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An explosion has been reported in Boston, Massachusetts where thousands of runners are participating in the annual Boston Marathon.The Boston Marathon’s headquarters have reportedly put on locked down while authorities investigate the incident. Preliminary reports suggest two explosions occurred near the finish line of the 26.2-mile event shortly before 3 pm local time, and the Boston Globe is reporting multiple injuries at the scene.
Zyphlin said:Please be aware of the current Mod Warning regarding this topic
Moderator's Warning: Alright, this is a big story that's getting a lot of attention now so let me make this clear for the sake of the thread.
Moving forward at this time, this thread is for discussing the event that is occuring. SPECIFICALLY discussing the event that is occuring.
Anyone attempting to use this event to make political points about ANY other issue that isn't EXTREMELY related DIRECTLY to this event will be thread banned. Similarly, anyone derailing the thread by spending entire posts griping about what other people say, without actually discussing the story, will be thread banned.
Situations like this get everyone on edge and it's understandable. But lets keep this thread focused ON TOPIC. If you want to rant about someones reaction, you have the basement. If you want to make tangental political points, start a thread in a different section.
The marathon should be over by now, but do keep us updated.
NBC has a report on the air now.
ps. rt is not mainstream media.
Yes it is: "Mainstream Media: A news service whose primary means of distribution is print, broadcast, or wire services. Local newspapers forced to switch to a digital format may aslo be placed here as well as AP stories reposted to the web free of additional commentary."
Hey, dude, it's been on my clock radio (am, espn) for a while. I'm just sayin' that (I think) rt doesn't qualify as msm.
I was talking to my friend in Boston when it all went down. Scary stuff on a day that is pretty fun for Boston. At least the bombs weren't by Fenway during the game. A lot more people could have been hurt.
Thanks for sharing your opinion source man.
I can not fathom what would bring someone to do something like this. I guess the only thing I can come up with is the number of people. What a horrible act.
Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.
Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.
Probably an accident. Bombing the venue doesn't make any sense. We'll see.
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