Posted on 04/15/2013 1:08:50 PM PDT by LucianOfSamasota
BOSTON — Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.
A federal law-enforcement source told The Post there are at least 12 dead and twice as many injured. Fox News reported that Massachusetts General Hospital was treating 10 people with amputated limbs and all operating rooms were on hold.
Law-enforcement sources said at least the first explosion occurred in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel.
"There were two bombs that exploded near the finish line in today's Boston Marathon," The Boston Marathon's official Facebook page read. "We are working with law enforcement to understand what exactly has happened."
“This changes everything [in New York],’’ one source told The Post. “Everyone’s on high alert. Our marathon was canceled in November. Who knows if that changed someone’s plans?’’
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I NEVER believe any reports like that, after all the “other” planes that were reported to still be flying around during 9-11.
I just read on a Twitter post “Boston PD is looking for the mailman who parked his truck on Boyleston Street. He has not returned to it and he is not among the casualties”
“It’s also too damned late to start asking where the F was Janet Incompetano and the rest of her Department????”
Reading FR to identify domestic terrorists.
the Post may be off (have heard same thing on twitter, that they got the wrong number of fatals)
Fog of War situation. Just like with Newtown - early reports are just pulled outta nowhere.
This story could rehash itself 15 different ways between now and tomorrow.
Bottom line: Still prayers up for victims.
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By tomorrow, the Dims will say it was a firecracker and ask for more gun control.
#20 continued
At the very least they need to register all my firearms. /s
Has Biden helicoptered in yet to stand in front of the yellow tape and urge Universal Background Checks?
Prayers lifted.
Unfortunately it’s the logical conclusion to poor policy.
Dear God! My heart goes out to those runners and bystanders. My son is an avid marathoner. He’s a Marine stationed in Okinawa. Were he on the homeland, he would have loved to run in this.
“Boston PD is looking for the mailman who parked his truck on Boyleston Street. He has not returned to it and he is not among the casualties””
Ssssh.
Obama wants you to flee islamophobia.
And turn in your guns.
This is all guess work, still a chance it is not even a bomb but natgas or electrical transformer. Not that this will stop the media from riding their hobby horses. I give it an hour before they have a Mark Potok on the air listing off the usual White MENace.
I hate the phuquin’ muslims .. and the bastard in the white house is one of ‘em.
Probably work place violence just like Ft. Hood was.
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Ping. TM, too.
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Saving us from old white nuns at airports by using their naked scanner.
Of course, 'rats will blame the tea party. But just ask yourself, who has a history of this kind of violence, the tea party, or Zero's pals?
Remember Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani who tried to set off a couple of bombs in Times Square, NYC in 2010? Wanna bet this is something similar? America has let her guard down in recent years, and has been afraid of saying what everyone knows. Muslims are trying to kill us, and Islam-fascism is alive and well.
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