Explosions at Boston Marathon

[Alexander's Horse]

not looking good, iranians maybe, that would start something

[Docfeelgood]

WTF? Brothers from Russians?

[kentonio]

I thought it was Chechnya?

[Docfeelgood]

I thought it was Chechnya?

My bad, I thought it was a part of Russia.

[Docfeelgood]

Still hoping it's domestic terrorism and not Al Qaeda linked:


Boston bombings: Muslim Americans await bomber's ID

Why? you sympathetic to the Muslim cause?

[dannubis]

And since when is "the Muslim cause" the same as whatever it is that Al Quaeda wants these days?

Your post in itself offers the best reason of why it would better not be Arab related terrorism.

[kentonio]

A woman Muslim doctor was apparently attacked after the bombing. Sounds like she's ok, but obviously pretty shaken up.

[Alexander's Horse]

chechens, I was close

[Dinner]

There are still conflicting reports with names being reported by people who were listening in to police scanners during the shoot out and then the Boston PD saying they weren't sure about the names of the people in the picture.

[Docfeelgood]

As sympathetic as I am to any of the world's great religions...

Just that they got a bum rap during 9/11 and that this sort of thing is always a good excuse for your local bigot (DFG?) to go and pound on some ragheads...

EDIT: what dannubis says

[Docfeelgood]

And since when is "the Muslim cause" the same as whatever it is that Al Quaeda wants these days?

Your post in itself offers the best reason of why it would better not be Arab related terrorism.

Yea, .......right..?

[Docfeelgood]

Sheep lover!

[Dr Strangelove]

OK, they're Chechens, and probably are muslims. The Islamic International Brigade, formed of Chechens, has a long history of association with al-Qaeda. They've fought alongside al-Qaeda in many areas, including Bosnia and Iraq as well as the Caucasus.

[Dr Strangelove]

The police in Boston are saying they think the second guy may be wearing a suicide vest.

[-Jrabbit]

They're closing in...

BREAKING NEWS Friday, April 19, 2013 8:37 AM EDT
All Boston Residents Should Stay Indoors, Governor Says
Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts on Friday said residents of Boston and its neighboring communities should “stay indoors, with their doors locked” as the authorities conducted a huge manhunt for one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.
The other suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed after a police chase early Friday. The surviving suspect, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, identified as his brother, remained at large.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/boston-marathon-bombings.html?emc=na&_r=0