-Dem0- Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Hearing now that the 3rd explosion at the library is Fire related. From Twitter Edited April 15, 2013 by -Dem0- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Thats the image i've seen too of the guy in the wheel chair.....it was so graphic, i've seen gory images before but somehow that seemed all the more real given its only just happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Mobile network shut down to stop remote detonation. Edited April 15, 2013 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 That photograph of the guy in the wheelchair is absolutely horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 There were reports of someone being apprehended at the hospital with suspicious stuff on their person So much misinformation going around though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 So much misinformation going around though That's the problem, you don't know what you can believe. Fucking sensationalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murr Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Reading elsewhere something's happened in New Jersey too? But no news or mention of it? Times Square complete lock down too apparently for security. Obama addressing the nation at 11:10pm our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I've been playing my wii u for the last few hours, now I see this and feel strangely out of touch. Is there any accurate information yet on what's occurred/the cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Is there any accurate information yet on what's occurred/the cause? It seems to be a "crude explosive", but nothing definite. Also, here's an additional tragic element: that final stretch was dedicated to the families from the Newtown disaster. Families of the victims were seated on the opposite side of the road to the explosions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It seems to be a "crude explosive", but nothing definite. Also, here's an additional tragic element: that final stretch was dedicated to the families from the Newtown disaster. Families of the victims were seated on the opposite side of the road to the explosions. the people who did this are cowardly bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 There are some signs of good people, though: - Immediately after the explosions, dozens of people ran straight towards it to help anyone there. - Many people, including marathon runners still running (and who had already finished), rushed to hospital in order to queue up to give blood. The JFK Library seems to be a mechanical fire, not related to an explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 some of the images......people with lost limbs, man this is so horrible, i can't understand acts of terrorism on civilian targets For me that is the very definition of "terrorism": forcing ordinary people into a state where they fear carrying out normal activities. I'd like five minutes in a room alone with the people who did this - all I need is a pair of tweezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I'd like five minutes in a room alone with the people who did this - all I need is a pair of tweezers. You and me both! and i bet a whole load more people wishing the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Whoever did this is fucked up. Im absolutely horrified. Why target a marathon and a library? Why target anything at all!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Whoever did this is fucked up. Im absolutely horrified. Why target a marathon and a library? Why target anything at all!!? Apparently nobody targeted a library, that was an unrelated incident according to reports. It's pretty atrocious, but I'm gonna wait for more actual information before I start getting too het up. Would certainly like to know who's responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Very sad scenes. That image of the guy in the wheelchair will be with me for a while. Cowardly act to target people at a fund raising event. Meanwhile though there has been a number of explosions across Iraq killing over 30 people and injuring over 200. Not much news coverage of that despite it being more devastating but then it's not happened in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Jesus christ, I was out at dinner, so I only heard when I got back. It's tragic and terrible. Such a mindless act of violence. Meanwhile though there has been a number of explosions across Iraq killing over 30 people and injuring over 200. Not much news coverage of that despite it being more devastating but then it's not happened in America. Sadly, massive violence in Iraq (and, for that matter, Syria) is a common occurrence - every other week, at least. It's not a development, so no one reports it. Still, I'm not trying to detract from the horror of what happened today. It's terrible, cowardly and who ever did it is a fucking nutjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryeargames Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Who ever posted those photos and allowed such footage in the first place is an inconsiderate asshole , there's a line on what should be shown, I'm sure whoever this evil scumbag is will just get more pleasure seeing the results of his or her cowardly actions , and it's wrong out of respect for the poor people involved who are fighting for their lives, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Who ever posted those photos and allowed such footage in the first place is an inconsiderate asshole , there's a line on what should be shown, I'm sure whoever this evil scumbag is will just get more pleasure seeing the results of his or her cowardly actions , and it's wrong out of respect for the poor people involved who are fighting for their lives, I don't quite get what you're getting at here. Hiding the dead and the wounded and the suffering isn't exactly going to help or stop attacks. I don't see how filming or photographing an event (especially when already at the scene - it was a marathon remember) is inconsiderate. If anything should be done to prevent the perpetrator from gaining something from it, people need to not act any differently. If you stop going to sporting events or other crowded places because you think your might be caught in an attack, the terrorists win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Who ever posted those photos and allowed such footage in the first place is an inconsiderate asshole , there's a line on what should be shown, I'm sure whoever this evil scumbag is will just get more pleasure seeing the results of his or her cowardly actions , and it's wrong out of respect for the poor people involved who are fighting for their lives, I sort of agree, but I think it's also important to show the aftermath - people banding together, sticking their fingers up at whoever did this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 CNN are reporting that an 8 year old boy is amongst the dead. 134 injured people. 17 critically injured. 25 in serious condition. At least 8 of the victims are children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just got home from work and saw it on Twitter. The thing that's really irking me is that loads of people run marathons for incredibly good reasons and some arsehole(s) do that. It's beyond sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just got home from work and saw it on Twitter. The thing that's really irking me is that loads of people run marathons for incredibly good reasons and some arsehole(s) do that. It's beyond sad. Five minutes. Locked door. Tweezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murr Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 3 confirmed dead now, not sure if the 3rd person died later on due to injuries or if they were killed at the site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22162884 So many different stories going round though, Apparently there was a bomb in the seating opposite the first explosion that didn't go off. If it had, the death / injury toll would of been shocking. It's good that the death toll is this low considering the pictures of the scene that have been released, but there shouldn't be a death / injury toll at all at an event like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Jesus Christ... The death toll seems low, but still. What kind of scum did this? EDIT: Just saw the updated number of injured. Fucking hell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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