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Bomb Blast at University of Oklahoma (Breaking on Fox) - suicide bomber at OU
Fox News/NewsOK.com ^ | oct. 1, 2005

Posted on 10/01/2005 7:05:29 PM PDT by blogblogginaway

Edited on 10/01/2005 7:21:56 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

From Staff Reports
NORMAN -- An explosion near the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Memorial Stadium killed one person Saturday, OU officials said.

The explosion happened at the courtyard near the George Lynn Cross Hall, Botany-Microbiology Building on OU's campus, which is west of the stadium, according to Sgt. Gary Robinson of the University police department.

The explosion happened during the second quarter of Oklahoma's game against Kansas State.

After the explosion, police set up a perimeter of several blocks and made fans exit the stadium to the east.


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To: fanfan

"Unfortunately you have to register."

try bugmenot.com to avoid the registration problem. I was able to read it, but there is no real info there, either, although they do say the blast was felt 4-5 blocks away.


2,021 posted on 10/02/2005 10:33:40 AM PDT by Old Student (WRM, MSgt, USAF(Ret.))
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To: PhiKapMom

Please add me, too. I have to leave for awhile, and won't have access to news--not that the media is reporting much!


2,022 posted on 10/02/2005 10:35:24 AM PDT by MizSterious (Now, if only we could convince them all to put on their bomb-vests and meet in Mecca...)
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To: Big Horn

"Have they done a autopsy ?"
It appears that mops, sponges, and popsicle sticks are being bagged for analysis. Extreme trauma has not been ruled out, for sure.


2,023 posted on 10/02/2005 10:35:29 AM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (The Land o' Gar (yes I have a gunrack in my truck))
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

Is good one!


2,024 posted on 10/02/2005 10:36:16 AM PDT by claudiustg (Vote for one Democrat, vote for them all...)
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To: MizSterious

"But now they're saying it was just a 'backpack'...!!"

When the cops detonated it, if they got a secondary explosion, that would show it was, in fact a bomb. Without the secondary explosion, it probably wasn't a bomb.


2,025 posted on 10/02/2005 10:36:24 AM PDT by Old Student (WRM, MSgt, USAF(Ret.))
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To: hoboken109

I live here -- trust me the media was told not to report certain things. A big blast is heard and not reported on our radio stations? None of us had any idea what was going on until the 4th quarter. And since then the amount of news coming out is almost zero, zip, nada.


2,026 posted on 10/02/2005 10:37:52 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: OXENinFLA; PhiKapMom

OXENinFLA posted this excellent story earlier:http://lampherephotography.blogspot.com/2005/10/terrorist-strike-norman-ok-during.html. Did you get a chance to read it? If not, I recommend it highly.


2,027 posted on 10/02/2005 10:39:33 AM PDT by indcons (How about rooting for our side for a change, you liberal morons?)
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To: null and void
The nice thing about computers is that they can shut down the entire system for the peons, yet allow select numbers to function unimpeded.

Only if they know which numbers are the select ones. Many are known, but many are not. In my industry, personal cell phones are a secondary or tertiary means of communication. At times, they are the only means of communicating with people in the field. I can guarantee you that the personal cell phone numbers of many, many first responders are not in a database of select numbers.

And, it would take time - there's several cell phone providers working on different systems. Verizon shares little with Sprint or Nextel except perhaps a tower structure or two. Plus, it would take more than a call from the local police dispatcher to get it done.

2,028 posted on 10/02/2005 10:39:48 AM PDT by meyer (The DNC prefers advancing the party at the expense of human lives.)
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To: Justanobody

Thank you for asking. My wife got in around midnight and I feel God was watching over her last night.


2,029 posted on 10/02/2005 10:40:41 AM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: PhiKapMom
>> And since then the amount of news coming out is almost zero, zip, nada. <<

Suspicious to say the least. Could I also trouble you to include me any any future pings regarding this incident?
2,030 posted on 10/02/2005 10:41:03 AM PDT by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: PhiKapMom

Thanks for confirming that - I thought I had read something to that effect on the thread....

One question, you just said you sit on the East Side and (earlier) one row from the wall. The people behind you claimed they felt the wall tremble?? That would be a VERY powerful bomb indeed!!!


2,031 posted on 10/02/2005 10:41:08 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: indcons

Doesn't work.


2,032 posted on 10/02/2005 10:42:39 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: Pukin Dog
Well obviously the act itself is crazy, and I don't give a rat's butt what went through the guy's mind.

I do want to know who he was (I think it's a pretty safe bet that it was a male), because I think that fact alone would indicate which way this story goes.

Someone blowing themselves up at a college game IS news, if not for the simple fact that it just doesn't happen.

I think that obviously the authorities are not going to be releasing a bunch of info, even if they have it, until they have some concrete facts. But usually the reporters are all over the cops and FBI, asking them to draw conclusions.

2,033 posted on 10/02/2005 10:43:39 AM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: tacticalogic

2,034 posted on 10/02/2005 10:43:56 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: leadpenny

Sorry, an extra period at the end of the link messed things up. The corrected link is http://lampherephotography.blogspot.com/2005/10/terrorist-strike-norman-ok-during.html


2,035 posted on 10/02/2005 10:44:20 AM PDT by indcons (How about rooting for our side for a change, you liberal morons?)
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To: leadpenny

Try this:

http://lampherephotography.blogspot.com


2,036 posted on 10/02/2005 10:44:28 AM PDT by Drago
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To: An.American.Expatriate

Yeah, and extra large cherry bomb...


2,038 posted on 10/02/2005 10:44:46 AM PDT by null and void (Up to maximum individual freedom consistent with order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism)
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To: meyer

You are speculating. First responder accounts are segregated in the database, as well as some other special circuits. Every single number is "known". Personal accounts are not to be used for primary comms during a response. All providers are connected to the PSTN, so there is much more sharing than you seem to think. Ever hear of "roaming"?


2,039 posted on 10/02/2005 10:45:09 AM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (The Land o' Gar (yes I have a gunrack in my truck))
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To: All

I would like more info on the 5 injured. Can do?


2,040 posted on 10/02/2005 10:45:15 AM PDT by combat_boots (Dug in and not budging an inch. NOT to be schiavoed, greered, or felosed as a patient)
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