Ditto! Maybe I've been watching too much "24", but I would think the FEDS can shut down whatever they want if they can convince the Media that National Security is in Jeopardy.
Perhaps there are enough facts even get CNN has put the skids on the story, and HLS is trying to piece it all together for the American public.
In any case, I feel like I am in the twighlight zone.
By George Schroeder and Diana Baldwin The Oklahoman
NORMAN -- An explosion near the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Memorial Stadium killed one person Saturday night, OU officials said.
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A statement from OU president David Boren called the explosion "an individual suicide." The identity of the person killed was not known.
A second device was found in the area and detonated by police around 9:05 p.m.
The first explosion happened during the second quarter of Oklahoma's game against Kansas State. It was unclear late Saturday night if terrorism played a role in the explosions, said Sgt. Gary Robinson of the university police department. [Note: This quote was not there AT ALL in this morning's version.]
"We had no idea of any threat this week," Robinson said.
Several hours after the first explosion, hazardous device teams continued to comb the area for additional explosives while more than 80,000 fans tried to leave the stadium. People were funneled to the east and south of the stadium, causing snarls in traffic.
According to Robinson, the first explosion occurred in a courtyard just west of George Lynn Cross Hall, the botany-microbiology building, which is located across Asp Ave. from the stadium. It was unclear where the second explosive device was found.
"At no time was anyone in the stadium in danger," Boren said in the statement.
Investigators were releasing little information late Saturday night while officers from at least four law enforcement agencies tightly secured an area surrounding the campus' south oval.
Robinson said little was known about the victim because the priority was searching the area for other potential hazards.
After the first explosion, police brought in a robot designed to remove and detonate explosive devices. The hazardous device unit was already at the game as a routine precaution.
Police set up a perimeter of several blocks, and officers with trained dogs swept the Asp Avenue parking garage and other areas near the stadium.
A witness said the first explosion could be felt 4-5 blocks west of the stadium. Fans inside the stadium said they heard and felt the explosion.
Officials didn't allow fans to leave the stadium at halftime. In the waning moments of the game, fans were told when they left the stadium, "for their safety" to stay away from the south oval and areas just west of the stadium.
In accordance with routine pregame security, the stadium, the parking garage and areas near the stadium were checked for explosive devices.
Ty McMahan and Melissa Marchel contributed to this report.
I can understand if they would control the story to avoid widespread panic, but at some point they would need to let it out in order to gain support for beefing up security at other stadiums.
I don't buy the theory on this board that the MSM is keeping it quiet to deny Bush public support for the War. The White House would be fully capable of getting the word out that there was a terror suicide bomber if the media blocked it. There is something else going on.