Explosions at Boston Marathon

Well, this is today's current headline of breaking news. Could be some sort of terrorist attack, such as North Korean spies?

Who knows, all I know is this happened about 45 minutes ago (as of posting this thread).

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DEVELOPING: Multiple casualties are reported after at least two explosions were heard near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Herald.

Witnesses reportedly heard two booms that sounded like two claps of thunder near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel.


The explosions occurred just before 3 p.m. Video of the scene showed a number of emergency crews in the area tending to victims and blood on the ground near the finish line.


"I saw two explosions. The first one was beyond the finish line. I heard a loud bang and I saw smoke rising," Boston Herald reporter Chris Cassidy, who was running in the marathon, told the newspaper. "I kept running and I heard behind me a loud bang. It looked like it was in a trash can or something...There are people who have been hit with debris, people with bloody foreheads.”


A photographer with Fox affiliate WFXT reported seeing a number of victims with lost limbs.


Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.


"There are a lot of people down," said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.


About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another thunderous explosion could be heard a few seconds later.


Runner Laura McLean of Toronto said she heard two explosions outside the medical tent.
"There are people who are really, really bloody," McLean said. "They were pulling them into the medical tent."
Cherie Falgoust was waiting for her husband, who was running the race. "I was expecting my husband any minute," she said. "I don't know what this building is ... it just blew. Just a big bomb, a loud boom, and then glass everywhere. Something hit my head. I don't know what it was. I just ducked."

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Source: Multiple casualties reported after two explosions at Boston Marathon | Fox News

(There are tons of websites reporting this!)

Thoughts?

Sad turn of events and obviously well planned. Hope all who was in Boston are ok or recover quickly. >.<

This is why you shouldn't bully the slow kids in school!

Clearly they need to ban explosives as well as guns.

https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6pIF8CEAAgRDL.jpg:large

Hmm wonder what or who they'll blame it on. This is sad either way.

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Originally Posted by Lewis

https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6pIF8CEAAgRDL.jpg:large

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I f'ing lol'd at the person who falls down lol

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Originally Posted by Justice For All

I f'ing lol'd at the person who falls down lol

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So standing right next to a bomb won't make you go flying? And/or make you fall?

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Originally Posted by Sean

So standing right next to a bomb won't make you go flying? And/or make you fall?

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I never said it wouldn't lol I just said it looked funny.

So sad, I don't pray but hope everyone that's been involved is okay.

Yeah this is sad, a teacher from my school (used to be my teacher a couple years back) was running the marathon today(she left from Canada just to run this for today). The whole day there were announcements of her progress within different times, and even when she finished the whole school cheered and clapped for her.
Now I see this, and I have no idea what to say. Hope she's okay along with all the other people who happen to be apart of this horrific crime.

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Originally Posted by madhuz

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No offence dude, but does this situation really need a meme? Some people may find it offensive, since this matter is serious.

I do hope that, any involved in the incident today are fine.

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Originally Posted by Justice For All

Hmm wonder what or who they'll blame it on. This is sad either way.



I f'ing lol'd at the person who falls down lol

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Yeah... hilarious...

Honestly I don't really know what to say, America you need to find what is wrong and fix it fast because I feel that Somalia with the kids carrying guns is safer than the United States atm because you can't go to a movie without getting shot or go to school without getting shot or even run for charity without losing your legs.

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Originally Posted by Justice For All

I f'ing lol'd at the person who falls down lol

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You're disgusting.

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Originally Posted by Repthon

Honestly I don't really know what to say, America you need to find what is wrong and fix it fast because I feel that Somalia with the kids carrying guns is safer than the United States atm because you can't go to a movie without getting shot or go to school without getting shot or even run for charity without losing your legs.

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Pretty much... Horrible shit going on today.

These marathon jokes are horrible. There's a line that even I won't cross. And neither will some of them.