Multiple casualties reported after two explosions at Boston Marathon

[Marcus Aurelius]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/15/explosion-reported-near-finish-line-boston-marathon-spokesman-says/


Multiple casualties are reported after at least two explosions were heard near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Herald.
Witnesses reportedly heard two booms that sounded like two claps of thunder near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel.


The explosions occurred just before 3 p.m. Video of the scene showed a number of emergency crews in the area tending to victims and blood on the ground near the finish line.


"I saw two explosions. The first one was beyond the finish line. I heard a loud bang and I saw smoke rising," Boston Herald reporter Chris Cassidy, who was running in the marathon, told the newspaper. "I kept running and I heard behind me a loud bang. It looked like it was in a trash can or something...There are people who have been hit with debris, people with bloody foreheads.”


A photographer with Fox affiliate WFXT reported seeing a number of victims with lost limbs.




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[aboutime]

Sad to see, and hear. But...as most of us know by now. It's probably Bush's fault.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Can't wait for the libtards to start crying that marathons are dangerous and should be banned.

[Noir]

Thoughts are woth the injured, there families, and the countless people that are probably worrying right now as they try to get news from those they know from the city.

I don't think we have any prominent posts from boston?

Also regarding the two above posts, tasteless to say the least imo.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Thoughts are woth the injured, there families, and the countless people that are probably worrying right now as they try to get news from those they know from the city.

I don't think we have any prominent posts from boston?

Also regarding the two above posts, tasteless to say the least imo.

Luckily, my 1st amendment rights are not governed by your sensibilities.

[aboutime]

Thoughts are woth the injured, there families, and the countless people that are probably worrying right now as they try to get news from those they know from the city.

I don't think we have any prominent posts from boston?

Also regarding the two above posts, tasteless to say the least imo.


No more tasteless than many of your own posts in the past Noir. Hypocrisy shines on you too!

[KarlMarx]

A tragedy, no doubt. But I wonder, will Barak Obama get blamed for this? After all, 9/11 was Bush's fault....

No, probably not.

[Marcus Aurelius]

according to FOX...
AT LEAST 2 KILLED, DOZENS INJURED INCLUDING 10 AMPUTATIONS AS BLASTS RIP BOSTON MARATHON FINISH (http://live.foxnews.com/#/1155606221001)

[Little-Acorn]

Could it have been done by anyone OTHER than Islamic terrorists?

What odds?

Warm up Old Sparky.

[tailfins]

Could it have been done by anyone OTHER than Islamic terrorists?

What odds?

Warm up Old Sparky.

Why do they only strike places that kiss their a$$? DC, New York, Boston?

When did you last see an attack like this in Dallas or Birmingham? I know about OKC and Atlanta, but those were done by local nutcases.

Look for more "security theater". Have any of you been to South Station lately?

[Little-Acorn]

Could it have been done by anyone OTHER than Islamic terrorists?

What odds?

Warm up Old Sparky.
Why do they only strike places that kiss their a$$? DC, New York, Boston?


To show us what they think of people who try to kiss their a$$es?

I hope the people who keep trying to get the world to like us by negotiating and compromising, take note of this.

[aboutime]

To show us what they think of people who try to kiss their a$$es?

I hope the people who keep trying to get the world to like us by negotiating and compromising, take note of this.


Little-Acorn.
Would you, by any chance be talking about Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Barrack Obama, Bill Clinton, and even DENNIS RODMAN?????
P.S. Almost forgot....JIMMY CARTER???

[Little-Acorn]

From the videos I've seen, the explosion (or one of them) took place behind or under the stands, right next to the finish line.

Hard to believe that a vehicle with a bomb could get in there without being stopped and inspected.

Only other thing, it seems to me, is a person with a suicide bomb belt under his clothes.

If so, there won't be much left to put on trial. But could he have operated alone? Where did he get the explosives? Who, if anyone, helped him?

[Kathianne]

I'm hearing they've found 2 more devices. I'll wait to see if they don't find who did this or claims credit for it. May be Islamicists, may be someone angry at being inconvenienced by Marathon. Might be someone who couldn't qualify. Might just be a lone nutter. I'm pretty certain though they have recordings of who has been where for several days, if not weeks.

[Noir]

I'm hearing they've found 2 more devices. I'll wait to see if they don't find who did this or claims credit for it. May be Islamicists, may be someone angry at being inconvenienced by Marathon. Might be someone who couldn't qualify. Might just be a lone nutter. I'm pretty certain though they have recordings of who has been where for several days, if not weeks.

Also hearing that JFK library is on fire, and a device has been found in ankther library (Mass library?) just from tweets, not news.

[tailfins]

I'm hearing they've found 2 more devices. I'll wait to see if they don't find who did this or claims credit for it. May be Islamicists, may be someone angry at being inconvenienced by Marathon. Might be someone who couldn't qualify. Might just be a lone nutter. I'm pretty certain though they have recordings of who has been where for several days, if not weeks.

That's unlikely. It's Patriot's Day in Massachusetts and most government and many private offices are closed.

[SassyLady]

I hope Abbey is OK.

[Kathianne]

I hope Abbey is OK.

Is she in Boston? I thought New Hampshire or CT or VT? Some little NE state, lol!

[CSM]

so far there have been three explosions (two at the finish line and one at the JFK Library) and a 4th device found and disarmed. Hard to place blame on any individual or organization at this time. Cell phone service is shut down (some explosives can be set off by cell phones). There may be other explosives spread throughout the area which could suggest that there is more than one individual perpetrator. Boston is pretty much shut down (some bridges closed, airport shut down, etc.)

We are going to have to wait for more info.

[Thunderknuckles]

Looks like they have a Saudi national as a suspect:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjY BalO

[red states rule]

Republicans and "anti gov" groups are to blame





Shameful: New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof Links Boston Explosion to GOP, Others Pile On

Never let a tragedy go to waste. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on Monday quickly used the explosions in Boston for political gain, linking the Republican Party to the horrific act. At 4:10pm, Kristof tweeted (https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/323891060927512576), "explosion is a reminder that ATF needs a director. Shame on Senate Republicans for blocking apptment." [UPDATE: Kristof has "taken back" the comment and deleted the tweet. See below for screen shot of the tweet.]
Kristof then tweeted a link to a Washington Post (http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-01/world/36682602_1_atf-operation-andrew-traver-fast-and-furious) story about Senator Charles Grassley questioning the fitness of Obama's Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms nominee. Kristof's comments earned a rebuke from the liberal Politico (http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/04/the-boston-explosions-politicized-161700.html#.UWxjWrThKqc.twitter). Dylan Byers reported, "Kristof's tweet earned a number of responses expressing either anger or bafflement." [SECOND UPDATE: More journalists are politicizing the tragedy. See below.]
http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012/Kristof2.bmpAt 4:37, Kristof tried to walk back his comment (https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/323897846904524803): "People jumping on me for criticizing Sen Repubs for blocking ATF appointments. ok, that was low blow. i take it back." He deleted his original tweet.


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2013/04/15/shameful-new-york-times-columnist-nicholas-kristof-links-boston-expl#ixzz2Qd5mJjH3


and


CNN Analyst Suggests 'Right-Wing Extremists' Could Be Behind Boston Bombing


Appearing on CNN's live coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing with host Jake Tapper, Bergen was asked to explain if the bombing could have been an act of terror. Bergen answered in the affirmative, and proceeded to name possible suspects depending on the type of explosive used. [Transcript below. Audio here (http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012/2013-04-15-CNN-Bergen-Terror.mp3). Video below the break.]
Who were Bergen's suspects? Al Qaeda and "right-wing extremists."


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2013/04/15/cnn-analyst-suggests-right-wing-extremists-could-be-behind-boston-bombin#ixzz2Qd67fuSe



and

Al Sharpton's Radio Producer Tweets Speculation That 'Anti-Gov' Group Behind Boston Marathon Bombings

At 3:38 p.m. Eastern, Huffington Post blogger (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nida-khan/)and Al Sharpton radio producer Nida Khan speculated on Twitter (https://twitter.com/NidaKhanNY/status/323883100557950976) that an anti-government group may be responsible for the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.
"We don't know anything yet of course, but it is tax day & my first thought was all these anti-gov groups, but who knows," tweeted Khan, who immediately received a lot of blowback on Twitter for politicizing the tragedy. But rather than back down, Khan defended her speculation in subsequent tweets like these:



"So ...according to conservatives tweeting me, it's ok to highlight that it could have been a terrorist group, but not an anti-gov group, smh" (https://twitter.com/NidaKhanNY/status/323890924797165568)
"mainstream [media] does it all the time, and I was mentioning possibilities, also said could have been gas explosion" (https://twitter.com/NidaKhanNY/status/323896410858745856)
"But that's why I did it actually, wanted to prove a point about group blaming and clearly I was right" (https://twitter.com/NidaKhanNY/status/323897949438500866)
"No, I've got conservatives who never like to look in the mirror" (https://twitter.com/NidaKhanNY)


You can check Khan's Twitter feed here (https://twitter.com/NidaKhanNY).


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2013/04/15/al-sharptons-radio-producer-tweets-speculation-anti-gov-group-behind-b#ixzz2Qd6UMZOA

[cadet]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/jfk-library-explosion-boston-bombing_n_3087446.html

Two bombs exploded near the crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 50 others in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs, authorities said.
A third blast rocked the John F. Kennedy Library a few miles away and more than an hour later, but no injuries were reported, the police commissioner said. A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other explosive devices were found near the marathon finish line.

I would like to point out, while still trying to remain sensitive to the awful information, that no guns were used.

[red states rule]

I have $10 that says someone will try to blame the NRA or Rush Limbaugh for the bombings

[Noir]

Great to see how many folks are concerned with politics and such at this time. The irony being the comments made are along the lines of 'bet the libs think/say this - because doing so serves their politics' erm...

[red states rule]

Great to see how many folks are concerned with politics and such at this time. The irony being the comments made are along the lines of 'bet the libs think/say this - because doing so serves their politics' erm...

Eh Noir it was the iibs who wasted no time to play politics with the tragedy

[red states rule]

Chris Matthews does his part to try and blame conservatives. We see how the liberal media is intent to blame Obama's political opponents

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[cadet]

Chris Matthews does his part to try and blame conservatives. We see how the liberal media is intent to blame Obama's political opponents

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... I fail to see the biased part.

[jimnyc]

Been watching the news since this broke. NYC automatically went on alert as well. I'm still hearing 2 dead and about 50 hurt? Depends on the sources you go to. Prayers are with those that were injured/killed and their families. Sad that this should happen at such an event, open to the world.

[Marcus Aurelius]

maybe before anybody on either side blames anyone (not ness. directed to posters here), we should wait for, you know, some evidence of some kind? Just saying...

[Kathianne]

maybe before anybody on either side blames anyone (not ness. directed to posters here), we should wait for, you know, some evidence of some kind? Just saying...

Glad you agree. http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?40246-Multiple-casualties-reported-after-two-explosions-at-Boston-Marathon&p=631426#post631426

[SassyLady]

Is she in Boston? I thought New Hampshire or CT or VT? Some little NE state, lol!

I thought she lives in MA. Could be wrong but don't see where she's posted yet.

[Marcus Aurelius]

http://www.debatepolicy.com/images/debate_policy/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius http://www.debatepolicy.com/images/debate_policy/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?p=631476#post631476)
maybe before anybody on either side blames anyone (not ness. directed to posters here), we should wait for, you know, some evidence of some kind? Just saying...



Glad you agree. http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?40246-Multiple-casualties-reported-after-two-explosions-at-Boston-Marathon&p=631426#post631426

there are reports that a suspect of Saudi descent is in custody, but nothing I've seen of terrorist or any organizational connections.

[Kathianne]

there are reports that a suspect of Saudi descent is in custody, but nothing I've seen of terrorist or any organizational connections.

I've seen the police are looking for a dark skinned or black male. I've also seen they are reported to have a person of interest in the hospital. My guess is that all the speculation will be confirmed or denied sometime tomorrow.

Folks are just getting ahead of themselves, including reporters.

[jimnyc]

I thought she lives in MA. Could be wrong but don't see where she's posted yet.

I think it's more the Delaware/Maryland area?

[Marcus Aurelius]

messaged Abbey to check. We'll see soon enough.

[Marcus Aurelius]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/15/explosion-reported-near-finish-line-boston-marathon-spokesman-says/


“When multiple devices go off, that’s an act of terrorism,” a senior administration official told Fox News, just moments after President Obama delivered a statement to the nation and did not use the word “terror.”

Makes it kinda hard to go back later and put the responsible party on trial now, huh. GOOD. This was certainly a terrorist act.

[Drummond]

Thoughts are woth the injured, there families, and the countless people that are probably worrying right now as they try to get news from those they know from the city.

I don't think we have any prominent posts from boston?

Also regarding the two above posts, tasteless to say the least imo.

I agree. Our thoughts should indeed be with the injured, and the dead. The relatives of loved ones. As it inevitably SHOULD be when atrocities are committed.

But it goes further than that. Doesn't it ? Tell me, Noir, whether the American people have the right to strike back at aggressors. To track and to act against anyone linked to it. To deter to the maximum possible extent any likelihood of more attacks. To DO what it TAKES to make them PAY.

I take it, Noir, that you fully agree ?

[Hanging Judge]

My Lord, did the sick and dying interrupt the POTUS at golf today. His speech was so monotone and unfeeling and of course he could barely raise his head away from his teleprompter. Because then he might have had to show some emotion. No doubt he was po'd he got upstaged. It's not nice to take attention away from the God of the US. I've seen him more passionate over a beer with a cop than this tripe he spouted today. As for Boston :( terrible, tragic and senseless. Who knows if it's a home grown cell or Muslims who crossed the wide open borders from Mexico. It wouldn't surprise me if the truth isn't in Opukeo's favor we will have another Bengazi on our hands. Obviously we know who these terrible people are (just ask a Lib), they will tell you it's a republican sequester fan. Don't believe me just ask Harry or the Great Divider and Thief. :dunno: This whole event today could have been avoided had we raised taxes on the rich. That said, my sincere condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones and my wishes those wounded heal quickly. God please grant them peace.

[Voted4Reagan]

i am withholding comment until all the facts are in...

as should we all

[Marcus Aurelius]

i am withholding comment until all the facts are in...

as should we all

1st amendment gives us all the right to comment regardless of facts being in. We should, however, refrain from passing judgement on any suspects until all the facts are in.

[Abbey Marie]

Thanks, guys, we're in Delaware. I do talk about our vacations in Maine and New Hampshire a bit, so I can see why there might be that thought. Thanks for thinking of me!

[jafar00]

Republicans and "anti gov" groups are to blame

Cue the inappropriate political posturing. :(


I have $10 that says someone will try to blame the NRA or Rush Limbaugh for the bombings

No, they will blame gun control people because there wasn't enough guns on the street to stop it from happening.


Been watching the news since this broke. NYC automatically went on alert as well. I'm still hearing 2 dead and about 50 hurt? Depends on the sources you go to. Prayers are with those that were injured/killed and their families. Sad that this should happen at such an event, open to the world.

I was watching it on AJ before heading to the office. It's horrific. Just know that even all the way over here in Sydney, people are shaking their heads in disbelief. Why would someone do something like this especially to people who were just there to watch people in a running race!


Thanks, guys, we're in Delaware. I do talk about our vacations in Maine and New Hampshire a bit, so I can see why there might be that thought. Thanks for thinking of me!

Glad to know you're ok Abbey.

[red states rule]

... I fail to see the biased part.

He clearly implies "tax day" may be the reason for the bombing. But Chris was not done there. He went on with his "insight" as to who was behind the bombing
Just hours after explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, Chris Matthews speculated, "Normally domestic terrorists, people, tend to be on the far right." He then reconsidered and suggested, "...That’s not a good category, just extremists, let’s call them that." [See video below. MP3 audio here (http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012/2013-04-15-MSNBC-HARDBALL-MATTHEWS.mp3).]
During live coverage, the Hardball host highlighted a possible explosion at John F. Kennedy's presidential library and thought this could be a personal attack on the Democratic Party: "...But going after the Kennedy Library, not something at Bunker Hill, not something from the Freedom Trail or anything that kind of historic, but a modern political figure of the Democratic Party. Does that tell you something?" (Police are now considering the incident at the JFK library to be fire-related.) One can only guess what it tells Chris.

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Has Matthews not heard of left-wing domestic terrorists such as William Ayers or the Weather Underground?


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2013/04/15/chris-matthews-normally-domestic-terrorists-tend-be-right#ixzz2QfXhYdXz

[red states rule]

Thanks, guys, we're in Delaware. I do talk about our vacations in Maine and New Hampshire a bit, so I can see why there might be that thought. Thanks for thinking of me!

My prayers were answered Abbey. Glad you are safe and sound

[taft2012]

Why do they only strike places that kiss their a$$? DC, New York, Boston?

Right.

So when they wanted to build a mosque at the 9/11 site, thousands of New Yorkers turned out to kiss their asses and help them build it.

Remember that?

No, neither do I.

[taft2012]

I have $10 that says someone will try to blame the NRA or Rush Limbaugh for the bombings

Right off the bat my money was on the Tea Party. It all fell into place:

April 15, tax day.
Boston
Tea Party

Hell, they went right for the Tea Party after the Gabby Giffords and Aurora shootings.

This time there was some actual logic they could have used to link this to the Tea Party, and so far it looks like they haven't.

Libs really are unthinking dolts. :laugh:

[Marcus Aurelius]

http://www.debatepolicy.com/images/debate_policy/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by red states rule http://www.debatepolicy.com/images/debate_policy/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?p=631439#post631439)
Republicans and "anti gov" groups are to blame



Cue the inappropriate political posturing. :(



you mean like Al Sharpton blaming anti government groups?

Dumb ass.

[aboutime]

So. The OBAMA TEA PARTY must be responsible. After all. Following the November election last year. All of the Liberal,
Democrats insisted...The Tea Party was No Longer around.

So. Which is it Liberals?

[red states rule]

Once again, CNN used the murder of innocent people to push their liberal beliefs as too why a members of the "radical right" are not behind the attack

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[red states rule]

http://media.townhall.com/Townhall/Car/b/Foden20130416-MARATHON20130416020601.jpg

[Noir]

Anonymous have been doing what they do, trawling through video archives before the attack, and this seems to of caught alot of attention from on of the bomb sites...

[red states rule]

So far no suspects





Hunt for suspects, motives in Boston bombing is 'wide open,' authorities say


The FBI and state and local police are intensifying their probe into Monday's bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, vowing a "worldwide investigation" and appealing to the public for tips and cell phone pictures that might yield clues about who was behind the horrific attack.


"At this time there are no claims of responsibility," FBI officials said in a press conference Tuesday. "The range of suspects and motives remains wide open."


Three died and at least 176 were injured when two bombs went off just before 3 p.m., shattering a festive atmosphere several hours after the legendary race began on the city's 238th annual Patriots' Day.


Officials found that the bombs consisted of explosives put in ordinary 1.6-gallon pressure cookers, one with shards of metal and ball bearings, the other with nails, a person close to the investigation tells the Associated Press. The bombs were stuffed into black duffel bags and left on the ground, the person said.


Richard DesLauriers, FBI agent in charge in Boston, confirmed at a press conference investigators had found pieces of black nylon from a bag or backpack and fragments of BBs and nails, possibly contained in a pressure cooker. He said the items were sent to the FBI laboratory at Quantico, Va., for analysis.


The FBI also plans to reconstruct the devices at their headquarters in Quantico, according to MyFoxBoston.com.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/17/fbi-boston-police-say-range-suspects-motives-remains-wide-open/#ixzz2QlkPvYWe

[Noir]

So far no suspects



^Black Nylon bag remnants would tie in exactly with the Anons pics.

[red states rule]

^Black Nylon bag remnants would tie in exactly with the Anons pics.

They are working on the leads




snip

Authorities had searched an apartment in the nearby Boston suburb of Revere as part of the investigation into the explosions. But the individual in question, who was initially considered a "person of interest," has now been ruled out as a suspect, sources confirmed to Fox News.


The FBI has a lot of leads and "a lot of work to do" in the investigation, a law enforcement source said. The source said the investigation is "very fluid" and the FBI is looking at many, many people.





Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/17/fbi-boston-police-say-range-suspects-motives-remains-wide-open/#ixzz2Qlst01Lc

[jimnyc]

I should have posted it here first instead of the other thread. Anyway, it appears they have identified and/or arrested someone already. There will apparently be a 5pm press conference to tell us more.


Authorities believe they have identified a suspect from video footage in the Boston Marathon bombings, Reuters reported Wednesday. An arrest is imminent, according to the AP.

The FBI is holding a press conference at 5 p.m. and is expected to announce the news then. CNN reported that the breakthrough in the investigation came from analyzing department store surveillance video and video from a news station.

The Boston Globe reported that officials have found an image of "a suspect carrying, and perhaps dropping, a black bag at the second bombing scene."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-investigation-fbi-announce-substantial-progress-probe-170749073.html

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday ]
An arrest has been made in the Boston bombings investigation based on two videos showing images of the suspect, a federal law enforcement source told CNN's Fran Townsend.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/boston-blasts/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[jimnyc]

I know it's a big if at this point, in such an early stage - but if they did in fact make a legit arrest already, kudos on a well job done by the police, fbi and terror units, to all involved. Like others, I wish it could have been stopped, but I think we would all be a tad naive if we thought we could stop every single threat. Now it's time to convict and fry those involved.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Anonymous have been doing what they do, trawling through video archives before the attack, and this seems to of caught alot of attention from on of the bomb sites...

How can the backpack 'seem to be missing', when the one shot showing it is a rear shot and the 'missing' is a front view?

[jimnyc]

Now they have backed off the arrest report and simply stated they have identified someone from the camera.

[jimnyc]

This is what Yahoo breaking news just popped up with. Of course no link yet, hopefully soon.

Breaking news: Boston federal court, hospital evacuated, Boston Globe reports

[jimnyc]

At the very least, it appears the courthouse was in fact cleared, but not much more info than that...


BOSTON (Reuters) - Security officials on Wednesday ordered staff, media and attorneys to evacuate Boston's federal courthouse, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene.

Scores of people could be seen leaving the building. No further details were immediately available.

"Get away from the building. I can't stress this enough, people," a uniformed law enforcement official yelled at the crowd.

http://news.yahoo.com/security-officers-order-staff-media-clear-boston-courthouse-191248734--sector.html;_ylt=A2KJ2Pbw9W5RQRwAcZbQtDMD

[aboutime]

Every News Outlet, camera owner, human being with a voice HAS TO BE THE FIRST to report BS.

People are so intent on always being RIGHT, FIRST, and in need of their 15 MINUTES of fame.

Nobody knows anything.

STUPIDITY, and IGNORANCE rules.

[red states rule]

The bottom line is, if the suspect is NOT a white male from the US, the liberal media will be heart broken and do their best to downplay the nationality and play up how Pres Bush STILL has other nations pissed off at Amercia

[Abbey Marie]

^Black Nylon bag remnants would tie in exactly with the Anons pics.

The bag in your pic looks blue to me.

[Noir]

How can the backpack 'seem to be missing', when the one shot showing it is a rear shot and the 'missing' is a front view?

Because you can see from the front view that there are no bag straps on his shoulders.

[taft2012]

Just a thought; I don't think it likely this case can be closed with *A* arrest. Originally that seemed possible because of the somewhat primitive nature of the explosives, creating a possibility of a "lone wolf" actor.

However, the corresponding ricin attacks make a multi-actor conspiracy more likely, IMO.

It is possible a lone wolf could have also done the ricin attacks as well.... dropped them into the mail a day or so before the marathon.

Possible, but not likely IMO.

We'll see.

[jimnyc]

I'm just finishing up watching the FBI's press conference and they have released photos. I could be wrong, and am a lot, but they don't look American to me. I'll let others judge when they see. I'm looking for them now.

[jimnyc]

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(CNN) -- The FBI on Thursday released photos and video of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon and pleaded for public help in identifying them.

The two men were photographed walking together near the finish line of the marathon before the explosions that killed three people and wounded about 180. One of the two men was seen setting down a backpack at the site of the second explosion, said Special Agent Rick DesLauriers, the head of the FBI's Boston office.

DesLauriers said the men should be considered armed and "extremely dangerous."

The announcement capped a day in which President Barack Obama brought a mixture of reassurance and defiance to an interfaith memorial service in the city's Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Whoever planted the bombs "picked the wrong city" to attack, he said.

"Every one of us stands with you," Obama told the crowd. "Boston may be your hometown -- but we claim it, too. ... For millions of us, what happened on Monday is personal."

Addressing the still-unknown perpetrators, Obama added, "Yes, we will find you. And yes, you will face justice. We will hold you accountable." And he looked ahead to next year's race, predicting that "the world will return to this great American city to run even harder and to cheer even louder for the 118th Boston Marathon. Bet on it."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/boston-blasts/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Marcus Aurelius]

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How can the backpack 'seem to be missing', when the one shot showing it is a rear shot and the 'missing' is a front view?



Because you can see from the front view that there are no bag straps on his shoulders.

Sorry, but that 'seems to be missing' image is way too small and fuzzy to be able to tell definitively if black backpack straps on a black shirt are there or not.

[Noir]

Sorry, but that 'seems to be missing' image is way too small and fuzzy to be able to tell definitively if black backpack straps on a black shirt are there or not.

It looks pretty obvious when you zoom in using an imaging program, that show even (unstrapped) shoulders.

Its even clearer on this pic (taken from another thread). These men are likely innocent, but its an interesting example of what the internet can do.

[jafar00]

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Did they change clothes? Or is the guy in this thumbnail another one?

[jimnyc]

Did they change clothes? Or is the guy in this thumbnail another one?

It's easier to watch the video. There are 2 subjects caught on video in multiple locations.

[Kathianne]

It's easier to watch the video. There are 2 subjects caught on video in multiple locations.

Here's the site where one can find the video and stills:

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

One can also find a link to remarks made today, by the special agent in charge:

http://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2013/remarks-of-special-agent-in-charge-richard-deslauriers-at-press-conference-on-bombing-investigation-1

I find myself wondering about the 'person of interest' referred to. Is it 'subject 1' who's unidentified? Suspect 2? Who's unidentified? Or perhaps that Saudi that was in the hospital? Who's apartment much was carried out of?


Remarks of Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers at Press Conference on Bombing Investigation FBI Boston April 18, 2013

Good afternoon. My name is Richard DesLauriers. I am the special agent in charge of the Boston Division of the FBI.


Since Monday’s bombings, the FBI and our law enforcement partners have been working around the clock and are fully committed to investigating this matter to bring those responsible for justice.


Our collective law enforcement team has pursued thousands leads and tips. As I said two days ago, we are working methodically and with a sense of urgency to identify those responsible for the bombings. Within the last day or so, through that careful process, we initially developed a single person of interest. Not knowing if the individual was acting alone or in concert with others, we obviously worked with extreme purpose to make that determination. The entire force of the federal government, the FBI in Boston and around the world, as well as our partners in the Boston Police, ATF, Massachusetts State Police, and the more than 30 agencies of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, have set about to ensure that all responsible for the bombings will be brought to justice.


More importantly, it was done to ensure the future safety of the city, the commonwealth and the country. Indeed, through that process, the FBI developed a second suspect.
Today, we are enlisting the public’s help to identify the two suspects.


After a very detailed analysis of photo, video, and other evidence, we are releasing photos of the two suspects. They are identified as Suspect 1 and Suspect 2. They appear to be associated.


Suspect 1 is wearing a black hat.


Suspect 2 is wearing a white hat.


Suspect 2 set down a back pack at the site of the second explosion just in front of the Forum Restaurant.


We strongly encourage those who were at the Forum Restaurant who have not contacted us yet to do so.


As you can see from one of the images, Suspects 1 and 2 appear to be walking together through the marathon crowd on Boylston Street in the direction of the finish line. That image was captured as they walked on Boylston in the vicinity of its intersection with Gloucester Street.
...



It was known more than a day ago that Obama was going to Boston, to show 'concern' for the victims and family. Yesterday though, he met with Saudi minister, unscheduled:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/usa-saudi-obama-idUSL2N0D42O520130417


Obama meets with Saudi foreign minister, discusses Syria
WASHINGTON, April 17 | Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:27pm EDT




WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal at the White House on Wednesday and discussed the conflict in Syria (http://www.reuters.com/places/syria), a spokeswoman said.


The meeting was not on Obama's public schedule.




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The spokeswoman, Caitlin Hayden, said the president joined a meeting between the Saudi official and Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon.


"The president and Prince Saud al-Faisal reaffirmed the strong partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia (http://www.reuters.com/places/saudi-arabia) and discussed developments in the region, including the conflict in Syria," Hayden said in a statement.





The guy in hospital is know Saudi. The two on the videos and pics appear Saudi, but really could be Swiss guys that just are genetic anomalies or something? Perhaps they are really 80 year olds, just appearing to be in 20's?

[Marcus Aurelius]

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Sorry, but that 'seems to be missing' image is way too small and fuzzy to be able to tell definitively if black backpack straps on a black shirt are there or not.



It looks pretty obvious when you zoom in using an imaging program, that show even (unstrapped) shoulders.

Its even clearer on this pic (taken from another thread). These men are likely innocent, but its an interesting example of what the internet can do.

What imaging program did you use? Can you post the zoomed image?

Also, the guys on the FBI link Kathianne put up look completely different.

[logroller]

I don't care if they're Martians, if they're the murderous cowards that did this, let's catch 'em.

[Noir]

What imaging program did you use? Can you post the zoomed image?

Also, the guys on the FBI link Kathianne put up look completely different.

Pixelmator, and not presently no.

Anyways it'll prob all be academic soon, twitter is reporting that the Black Cap suspect is dead, and White Cap is currently on the run. (From Kathiannes post)

[Voted4Reagan]

Pixelmator, and not presently no.

Anyways it'll prob all be academic soon, twitter is reporting that the Black Cap suspect is dead, and White Cap is currently on the run. (From Kathiannes post)

got a scan or link for the twitter feed?

[taft2012]

Pixelmator, and not presently no.

Anyways it'll prob all be academic soon, twitter is reporting that the Black Cap suspect is dead, and White Cap is currently on the run. (From Kathiannes post)

Yeah, one dead, they're closing in on the second.

A nice bit of police work here. Nice cooperation between the public and private sectors with the public and private security cameras.

This sets the cause of liberals and pothead conservatives back at least 10 years, those individuals whose immediate response to the bombing was "WTF good is our security forces?" Those dumbasses who bloviate "If a drone flies over my house, I'll shoot it down!"

Virtually impossible to secure every inch of a 26.2 mile marathon route, but try something and we'll get ya muthafucka. That's WTF they're good for.

[Kathianne]

Woke up about an hour ago, been reading ever since. Most recent now:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/19/gunshots-reported-on-mit-campus/


1 Boston Marathon bombing suspect dead, another on the run, authorities say

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/19/gunshots-reported-on-mit-campus/#ixzz2Qu4yLvSB

BREAKING NEWS: One of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead after the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer and a shootout with police, and a massive manhunt is underway for the other, authorities said early Friday.

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said on Twitter that one of the two suspects was killed and that the at-large suspect, labeled by the FBI as "suspect two" in the marathon bombing, was "armed and dangerous."


Authorities urged residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge and the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods of Boston to stay indoors. All mass transit was shut down.


"We believe this to be a terrorist," Davis said in a press conference. "We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people. We need to get him in custody."


The Middlesex district attorney said the two men are suspected of killing the MIT police officer on campus late Thursday, then stealing a car at gunpoint and later releasing its driver unharmed. Hours earlier, police had released photos of the marathon bombing suspects and asked for the public's help finding them.


The suspects threw explosives from the car as police followed it into Watertown, according to the district attorney's news release. The suspects and police exchanged gunfire, and one of the suspects was critically injured and later died while the other escaped.


During the pursuit, a MBTA transit police officer was seriously injured and transported to the hospital, the news release states. Details on the officer's condition were not immediately available Friday morning.


Hours earlier, police had released photos of the marathon bombing suspects and asked for the public's help finding them. A new photo of the suspect on the loose was released later showing him in a grey hoodie sweatshirt. It was taken at a 7-Eleven in Cambridge, just across the Charles River from Boston.


A federal law enforcement official told Fox News they are looking into whether the bombing suspects may have been from overseas and had overseas military training.



...

[taft2012]

The Middlesex district attorney said the two men are suspected of killing the MIT police officer on campus late Thursday,


During the pursuit, a MBTA transit police officer was seriously injured and transported to the hospital,

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224221_22256483536_1001_a.jpg

[Kathianne]

Shockingly the suspects were not Irish, Swiss, etc. Wait for it...Chechnya via Turkey. Brothers it would appear:

http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/The-Surviving-Boston-bomb-suspect-is-identified/wWTEl06RPEO30TrGN2h39A.cspx


The Surviving Boston bomb suspect is identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev
WASHINGTON (AP)- The Surviving Boston bomb suspect is identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev age 19 and officials are saying both suspects are brothers of Cambridge, Mass.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Boston bomb suspects are said to be from a region in Russia near Chechnya and have lived in U.S. for at least a year.

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Police are locking down some neighborhoods in Boston and its western suburbs as they search for the remaining suspect in the marathon bombings.

Authorities urged residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge and the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods of Boston to stay indoors. All mass transit was shut down.

The announcement this morning comes hours after the killing one suspect, known as the man in the black hat from marathon surveillance footage. The man in the white hat is on the loose and police are calling him a "terrorist" who came here "to kill."

BOSTON (NBC News)-Boston bombing suspects have international ties and have been in U.S. for as long as a year. And Officials say they may have military experience.



BOSTON (NBC News) - Two men identified by law enforcement sources as the Boston Marathon attack suspects — armed with explosives and guns — battled authorities in a Boston suburb early Friday morning, unleashing chaos until cops took one of the men into custody, and the other fled, the sources said.

Officials later said the the suspect taken into custody died.

The standoff in Watertown, Mass., erupted shortly after the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer. A transit police officer was also wounded in the Watertown fire fight, officials confirmed to NBC affiliate WHDH.

Referencing the photographs that were released by the FBI Thursday, authorities said the "white-hat" suspect was still on the loose. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Officials in Watertown were warning residents to "stay in their homes and not open their doors unless a police officer is there."
"There is a terrorist on the loose," said one officer at an impromptu press conference at about 4:30 a.m. ET.

[taft2012]

Shockingly the suspects were not Irish

In all fairness, the Irish do not exactly have a history of demonstrating an aversion to bomb throwing.

[Kathianne]

In all fairness, the Irish do not exactly have a history of demonstrating an aversion to bomb throwing.

True, but their targets were government, not innocents. Indeed, that was a source of schisms.

[taft2012]

True, but their targets were government, not innocents. Indeed, that was a source of schisms.

Ummm, no. Unless government offices were housed in pubs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process

[Kathianne]

Ummm, no. Unless government offices were housed in pubs.

ok, whatever you say.

[taft2012]

ok, whatever you say.

Ummmm, no again. It's not what *I* say, it's what history says:

1971

4 December McGurk's Bar bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk%27s_Bar_bombing) - 15 civilians were killed and 17 injured by a Ulster Volunteer Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force_%281966%29) (UVF) bomb in Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast).[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-2)

19724 March A bomb exploded without warning in the Abercorn restaurant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abercorn_Restaurant_bombing) on Castle Lane in Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast). Two were killed and 130 injured.

14 April The Provisional Irish Republican Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army) (Provisional IRA) exploded twenty-four bombs in towns and cities across Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland). There was also 14 shootouts between the IRA and security forces.
21 July Bloody Friday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Friday_%281972%29) - within the space of 75 minutes, the Provisional IRA exploded 22 bombs in Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast). Nine people were killed (including two British soldiers and a UDA member) while 130 were injured.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-4)
31 July Claudy bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudy_bombing) - nine civilians were killed by a car bomb in Claudy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudy), County Londonderry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Londonderry). No group has since claimed responsibility.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-5)
1 December Two civilians were killed and 127 injured by two Loyalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_loyalism) car bombs in Dublin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin), Republic of Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland).

1973


12 June Six Protestant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant) civilians were killed by a Provisional IRA (PIRA) bomb in Coleraine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleraine), County Antrim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Antrim). The warning given prior to the explosion had been inadequate.

1974


2 May Six Catholic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic) civilians were killed and 18 injured by a UVF bomb at a bar in Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast).
17 May Dublin and Monaghan bombings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_and_Monaghan_bombings) - the Ulster Volunteer Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force_%281966%29) exploded four bombs (three in Dublin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin), one in Monaghan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaghan)) in the Republic of Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland). They killed 33 civilians including a pregnant woman.
5 October Guildford pub bombings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_pub_bombings) - Four soldiers and one civilian were killed by PIRA bombs at two pubs in Guildford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford), England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England).[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-12)
21 November Birmingham pub bombings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_pub_bombings) - 21 civilians were killed by PIRA bombs at pubs in Birmingham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham), England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England).[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-13)

1975


5 September Two killed and 63 injured when a bomb was detonated in the lobby of London's Hilton Hotel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_London_Hilton_on_Park_Lane).[15] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-15)

1976

15 May Five Catholic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic) civilians were killed and many injured by two Ulster Volunteer Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force_%281966%29) bomb attacks in Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast) and Charlemont, County Armagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemont,_County_Armagh).

1978

17 February La Mon restaurant bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mon_restaurant_bombing) - 12 civilians were killed and thirty injured by a Provisional IRA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_IRA) incendiary bomb at the La Mon Restaurant near Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast).
14–19 November The Provisional IRA exploded over 50 bombs in towns across Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland), injuring 37 people. Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast), Derry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry), Armagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armagh), Castlederg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlederg), Cookstown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookstown) and Enniskillen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enniskillen) were hardest hit.

1979

22 March The Provisional IRA also exploded 24 bombs in various locations across Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland).
16 December Four British soldiers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army) were killed by a Provisional IRA landmine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmine) near Dungannon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungannon), County Tyrone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Tyrone). Another British soldier was killed by a Provisional IRA landmine near Forkhill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forkhill), County Armagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Armagh).

1980

17 January Dunmurry train explosion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmurry_train_explosion) - a Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonated on a passenger train near Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast), killing three and injuring five.

1982

20 April The Provisional IRA exploded bombs in Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast), Derry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry), Armagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armagh), Ballymena (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballymena), Bessbrook (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessbrook) and Magherafelt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magherafelt). Two civilians were killed and 12 were injured.

1983

17 December Harrods bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrods_bombing) - a Provisional IRA car bomb killed three policemen and three civilians and injured ninety outside a department store in London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London).

1987

8 November Remembrance Day bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_bombing) - 11 civilians were killed and sixty-three injured by a Provisional IRA bomb during a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enniskillen), County Fermanagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Fermanagh). One of those killed was Marie Wilson. In an emotional BBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC) interview, her father Gordon Wilson (who was injured in the attack) expressed forgiveness towards his daughter's killer, and asked Loyalists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_loyalism) not to seek revenge. He became a leading peace campaigner and was later elected to the Irish Senate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann). He died in 1995.[23] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-23)



1990

20 July The Provisional IRA bombed the London Stock Exchange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange).[27] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-27)

1991


18 February A Provisional IRA bomb exploded in a litter bin at Victoria Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Victoria_station), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), killing David Corner, and injuring 38. Since that time, there have been no litter bins anywhere on the station platform.[29] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-29)

1992


10 April Baltic Exchange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Exchange) bombing - a van loaded with one-ton of home-made explosives went off outside the building of the Baltic Exchange company, at 30 St Mary Axe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe), London, killing three people and injuring other 91.[33] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-33) The Provisional IRA bomb caused £800 million worth of damage, £200 million more than the total damage caused by the 10,000 explosions that had occurred during the Troubles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles) in Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland) up to that point.[34] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-34)
23 September The Provisional IRA exploded a 3,700 lb bomb[35] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-35) at the Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland) forensic science laboratory in south Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast). The laboratory was obliterated, 700 houses were damaged, and 20 people were injured.[36] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-36) 490 owner and occupiers claim for damages.[37] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-37)

1993

4 February Two IRA bombs exploded in the London area, one at a London Underground station and another on a Network Southeast train in Kent.[38] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-38)
20 March Warrington bomb attacks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bomb_attacks) - after a telephoned warning, the Provisional IRA exploded two bombs in Cheshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire), England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England). Two children were killed and fifty-six people were wounded. There were widespread protests in Britain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland) following the deaths.[39] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-39)
24 April Bishopsgate bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsgate_bombing) - after a telephoned warning, the Provisional IRA exploded a large bomb at Bishopsgate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsgate), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London). It killed one civilian, wounded 30 others, and caused an estimated £350 million in damage.[40] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-40)

6 JulyA large IRA bomb caused widespread damage to the centre of Newtownards, Co Down. The centre of the market town was devastated by a bomb which the IRA said contained 1,500lbs of explosive. Seven people were injured, one seriously.[41] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-41)


23 October Shankill Road bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankill_Road_bombing) - eight civilians, one UDA member and one Provisional IRA member were killed when an IRA bomb prematurely exploded at a fish shop on Shankill Road (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankill_Road), Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast).

1996

9 February London Docklands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Docklands) bombing - the Provisional IRA bombed the Docklands in London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London). The bomb killed two civilians, and brought to an end the ceasefire after 17 months and nine days.[42] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-42)
15 June Manchester bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_bombing) - the Provisional IRA exploded a bomb in Manchester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester), England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England). It destroyed a large part of the city centre and injured over 200 people. To date, it is the largest bomb to be planted on the British mainland since the second world war. The devastation was so great, that several buildings were damaged beyond repair, and had to be demolished.[43] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-43)

1998

15 August Omagh bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omagh_bombing) - a dissident republican group calling itself the Real IRA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_IRA) exploded a bomb in Omagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omagh), County Tyrone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Tyrone). It killed 29 civilians, making it the worst single bombing of the Troubles, in terms of civilian life lost.


2001

4 March BBC bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_March_2001_BBC_bombing) - a Real IRA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_IRA) bomb exploded outside BBC Television Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Television_Centre), causing some damage to the building.[45] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-45)
3 August Ealing bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_bombing) - a Real IRA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_IRA) car bomb injured seven civilians in Ealing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing), west London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London).[46] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombings_during_the_Northern_Ireland_Troub les_and_peace_process#cite_note-46)

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