BOSTON — A series of explosions was reported near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday, leaving two people dead and at least two dozen injured, according to the Boston Police Department.
A third explosion was heard just before 4 p.m., about an hour after the first two blasts. The police were apparently aware of that device before the explosion occurred.
The blasts took place about four hours after the start of the men’s race, which meant that there were still several thousand runners yet to finish the race. One senior counterterrorism official said it was too soon to tell whether the explosions were related to terrorism.
The Boston police confirmed they were looking into the explosions, but made no further comment. Another senior United States government official said that the Boston police and the F.B.I. said they had received no reports in recent days about a threat of an attack on the marathon and that there was no warning on Monday.
Latest I’ve heard as of this writing is that two more explosive devices were found.
A former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (graduating in the top 97% of his class), where he also competed rings for the UCLA mens gymnastics team. The events of 9/11 woke him from his political slumber and malaise. Currently a personal trainer and gymnastics coach.
The wordsmith has never been to Nantucket.
Yes, prayers.
Gosh.
BREAKING:
A suspect has been ID’ed and is under police guard at a hospital.
Nan, where is the newsfeed on the suspect? I don’t want to jump to conclusions as to the perpetrator of this act of terrorism, but I also don’t want the MSM to try to cover up the important identifying characteristics of whomever this scumbag (or bags) is.
@Pete:
I heard it both on CNN and Fox within seconds of one another.
A hospital news conference is being set up also.
Reuters is reporting an UNRELATED explosion at the JFK Presidential Library just a block or two away.
Nan,
I have seen the NY Post story claiming the suspect has shrapnel wounds and is being guarded. It will piss me off if this is an obvious islamofascist terrorist attack and the MSM hypocrites are trying to hide that fact from us.
12 dead now
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI
Suspect is a Saudi national…..
@Curt:
After going through an airport recently and suffering indignities I have to wonder if this suspect being a Saudi will put those people back in line with the rest of us or will they keep their free pass with TSA?
On CNN Blitzer has already questioned as to whether this could have been perpetrated by an anti-tax and/or tea party zealot! Apart from the fact that anyone who is not in lockstep with this corrupt administration is in fact deemed a terrorist of some kind, how sad is it that the MSM hacks are already doing their usual blame the conservatives garbage and as usual getting away with it? As such, I also have to wonder if as in the FT. Hood case for example if proof comes out as to the origin of these bombs and in fact it is an Islamic act, the MSM and this out of touch administration will in fact refer to the “alleged terrorist” and keep doing their best to deflect attention from the true villains to the conservatives as is their ilk. I am loathe to think such things at this time but one should learn from ones actions and it speaks for itself.
My heart, my love and prayers goes out to all as to this horrible event!
Boston police commissioner is denying any suspect in custody.
He instead is claiming police are trying to get statements from all injured in their hospital rooms.
Fox is reporting that IF the Saudi is a ”person of interest,” he would not (technically) be in custody.
So, there may be some parsing going on.
@joetote:
Oh c’mon, after all the lunacy, threats and public gun carries by the extreme right, my guess would have been extreme right wing nut job over Al Queda. Wonder how long before Fox News finds a way to blame Obama.
Jordanian Islamist Leader Praises Boston Terror Bombing…’
I recall that immediately after the JFK assassination, the liberals were convinced the assassin had to be a right-winger. Only later did it come out that he was a Cuban sympathizer. We’re already seeing the same response from the liberals. It has to be a Tea Party person or someone else on the right.
@John:
Not as fast as it takes Chris Matthews to knee-jerk point to the right:
Did Boston bombing have anything to do with tax day?
Domestic Terrorists ‘Tend To Be Far-Right
Predictably, emblematically represented by John here, Matthews ain’t alone.
Peter Bergen:
The presence of planted shrapnel in these bombs indicate the bomber hates the sort of people who run and see the Boston Marathon.
So far over 130 people are injured because of the ball bearings planted inside these devices.
So, ask yourself: what sort of violent persons hate this type of person enough to pre-plan such an attack?
Taxpayers?
No.
Those on the political Right?
No.
It is too soon to be sure but the list is being shortened.
Right, John. Because Loughner was branded as right wing….oh wait…he was found later to be a mentally disturbed leftist (but I repeat myself). McVeigh was not right wing either. The unabomber was also left wing. So tell me again how the right wing is responsible for bombings and violence.
Let us wait and see who the vile scumbag is, but based on past events like this it is much more likely to be either an islamic or left wing terrorist.
@Curt: a saudi national on a student visa
My husband’s cousin ran in the marathon, I immediately thought of her…she was one of the first of the runners to finish…and thankfully they left that same area just 15 minutes prior to this terror attack…
I Pray for all those people who have been hurt, maimed, and died as a result of this cowardly act.
Such a shame something like this has to happen at the Boston Marathon…it is such a positive event…many from around the world come specifically to participate…what a scar to leave on this event….
Confirmed now:
Just like Benghazi, Obama said it is important to ‘get to the bottom of this.’
The UK press is adding details our press apparently blacks out:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309545/Boston-Marathon-Bombing-Boy-aged-EIGHT-dead-Boston-Marathon-bombings-left-144-injured-17-critical-Police-hunt-man-black-badly-burned-suspect-held-hospital.html#ixzz2Qb8k6Hix
@Wordsmith:
There is a competition for being the biggest a-hole in the media and Matthews is right up there.
@Wordsmith:
“anti-government group”
Well, who hates our form of government more than the left? We righties don’t like who’s running the government but we don’t hate our form of government as do Socialist/Communist “Progressives.”
After all, who is it that wants to infringe on our rights for “the greater good”?
@Drjohn: I think he won a long time ago.
@Drjohn: Please do not leave out the Islamists.
this is terrible, it seems that it’s one crime a day,
AMERICA is in great dangers, if the borders can be close once and for all,
that would be a good start, of repelling the 150 countries to send their people
to mix and indoctrinate the uninformed AMERICANS youth.
we are sick and tire to receive their garbage,
@John: You are nuts if you think this is a right-wing nutjob, although I would not be surprised if O’bammy spins it that way, just to advance his agenda against conservatives. The man is an amoral moron.
@Blake: Obama and the Holder Justice Dept.
There is an abortion doctor under indictment in Minnesota whose business is co-owned by Eric Holder’s WIFE.
Photo proof:
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/04/15/eric-holders-wife-co-owns-gosnell-run-abortion-clinic/
PS, Gosnell has nothing to do with this but the http uses his name.
@Drjohn:
So would baseless accusations to the effect that the government murdered its citizens fall under your definition of who “hates our form of government”, or do you consider that part of the solution? One of your heroes, Alex Jones, spared no time before tweeting the following:
Furthermore:
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/alex_jones_labels_boston_explosion_a_false_flag/
The sad truth is there are idiots on both sides. You, of course, are right there with them, which makes your hypocritical outrage all the more mind-boggling.
@Tom:
So you are getting your information from Salon? Why? Is the server down for the CPUSA?
Now, as to Alex Jones; he is simply a hack who made his name by being a 9-11 truther. He’s been around for years, but no one, with an ounce of brains, pays any attention to him. But of course, you would point him out, and not reference the idiot on your side, Chris Matthews, who needs to be drummed out of the media post haste.
The Boston bombing holds similarities to some other bombings, but none done by domestic terrorists. You know, left wingers like William Ayers, Bernadette Dohrn, the Unibomber, and McVeigh, all who hated the government. This reminds me more of London, or Madrid, than it does Oklahoma City.
Nan G
oh my, things come out if we are patient enough to wait for it,
it give me the answer ready of: no wonder that it’s being push so much,
they are in a position to use their job to influence the young BLACK to abort,
bye
@retire05:
Only a simple-minded, crass idiot such as yourself would try to affix a “right / left” label to a terrorist tragedy when we essentially know nothing, or more generally take the opportunity to define one side as singularly predisposed to terrorism, a fool’s chore if ever there was one. Congratulations on that. If you want to invite Chris Mathews down into your company, that’s your choice. You’ve already placed yourself there into that sewer of your own making, and nothings going to change that now.
Drjohn
hi,
CHRIS MATTEW is even many notches worse than ALEC JONES,
no comparison there,
at least, we can say that ALEX JONES is on the PEOPLE side,
bye
@Nan G:” Hates the type of people who run and watch runners”——out of shape,out of conditioned couch potato must of done it.
Seriously,lets just catch the cowardly bastards ASAP
Stupid to politicize this
why did gold drop $150 an ounce shortly Before the bombing?
@Tom:
OK, so you read what I did not write. Where did I say anything about who the possible culprit might be? I simply said it resembles London and Madrid more than Oklahoma City.
Anyone who uses Salon.com as a reference has already dropped down into the Socialist sewer. Care to admit that you are a full blown Marxist, Tom? Or do you want to still pretend that you support republicanism?
Do you think people are stupid and don’t understand Alinsky tactics (look over here, ignore that)? You point out Jones for no other reason than to distract from your own.
Wait for it! Diane Fineswine will want to regulate assault back packs and high capacity garbage cans. Dick Durbin will jump on board, plus Graham and McCain will cave on it.
May God bless the dead and injured!
oil guy from Alberta
yes and the EXACTO knifes will be having the same frenzie,
where does the bombs came from,
was it made in the US or came pass the TSA from abroad.
or from the borders MEXICO
will we know?
@Tom:
Stupid straw argument. You said it, not me.
@drjohn:
You rhetorically asked “who hates our form of government more than the left” and I responded with an example of someone blaming murder and mayhem directly on our government, someone who is not on the left. The truth is inconvenient for those who make stupid arguments.
A few news outlets are saying the two bombs were made from pressure cookers.
Pressure cooker bombs originated in Afghanistan.
The FBI is looking at the local cell phone towers for pings at the precise times these bombs were remotely detonated.
I guess even burner phones can be traced back to the buyers.
@Richard Wheeler:
That’s what I’m talking about.
Don’t think they are connected sir. Gold is just making a standard market correction. It has been seriously inflated for the last few years. I heard it would stabilize at $1500, but it’s at $1378 today. I’m thinking it might head to $1200. It’s a good sign for economic outlook if it keeps heading that way.
@Tom: Tom Maybe if DrJ and Ret05 would promise to stop telling lies about you, you’d promise to stop telling the truth about them.
Aqua Re Gold Agree sell-off is a good sign for the economy.I’ve found when the common investor gets too comfortable (how often recently have we heard small investors touting gold) BEWARE Current favorite- “safe” bond funds will lose principle as interest rates rise.
@Richard Wheeler:
You wouldn’t know the truth if it was tatooed on your forearm.