[flying Elvis]

All they need to do to solve the mystery of his intentions is to check for shrapnel. If he loaded the vest with nails, ball bearings, or something similar, then he definitely was looking to kill others.

[RasterMaster]

You blow yourself up in a public place....IT'S CALLED TERRORISM!

[reformedliberal]

They found holes in a nearby tree w/metallic deposits in them.
Also, 13 plastic bottles on the seat of the car.

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Just tried to connect to the blog above and it is not responding. Could be overloaded right now.

[Plutarch]

If he loaded the vest with nails...then he definitely was looking to kill others.

I think you've nailed it. One report has 16 Penny (3-1/2") nails bored into nearby trees.

[rip033]

Good point. Also ponder this? Most of these suicide mass killers in the U.S. have used weapons, mainly rifles and pistols and shot up the place. This back pack bomb is no simple suicide. I think my worst fears are starting to be real. Schools, Malls etc. All the soft targets. I never understood why the Islamofacist never took the fight to us directly here. I always felt that they felt the U.S. would throw a tantrum and take care of all our enemies in the Middle East the good old fashion way, total war. I think they sense weakness from the way we have been fighting in Iraq and not dealing with Syria and Iran directly even though it almost plainly clear they are committing acts of war against our troops in Iraq. Gloves need to come off. Enough of this sneaking around crap. We know where the tiger lives. Why do my tax dollars go towards large fleets of carriers and strike aircraft when we don't use them?

[Yaelle]

All they need to do to solve the mystery of his intentions is to check for shrapnel. If he loaded the vest with nails, ball bearings, or something similar, then he definitely was looking to kill others.

I did read that a tree near where he blew was studded with holes the size of nails as well as some metallic residue or something.

[not2worry]

There was a report on another unmentionable site that indicated LE did find holes in trees that looked like they were created by nails, but failed to mention whether the nails were found.

I don't know how fast a crime scene can be cleaned up, but if the authorities were watching him and there were no real eyewitnesses who hung around, I assume things could be sanitized pretty quickly.