosive devices have been found at the Boston Marathon and are being dismantled.
Just disgusting, this had one purpose only and that's to harm the innocent. Probably wild speculation but it's extremely convenient that it's on 15/4, Kim Il-Sung's birthday. Would N.Korea have the organisation to plan this? Has a terrorist group like Al-Qaeda, or similar, done this specifically on this day top try and make the U.S. think it was Korea after the threats? I sincerely hope this is just some nutjob making a statement and not anything I speculated about in the previous paragraph.
Fire at JFK Library, BUT unrelated, just a mechanical room fire, not an explosion. Cop at West Newton and Huntington minutes ago telling cars over loudspeaker to turn around and "evacuate the city." - @SchwartzHub EDIT: Moar. UPDATE: One report was of unexploded device on the glass footbridge over Huntington Ave near Copley place Another suspicious package was reported near the Harvard #MBTA station
