Explosions at Boston Marathon

[ISUAlum05]

I'm not squeamish, and was fine with the Ware injury pic, but this is a whole other level of awful.

 

[cycloneworld]

The New York Post reporting: A federal law-enforcement source confirmed to The Post there are at least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured. Fox News reported that Massachusetts General Hospital was treating 10 people with amputated limbs and all operating rooms were on hold. Authorities have a identified a suspect, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.

 

[Rabbuk]

Is the president supposed to make a statement?

 

[cowgirl836]

Oooookay, so I was incorrect on my first assessment. Only saw part of the picture.

yeah I had seen the same thing. I wish that had been it.

His face bothers me the most.

 

[urb1]

Regardless of the "why"s behind this, what a damn cowardly thing to do.

 

[VTXCyRyD]

it's that one. I'm not sure that the right leg isn't really messed up as well.

I'll link but this is NOT for the faint of heart.

OK, we can remove the link now

 

[cowgirl836]

shrapnel wounds? They were too ******* stupid to get away from their own bomb? Or were they a failed suicide bomber?

 

[ManBearClone]

I wish I hadn't. If you thought Kevin Ware's injury was bad, do not look.

Makes me really appreciate what EMT's and rescue people and Soldiers in general have to endure.

 

[IcSyU]

shrapnel wounds? They were too ******* stupid to get away from their own bomb? Or were they a failed suicide bomber?

There is absolutely no way they were a true suicide bomber with the size of those explosions. Someone wearing a bookbag or carrying that would've been blown up.

 

[Mr Janny]

shrapnel wounds? They were too ******* stupid to get away from their own bomb? Or were they a failed suicide bomber?

it's the NY Post. They're also reporting numbers of dead and wounded that are way higher than being reported anywhere else. They're basically a tabloid.

 

[HiltonMagic]

The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe4m
MARATHON EXPLOSION: Toll rises to 2 dead, 64 wounded in Boston Marathon explosions.

 

[Angie]

it's the NY Post. They're also reporting numbers of dead and wounded that are way higher than being reported anywhere else.

And that was some of the most irresponsible reporting I've ever seen. Making it all about NY, all sorts of conjecture. I'd wait until someone else reports it.

 

[cowgirl836]

I just read the shrapnel report here from a couple people. I'd hope the person(s) are caught, but that seemed odd.

Now the "unrelated" fire at JFK library is being reported as another bomb.

 

[cyclonez7]

NY Post says suspect is a Saudi national.

New York Post ‏@nypost 5m Breaking: Authorities ID a Saudi national as a suspect in Boston Marathon bombings http://nyp.st/XNBHHr

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

Just heard from a friend that there was some runners from the Iowa State women's track team that ran the marathon. Reported that they finished quite a bit ahead of the explosion.

 

[BKLYNCyclone]

And that was some of the most irresponsible reporting I've ever seen. Making it all about NY, all sorts of conjecture. I'd wait until someone else reports it.

NY Post is trash... Take it from a former new yorker... It's all about sensationalization. Also the only paper to post the image of the guy that was pushed into the subway tracks trying to get out, moments before he got hit. They have no morals. Page 6 is a disaster.

Makes the des moines register look like a top notch publication.

 

[MNCyGuy]

And that was some of the most irresponsible reporting I've ever seen. Making it all about NY, all sorts of conjecture. I'd wait until someone else reports it.

There were some sort of weird unnecessary jabs at Boston in there, like a terrorist can't make a point if they target anywhere but NYC. Just odd, and maybe a little offensive? I can see writing that article on Wednesday or Thursday, but not while emergency people are still working the scene.

 

[twinCitiesClone]

Boston Police Commissioner is now reporting a 3rd explosion at the JFK Library that they think is related.

 

[HiltonMagic]

If you can stomach it, here's video and audio from the first explosion. Hard to watch: http://bo.st/11bayva

 

[Angie]

NY Post is trash... Take it from a former new yorker... It's all about sensationalization. Also the only paper to post the image of the guy that was pushed into the subway tracks trying to get out, moments before he got hit. They have no morals. Page 6 is a disaster.

Makes the des moines register look like a top notch publication.

That makes me feel ill. I knew they did some sensationalism, but that's deplorable. Why would you print that?