purpleronnie Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22160691
Deucalion Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 If...this is Al Qaeda, how the mighty have fallen. From the visual spectacular of 9/11 to bombing a marathon. Al Qaeda's operational capability certainly seems to be severely restricted. (If not Al Qaeda...who?)
leicsmac Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 Could be a bunch of religious nutjobs, could just be a lone nutjob with his/her own ideological agenda. Guess we'll find out in due course.
Vacamion Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 Shocker. I have been to watch marathons in the USA a couple of times before. Marathons are supposed to be a celebration of life, health and achievement. Not this. Gutted.
I am Rod Hull Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 I hope the Boston Irish community that funded the IRA back in the day know what the word "karma" means.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 WTF - just walked in after a busy day and heard this terrible, terrible news. This race is the goal of most marathon runners, indeed it is my ulitmate goal to run at Boston. You have to qualify for it - it isn't easy the time is around 3:05:00. Thus this is many people's FA Cup final. I would hazard a guess that what ever cun/t did it knew exactly what they were doing. Absolutely awful.
sphericalfox Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 I hope the Boston Irish community that funded the IRA back in the day know what the word "karma" means. wow, what a reaaaall cunty thing to say.
StanSP Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 Not sure why you would bomb a marathon of all things. Gets media coverage and publicity. Horrible scenario. People go out running for charities, and they get killed. 3 dead so far and plenty injured. RIP and hope those injured pull through. Seen some awful pictures, too.
I am Rod Hull Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 wow, what a reaaaall cunty thing to say. Yeah, I know.
Vacamion Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 I hope the Boston Irish community that funded the IRA back in the day know what the word "karma" means. Not the time or the place for that sort of comment. Poor form.
purpleronnie Posted 15 April 2013 Author Posted 15 April 2013 Just another violent tragedy in the US, never seems to end.
Deucalion Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 A shopping centre in Boston has been evacuated. Overreaction or a campaign? If there is another bomb, it makes it less likely to be a random nutter.
pSinatra Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 Sad news. Got family living in Boston, but no reason to think that they would have been in that area of the city. Been to Boston several times & it really is a fantastic place. Shocking scenes..
FoxesAreBlue Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 Thoughts go out to any victims involved because this is deplorable. Latest pictures just showing the moment it happened. Unbelievable. The blast actually blows a runner off of his feet.
StanSP Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 That picture is horrible . Apparently the bombs were placed in bins, which points to it being an attack as opposed to something accidental. https://twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/323878089903964160 A short clip of one of the explosions: https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ
johnny the fox Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 The innocent purity of sport meets the evil that men do... what does it achieve?
Deucalion Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 That picture is horrible . Apparently the bombs were placed in bins, which points to it being an attack as opposed to something accidental. https://twitter.com/...878089903964160 A short clip of one of the explosions: https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ One man gets his legs broken if you look. It is really random. People closer to the blast seem unhurt. Doesn't seem to be a very big bomb, not to say it isn't big enough.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 I've never been so ****ing angry at something so far out of my control.
johnny the fox Posted 15 April 2013 Posted 15 April 2013 A sad irony, they used to collect money in the bars of Boston for the IRA..
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