[blogblogginaway]

Well it's been over 12 hours since this incident and by all press accounts we are told that one individual was killed by an explosion in an apparent suicide. There are also reports of other 'explosive' devices being found and detonated nearby.

So let me get this straight. IF this lone suicidal person had killed others nearby when he exploded himself, would the headline be .............. Person Uses Bomb to Commit Suicide Accidentally Killing 20 Others?

[Chena]

So let me get this straight. IF this lone suicidal person had killed others nearby when he exploded himself, would the headline be .............. Person Uses Bomb to Commit Suicide Accidentally Killing 20 Others?

Good point. If a person chooses to commit suicide by blowing him or herself up, and doesn't intend for others to be harmed in any way, I would think they would have chosen a remote place to blow themselves up. Also, why would a person who wants to only commit suicide, place other bombs around. Was he going to play Russian Roulette by running around the area until he finally got blown up?

[ariamne]

Good point. Yet there are those on this thread that would accuse you of being a conspiracy nut..all we want is to know what really happened, and with few details from the media, can't help but speculate! Sigh...

[oceanview]

indeed. hey, maybe they could say the Bali bomber was just some person who wanted to kill himself - and he just happened to do it by blowing up a bomb on his back while inside a coffee shop.