Official Thread: Tragedies in Boston; bombing, shootings, and city shutdown for manhunt (legal, gun owners)

[CheyDee]

Originally Posted by CaseyB

That's not anywhere near the orignal explosions. This means there may be bombs all over the city.

Supposedly police have located a suspected 3rd IED (all at the scene).

[GunnerTHB]

Originally Posted by mb1547

Channel flipping and MSNBC just said that the fire at the JFK library was mechanical and not a bomb--thank heavens.

Oh ok good deal. Hopefully this situation is contained.

[Oleg Bach]

Looks like small homemade devices. This is not some terrorist attack or some governmental conspiracy. These look like fairly large pipe bombs...crude devices. I would say this is the work of a couple of common nuts.

[IDASpaceman]

Prayers up to all involved. So sad...

[ECLand]

Some of you should look at yourself's long and hard. People are dead and lives have been changed for ever and this is how you react?

[AdrianPetersonRules]

And it continues - that's it America, keep popping pills and drinking booze. MFers!!!!

At least 2 dead, dozens injured after huge explosions rock Boston Marathon | Fox News

[juneaubound]

Originally Posted by jmqueen

Daughter oK.

Very good!

[CaseyB]

Originally Posted by GunnerTHB

Oh ok good deal. Hopefully this situation is contained.

Hopefully. I have 2 daughters who work downtown.

[mb1547]

Originally Posted by jmqueen

Daughter oK.

Oh thank goodness!

[AeroGuyDC]

Time to ban ball bearings.