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Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 00:52
by Dr Frook
very scary, very sad, should never happen:

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Two people have been killed and around 100 injured after two explosions ripped through the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

The near-simultaneous blasts occurred at 2:50pm local time, as runners finished the marathon, around three hours after the winners had crossed the line.

TV footage showed streets littered with blood and injured people after runners were cut down by flying debris. Dozens of casualties were taken from the scene on stretchers and in wheelchairs.

Police are hunting for more explosive devices and the Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick says more than 100 people have been injured.

US president Barack Obama has vowed to bring those responsible for the blasts to justice and the White House says it is treating the explosions as a terrorist attack.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 01:14
by Shadowstar1922
One of the people that died was a 8-year old boy.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 03:01
by Flobalob
Looked like a pretty crude explosion to me. Possibly homemade explosive. Grim images from the BBC; blood-lined streets and just a smear of blood where the bomb went off.

Apparently one also exploded outside the JFK Library, but most news focuses on the Marathon ones, so I don't know much about it.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 03:28
by Elcoolio
How unhappy would you be if you were just about to finish the marathon, like meters away and then BOOM!!!!! you get knocked over, you break your leg and you never finish. I would be chizzzed off

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 05:19
by Opheliac
I was the next street over when it happened. I can't tell you how horrible it was. My thoughts are with the effected.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 19:25
by Shadow00
So, who is the US attacking in 2013?

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 22:00
by Flobalob
Shadow00 wrote:So, who is the US attacking in 2013?

Terrorism.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 22:11
by Dr Frook
Opheliac wrote:I was the next street over when it happened. I can't tell you how horrible it was. My thoughts are with the effected.


oh crap, that is so scary. *hugs oooffeee*

yeah I can imagine how horrible it could be, to first feel the elation of completing the race and the next second to be blown up. Truly a cruel way to hurt people.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 15:24
by meiguorach
My cousin was running in the race.. was about five minutes away when it happened.

Re: Bombing at the Boston Marathon

Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 15:25
by meiguorach
meiguorach wrote:My cousin was running in the marathon.. was about five minutes away when it happened.