Explosions at Boston Marathon

[mr.master]

Appearantly, 2 bombs have exploded at the Boston Marathon endline.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI

Around 12 confirmed dead.

 

[havoc]

Gosh.

 

[Mage246]

I'm not sure they've confirmed bombs yet, but it seems to fit. If it is, the question remains: foreign or domestic in origin?

 

[gaham1]

I would assume bombs due to two explosions. If its not bombs then I will be really suprised one what it was.

 

[QuailLover]

There was supposedly a third explosion.

 

[Vicccard]

Not terrorists.

Why?

Point 1. The bombs were small (as seen on the pictures) and it seems very ineffective - Sure, three death and twelve badly wounded is terrible, and I feel sorry for them and their families, but driving a car into the crowd present there would have been more effective. Terrorist bombs would have been A. more effective and B. more deadly.

Point 2 - Weird places to put bombs. A Charity marathon? A library? A hotel? The first ones are 'public' places, and thus sounds terrorism more likely there - But that's kinda ruled out by point one. It seems the bomb placer just wanted to get as many blasts and attention as possible. There would be a lot of news reporters at the marathon, of course.

My guess some crazy psycho who teached himself to make bombs wanted attention. Either that, or this is all part of a plan to let people think it's just one crazy dude, and there's a big blast coming up. Conspiracy theories, go!

 

[Catholic]

That's sad.

Hope that there are not too many casualties.

 

[Mage246]

Terrorism doesn't necessarily mean Al Qaeda, you know. Random nutjob attacking people base on some manifesto is still committing terrorism.

 

[Dante Alighieri]

Smells of a domestic thing to me. North Korea and terrorists are out of the question, in my opinion.

 

[Vicccard]

Terrorism is more organized (at least in my opinion) and based on, indeed, a manifesto.

These bombs are ineffective, placed weirdly and there still has been no claim. Seems like crazy-people-work.

 

[Mage246]

Which is still terrorism, in fact. Look up Una Bomber.

 

[havoc]

Not terrorists.
*snip*

All terrorists have to start somewhere, these guys may be noobs.

 

[Kevlar]

Someone, is clearly mad at Kenya.

 

[Vicccard]

Not terrorists.
*snip*

All terrorists have to start somewhere, these guys may be noobs.

I suppose that's true. What I mean is, I consider it unlikely to be done by a big Terrorist group already popularly known.

Still, I do wonder what the intention of these people were. Get as many kills? Attention? Anarchy?

 

[Dante Alighieri]

Someone, is clearly mad at Kenya.

Good...one...?

 

[Tuckles]

I'm not sure they've confirmed bombs yet, but it seems to fit. If it is, the question remains: foreign or domestic in origin?

Article says there was a third explosive device that didn't go off, so I'm going to say bomb.



Definitely a terror attack. We'll have to wait and see if anyone claims credit. Otherwise I'm blaming anarchists.

 

[Kobrag]

If they are explosive devices, what kind would they be?
Prolly not too geared towards shrapnel, there would have been more casualties surely?
So it's possible that it's just a plain packed explosive substance? 


...
Also sad and hoping for the survivors to pull through.

 

[Tuckles]

If they are explosive devices, what kind would they be?
Prolly not too geared towards shrapnel, there would have been more casualties surely?

It's pretty small for 12 casualties, but then again it WAS the marathon, and I'm no demolitions expert, so I can't really say. Maybe someone with a background in explosives and demolitions can clarify?

 

[Kobrag]

Apparently more explosives have been found throughout the route.

 

[Kevlar]

Maybe someone with a background in explosives and demolitions can clarify?

That would be scary if someone from TW had that training.