Explosions In Boston

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Two explosion occurred in downtown Boston in front of a hotel. it injured several runners participating in the Boston Marathon. It occurred around 3:00PM . Details are flowing in minute by minute. No report of deaths yet.

[OnTrack]

The latest update is that there are definitely injuries.

Here's hoping that no fatalities or serious injuries occur. :(

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At least three reporteed deaths. The latest report is devices placed in trash cans.

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[gomoho]

Please pray for those affected and our country.

[golf4me]

Please pray for those affected and our country.

My thoughts too.

[graciegirl]

My nephew ran today and, thanks to text messages, everyone is safe and accounted for.

So glad to hear it, Autobike.

. Our neighbors are in the Boston area for a First Communion and not being familar with the area I googled the Marathon route. All responses on google was stopped about the maps of that area.

Someone is looking out for us. I imagine that was a national security measure. I was surprised.

Praying too Gomoho for the safety of all and the safety of our country.

Why? Just why?

[bdabob]

Bastards!

[sandybill2]

Thoughts and prayers to all affected. Another terrible event---happening way too often now.

[janmcn]

All flights in and out of Boston have been grounded, and all cell phone service has been blocked to prevent remote detonation of other bombs. Anybody trying to reach somebody in the Boston area, try the land line or text message. Also, the Bruins game scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The Boston Globe is reporting over 100 injured.

The President will update us at 6:00pm.

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[USSGompers]

This is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!

[KittyKat]

I first read the story on the IE news & turned on the tv--ABC News. Watching the coverage immediately took me back to watching news of 9/11. My eyes filled with tears. What is this world coming to? God help us. :cry:

[graciegirl]

All flights in and out of Boston have been grounded, and all cell phone service has been blocked to prevent remote detonation of other bombs. Anybody trying to reach somebody in the Boston area, try the land line or text message. Also, the Bruins game scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The Boston Globe is reporting over 100 injured.

Thank you Jan. Our friends just sent an email. They are o.k.

I hope all of you with loved ones in the area hear similar news.

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[graciegirl]

A person of interest just taken into custody.......to update my earlier post.

I hope it is the right person of interest and I wish I could be in a small room with a person who would do such a cowardly thing.

I am old and not very good at beating up people. I don't know if I am good at it, I never have done it but I would like to try sometimes.

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[tucson]

I used to work at Saks Fifth Ave. on Boylston St. very close to that area, used towalk by there everyday! I thank God that it wasn't detonated when the first runners came through the finish line, many more people would've been injured and/or killed. Tens of thousands of people go to that area every year for the Marathon, OMG!

[JB in TV]

I hope it is the right person of interest and I wish I could be in a small room with a person who would do such a cowardly thing.

I am old and not very good at beating up people. I don't know if I am good at it, I never have done it but I would like to try sometimes.

Gracie, I only know you through your posts here in the last couple of months I have been a member, and I know you to be very kind hearted...so that doesn't sound like you...BUT, I can understand the feeling.

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[tucson]

There are no suspects, quoting the BPD Commissioner just now!

[pooh]

Just received a text from my brother-in-law.. An old friend of his is in Boston and he wasn't too far from the second explosion. He says the carnage he witnessed was horrific and has left him devastated. He is just now leaving the site after being debriefed.

[gomoho]

They interviewed a doctor at one of the hospitals and they received seriously grave injuries to not as severe. Sounds like there are some suffering from severe burns. Please God hold them in your loving arms and guide our medical people in treating them.

[Happyliz]

At least three reporteed deaths. The latest report is devices placed in trash cans.

8year old child was killed. My heart goes out to the families.

[tucson]

What scares me is that the ones guilty of 911 got on those planes in Boston...

[OnTrack]

8year old child was killed. My heart goes out to the families.

Hopefully, they will find the scum who did it. :(

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[Happinow]

I am in disbelief and stunned. I swallow hard to fight my tears for these wonderful people.running the marathon and those who were spectators supporting the runners. I just can't believe these coward stuck again. Prayers to all involved. Just heard that an 8 year old little girl was among the casualties. This is just painful.

[spk7951]

Still can not find out if a buddy of mine who runs in the race is ok. We have friends visiting us this week who have relatives in Boston to watch the race. They are in a restaurant near the bombing site and the police have them locked in.

[rayschic]

For those looking for loved ones, this telephone number was posted on another website.
Hope everyone is safe.

If you're looking for news of a loved one, call 617-635-4500.

[Taltarzac725]

For those looking for loved ones, this telephone number was posted on another website.
Hope everyone is safe.

If you're looking for news of a loved one, call 617-635-4500. If you have information, call 1-800-494-TIPS.

Thanks for posting that information. This is yet another sad day that will affect a large number of lives for a long time to come.

[Mudder]

Have stood on that corner many times to see the finish line....so so sad. Patriots day is a big day in Boston....turned into a very sad day.

[barb1191]

At least three reporteed deaths. The latest report is devices placed in trash cans.

I heard two confirmed dead and one of them was an eight-year old girl. GRRRRR HORRIFIC

Having lived a long life (brought up in Lexington, MA approx 25 mi North of Boston) as a yankee, Patriots' Day there was a wonderful holiday for young and old, and of course we had Paul Revere and Wm Dawes ride into town to warn Lex and Concord Minutemen that "the British are coming" along with a parade and kiosk shopping.... Such fond memories and this holiday will be one to remember, but sadly.

[AriaGrandparents2013]

As a resident of Massachusetts currently here in this great state (live in a City located 50 miles south of Boston) I am shell shocked that this senseless act performed by a group of cowards could have happened on this Patriots day. I say a "group" because of the two bombs that exploded at the Marathon Finish Line with two additional bombs found and defused and doubt that this could have been done by a single person or animal.

There are reports that bombs were small in nature and contained ball bearings designed to maim and maximize injury. Numerous amputations and total chaos up here in Boston.

I pray for the families of the injured and especially for the two reported dead.

God Bless Us and God Bless America.

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[AriaGrandparents2013]

Originally, the national news said there was a suspect.
They then changed it to "someone they are interviewing".
A Saudi National had been seen acting suspiciously near a trash can.
He then seemed to leave the scene in a rush.
A citizen chased him down. Notified the police.
Long story short, they are questioning him.
He is cooperating with the police. Originally, they did call him a "suspect".

The term being used by Boston officials is they have a "person of interest". This person is injured and at Brigham & Woman hospital. They are showing a live feed on TV of a Swat Team in a Command vehicle is at the entrance to the hospital. Not sure what exactly going on.

[janmcn]

The term being used by Boston officials is they have a "person of interest". This person is injured and at Brigham & Woman hospital. They are showing a live feed on TV of a Swat Team in a Command vehicle is at the entrance to the hospital. Not sure what exactly going on.

There's another press conference from Boston scheduled to start at 8:30pm.

[LndLocked]

Google has set up a people finder:

Google Person Finder: Boston Marathon Explosions (http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/)

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[tucson]

"No person of interest!" @ Brigham and Women's Hosp. Quote; BPD Commissioner

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[AriaGrandparents2013]

New conference reported 3 dead and over 100+ injured. No person of interest at Brigham & Woman Hospital. FBI has taken lead in investigation.

[tucson]

Proud to be a native of Massachusetts and still have my entire family still there, the Boston authorities are one of the nations BEST! They will find those who committed this horrific crime of innocent victims, this I am certain of!

[billethkid]

Cowards targeting innocents!

btk

[graciegirl]

There is so much hatred in this world.

I can't know why that people find it satisfying to hurt others who they don't even know.

People who harm others anonymously are cowards.

I know that I join many good souls on this forum who are just eaten up with sadness and frustration over the horrible events in Boston.

We shouldn't allow meanness and anonymous hatred to fester EVEN on this forum and assume that people we don't know have vicious motives.

Our president was correct that we are not Democrat or Republican, we are Americans.

And on the same vein of thought, the miniscule differences that divide us on this forum do not warrant the recent attacks that I have read in the last three or four days.

If you are angry with someone on this forum for who they are, that isn't good enough. They could be wrong, yes, but so could you.

Lay down the stirring up of trouble and find the commonality of happiness in this place that we have all chosen to be home.

Life is way too short and many of us may be leaving soon.

We all have fewer years ahead than we left behind.

I care about so many of you and try to care about all of you.

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[graciegirl]

There is so much hatred in this world.

I can't know why that people find it satisfying to hurt others who they don't even know.

People who harm others anonymously are cowards.

I know that I join many good souls on this forum who are just eaten up with sadness and frustration over the horrible events in Boston.

We shouldn't allow meanness and anonymous hatred to fester EVEN on this forum and assume that people we don't know have vicious motives.

Our president was correct that we are not Democrat or Republican, we are Americans.

And on the same vein of thought, the miniscule differences that divide us on this forum do not warrant the recent attacks that I have read in the last three or four days.

If you are angry with someone on this forum for who they are, that isn't good enough. They could be wrong, yes, but so could you.

Lay down the stirring up of trouble and find the commonality of happiness in this place that we have all chosen to be home.

Life is way too short and many of us may be leaving soon.

We all have fewer years ahead than we left behind.

I care about so many of you and try to care about all of you.

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[JourneyOfLife]

The FBI is very good. They already have narrowed it down to a smaller number of theories and hypothesis.

I am sure they will figure out who did it. But it may take a little while to get a fix on specific people.

One advantage they have.... everybody is taking pictures and video of everything with cellphones now days.

It would not surprise me if they collect footage of the perpetrators.

[missypie]

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Amen!

[gocubsgo]

I think this was done by a rogue..one guy maybe a member of a terrorist group but acting on his own. Thus the crudeness of the bombs.

So they're looking for a brown man wearing a hoodie and carrying a backpack??

[Heartnsoul]

So glad to hear it, Autobike.

. Our neighbors are in the Boston area for a First Communion and not being familar with the area I googled the Marathon route. All responses on google was stopped about the maps of that area.

Someone is looking out for us. I imagine that was a national security measure. I was surprised.

Praying too Gomoho for the safety of all and the safety of our country.

Why? Just why?

Most of us know why Gracie. They already have a suspect in mind. Let's hope the media doesn't try to cover up this one also.

[OnTrack]

The FBI is very good. They already have narrowed it down to a smaller number of theories and hypothesis.

I am sure they will figure out who did it. But it may take a little while to get a fix on specific people.

One advantage they have.... everybody is taking pictures and video of everything with cellphones now days.

It would not surprise me if they collect footage of the perpetrators.

Speculation on who the scumbags that did it are....... is just that at this point.

Given that we have a history of both, it could turn out to be domestic or foreign.

Bottom line to me is that they are cowards, who hopefully will be caught and punished.

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[memason]

Most of us know why Gracie. They already have a suspect in mind. Let's hope the media doesn't try to cover up this one also.

Well, I for one, certainly don't know why.

Maybe you could enlighten us all...

[Patty55]

Most of us know why Gracie. They already have a suspect in mind. Let's hope the media doesn't try to cover up this one also.

Why?

[Serenoa]

Most of us know why Gracie. They already have a suspect in mind. Let's hope the media doesn't try to cover up this one also.

I'm on the edge of my seat. Please tell us all.

[Taltarzac725]

Probably North Korea as a likely suspect. However, this looks more like a loner with some kind of grudge against the Boston Marathon and not international terrorism. It is all speculation at this point.

[ajbrown]

I just had a buddy IM me that he and his family missed this horrific act by 20 minutes. They, like thousands were were walking toward the finish line, enjoying a beautiful day. So sad..... impossible for me to understand, almost impossible to defend against. Here at our home, we just pray for the folks caught up in this....

On _my_ more cynical side, I hope for a day our media can deal with issues like this better. Maybe they could all share in the profit of a new cable station for repeating news stories? I have been watching the same reels of footage and the same dialog, just with new faces since 6PM last night......

How about an hourly update on a news channel? There has to be a better way... maybe I am alone on this... and if I am :ho:

[JB in TV]

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I have been watching the same reels of footage and the same dialog, just with new faces since 6PM last night......



On MY cynical side, I know it's hard to do, but tear yourself away from the TV news...check online and get an update every couple of hours, or even once a day....don't let these scum (bombers) get the best of your day. Get out and enjoy life, it is too uncertain. :ohdear:

Glad to hear your friends and his family missed the horror.

[spk7951]

Very frightening to say the least. We were just talking about all the Vermont college kids we knew and still know who love to run in the Boston Marathon........and wondering if we will read in our morning paper tomorrow of anyone injured. Hope not. I feel so sorry for the little ones who were watching the race with their parents and got caught by shrapnel or something or other.

I hope your friend is o.k.............and that the others get released soon from the restaurant.


Thanks. Apparently my friend had made the decision to not run in the Boston Marathon anymore and thus was not in Boston. Our guests family members were allowed to finally leave the restaurant just before 9pm last night.

[ajbrown]

On MY cynical side, I know it's hard to do, but tear yourself away from the TV news...check online and get an update every couple of hours, or even once a day....don't let these scum (bombers) get the best of your day. Get out and enjoy life, it is too uncertain. :ohdear:

Glad to hear your friends and his family missed the horror.

You are correct of course and I am enjoying life.

To be clear, I have not been watching the news since last night :1rotfl:.

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[tucson]

We've switched back and forth between the major networks, CNN and FOX news...........especially yesterday as it was unfolding and breaking news.

Just watched the news conference from Boston.

What some folks in Florida do not realize is that for those , whether in TV or hoping to live in TV someday, who have either roots or bonds in Boston and it's vicinity..........it's a need to know what is happening.

We live close to Williamstown Massachusetts where Williams College is and where neighbors work..........Massachusetts borders Vermont and is our neighbor.

Our young people go to college in Boston or take their first jobs in Boston.......
thus have many ties to the area.........and fond memories, keeping in touch with those still living there.

Our own adult children still bring their young ones to the Boston Aquarium and Boston museums, etc.......to ride on the duck boats into Boston Harbor, etc. They have friends there, having lived there themselves.

It's our "big city"..........three hours away. Our local Albany, N.Y. news station sent the young reporters there overnight.......to Boston. Not far on the Mass. Pike. from Albany, N.Y. to Boston.

So, there is a need to know..........and other than the breaking news online which had a huge red banner all afternoon yesterday, into evening...........television is our only source of info.

It reminded so many people of 911.......although not of that magnitude.
Still, it brought back memories.

We just watched the news conference ourselves...........

SO, A.J. BROWN...........I, for one, am glad you are keeping us posted.

Thank you.

I'll bet if Disney World got bombed, whether by foreign terrorists or home grown ones such as the "ex cons" on a killing spree....or white supremicists, etc. everyone also would be glued to the news channels.

Those are my thoughts as well, my sisters and brother work in Boston, as well as my nieces, my son also sometimes drives customers from the Cape to Boston, plus some friends. My girlfriend just told me her daughter & husband were 1 block away watching the Marathon runners coming to the finish line! So, there's a urgency for me to know what is going on, as I'm 1300 mi. away! Thank God for the media, whether it's the tv, online news, etc. :-)

[graciegirl]

I just had a buddy IM me that he and his family missed this horrific act by 20 minutes. They, like thousands were were walking toward the finish line, enjoying a beautiful day. So sad..... impossible for me to understand, almost impossible to defend against. Here at our home, we just pray for the folks caught up in this....

On _my_ more cynical side, I hope for a day our media can deal with issues like this better. Maybe they could all share in the profit of a new cable station for repeating news stories? I have been watching the same reels of footage and the same dialog, just with new faces since 6PM last night......

How about an hourly update on a news channel? There has to be a better way... maybe I am alone on this... and if I am :ho:

My opinion is that the people who are investigating know a great deal more than we do and more than we need to know just now. The media will release that information when it is released to them and another thing, the media has cooperated, all of them by not releasing the actual awful photographs or films of people being literally blown apart.

There is no way that all major news station would skew the news Heartnsoul. They are in competition with each other and being the grandmother of a very ethical executive producer of the news, I think otherwise.

I believe that everyone is doing their job right now and we need to be patient. I am sure all of us think we know who is to blame, but until the facts come out, we will just have to wait.

I know everyone saw the picture of the little eight your old boy who was killed. The photograph looked to be in a white suit with a rosary?. He is just the age to have just made his First Communion. It also said a sibling and his mother were injured. We all need to keep them in our hearts, what terrible anguish for all that know them.

No need for us to jab each other on this issue.

[AriaGrandparents2013]

My opinion is that the people who are investigating know a great deal more than we do and more than we need to know just now. The media will release that information when it is released to them and another thing, the media has cooperated, all of them by not releasing the actual awful photographs or films of people being literally blown apart.

There is no way that all major news station would skew the news Heartnsoul. They are in competition with each other and being the grandmother of a very ethical executive producer of the news, I think otherwise.

I believe that everyone is doing their job right now and we need to be patient. I am sure all of us think we know who is to blame, but until the facts come out, we will just have to wait.

I know everyone saw the picture of the little eight your old boy who was killed. The photograph looked to be in a white suit with a rosary?. He is just the age to have just made his First Communion. It also said a sibling and his mother were injured. We all need to keep them in our hearts, what terrible anguish for all that know them.

No need for us to jab each other on this issue.

Gracie.......as always the voice of reason........great comments.

As a Massachusetts resident currently here and living through this nightmare of events............information is being distributed slowly and I suspect only after it is thoroughly vetted and verified.

We should all remain calm and let the Authorities do their work and with the help of GOD they will apprehend the coward(s) responsible for these senseless acts in a timely fashion.

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[Heartnsoul]

Well, I for one, certainly don't know why.

Maybe you could enlighten us all...

Impossible without talking politics and we just aren't allowed. Maybe you can get the scoop from the MEDIA !! :a040:

[billethkid]

Has nothing to do with cooking under pressure.....the "traditional" thinking/useage does not apply here.

Think of the pressure cooker as a convenient, sealable container able to build contain some pressure before failure/exploding thus magnifyng the EXplosion and adding momentum to the contents/shrapnel.

Easy to transort.

It will be interesting to hear more about how they rigged the contraption.....I think this would qualify as an IED (improvised explosive device). DOn't minimize the bomb making intelligence/skill required).

All the more reason to be sure we get who dunnit....the pre-meditation is horrifying to think about the ones who did it, meticulously crafting their device with the intentiojn of killing and maiming innocent people.

AFter they are caught our legal system will assure them a safe, healthy life style for many, many, MANY years while tip toeing around the act of terror!!!!!

btk

[janmcn]

Did anyone hear that perhaps a pressure cooker was used for one of the bombs????
I've never had a pressure cooker, but have heard how they can sometimes "go off" and explode the food contents all over the ceiling.

I wonder........if we were moms or grandmas living in the Boston area or vicinity, and we just checked our kitchen supplies to find our own pressure cooker "GONE MISSING" would we call the F.B.I. to report a loved one??????

If it turns out to be true that these bombs were placed in pressure cookers and the pressure cookers were placed inside black duffel bags, then law enforcement definitely has something to look for.

This area around the finish line is one of the most videotaped areas in the country. Law enforcement said in their press conference this am that they were already pulling these tapes while victims were still being transported to the hospital. Now begins the painstaking process of viewing all the tapes plus all the photos supplied by onlookers.

And yes, I would call the FBI if I noticed my pressure cooker was missing. However, it was reported that all the materials needed in this type of bombmaking can be readily purchased almost anywhere.

[AriaGrandparents2013]

Has nothing to do with cooking under pressure.....the "traditional" thinking/useage does not apply here.

Think of the pressure cooker as a convenient, sealable container able to build contain some pressure before failure/exploding thus magnifyng the EXplosion and adding momentum to the contents/shrapnel.

Easy to transort.

It will be interesting to hear more about how they rigged the contraption.....I think this would qualify as an IED (improvised explosive device). DOn't minimize the bomb making intelligence/skill required).

All the more reason to be sure we get who dunnit....the pre-meditation is horrifying to think about the ones who did it, meticulously crafting their device with the intentiojn of killing and maiming innocent people.

AFter they are caught our legal system will assure them a safe, healthy life style for many, many, MANY years while tip toeing around the act of terror!!!!!

btk

If I remember correctly we've been told "the War on Terror" is over..............kinda hard to believe.......and they are still tip toeing......the tip of their toes must be hurting....!!!!!

[buggyone]

"AFter they are caught our legal system will assure them a safe, healthy life style for many, many, MANY years while tip toeing around the act of terror!!!!!"

Like the legal system and Federal government did with Timothy McVeigh - the one who bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City?

[JPC55]

It was very scary as our son works only a few blocks away.. We weren't able to reach him for a 1/2 hour so it was a scary moment. He has friends that work on that block too. So terrible !

[Villages PL]

It's times like this that I'm glad I don't have a television. The only connection I have to Massachusetts is that I was born there, but I never never lived there. Fall River, Massachusetts.

One thing I wonder about: I heard on the radio that some of the runners ran to a nearby hospital to donate blood. I didn't know that hospitals were set up for people to walk in and donate blood. It sounds logical but I just never heard about it before.

[stuckinparadise]

Our daughter and son-in-law live in Boston and were planning to go, as spectators, to the marathon but spent the weekend with us at our TV home instead. They flew back to Boston yesterday afternoon and were kept in holding for almost a half hour due to the bombings. Needless to say, they were terrified!

[janmcn]

From the latest news conference that just concluded, it sounds like these two black nylon bags with the pressure cooker bombs were just dropped on the sidewalk and not put into receptacles. Each bag is estimated to weigh 20 pounds, so it was speculated that one person would be struggling to carry two bags any distance.

They also mentioned that they have found pieces of a circuit board, which seems to mean a timer was used.

It was also mentioned that whoever built these bombs could have conceivably been practicing detonating them.

Once law enforcement gets a good photo of the bomber or bombers, then they have to track down their indentity. It sounds like they are making progress in their investigation after only 24 hours.

Governor Deval Patrick also announced there will be a memorial service Thursday, and the President will attend.

[TOTV Team]

Let's focus on the event and not particular news outlet coverage. Thanks

[ilovetv]

"......Monday�s marathoners continued to help after completing the exhausting race, proving months of training in the endurance sport was more than personal fitness. Around 4 p.m., NBC Sports tweeted reports that many marathon runners crossed 26 miles to the finish line and continued running to Massachusetts General Hospital, where they donated blood to victims. So many people rushed to follow in the runners� footsteps that within hours of the blasts, Mass General and the Red Cross had stopped accepting blood donations.....

Boston Marathon Explosions: The Heroes Who Responded to the Blasts - The Daily Beast (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-explosions-the-heroes-who-responded-to-the-blasts.html)

[Bucco]

NEWS reports are now that RICIN has been discovered in mail sent to the US SENATE. RICIN can kill with just a few grains.

Very much like right after 9/11 and I think is relative.

You can check any news source that you want for this....I hesitate to link to any specific one at this point.

THIS NOW may not be true.....but wanted to correct.....probably the wrong news source

[AriaGrandparents2013]

Powerful message posted along the Southeast Expressway (main highway into Boston from the south).

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH_mOtACQAEI1db.jpg

[ilovetv]

"Volunteer blood donors are needed at Massachusetts General Hospital every day to provide blood for the thousands of patients who need it."

Donating Blood - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (http://www.massgeneral.org/blooddonor/donatingblood/)

[Bucco]

"Volunteer blood donors are needed at Massachusetts General Hospital every day to provide blood for the thousands of patients who need it."

Donating Blood - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (http://www.massgeneral.org/blooddonor/donatingblood/)

Thanks for clarifying that "noise"

[Patty55]

Powerful message posted along the Southeast Expressway (main highway into Boston from the south).

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH_mOtACQAEI1db.jpg

And that is what I love about Boston.

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[mfp509]

That 8 year old boys grandfather lives here in The Villages. Oh my - it has hit so close to home!! I don't know him but if some of his friends want to do something for the family, I will certainly be there. If anyone hears anything, please post. Like where to donate to help or whatever.

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[Taltarzac725]

Boston Marathon bombs similar to 'lone wolf' devices, experts say - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/boston-marathon-lone-wolf/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

Here is a good response from a celebrity about handling the Boston attack. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/04/patton-oswalts-inspiring-viral-message-the-good-outnumber-you/

I certainly agree with this. You might encounter evil people like this bomber/bombers from time-to-time and some of these may have a lot of power but they can usually be outmaneuvered if you have the help of good people.

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[Taltarzac725]

Tragedy in Boston: How to help - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/iyw-boston-marathon/index.html?iid=article_sidebar)

What Patriots' Day means-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots'_Day

Wikipedia on Marathon bombing-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Boston_Marathon_bombings

[Bucco]

Would you know how the office staff knew it had Ricin in the envelope?
Was it a letter stating that? I looked up ricin last evening and it's made from castor beans? Supposedly, just one speck the size of a pinhead can be deadly. When one thinks about it, a terrorist can send it to a lot of folks inside a magazine, or general mail.........or whatever.

Do they ordinarily test all mail coming into government officials' offices?
Just wondering as I do not know.

I remember a strange case years ago when the anthrax was hitting the post offices........an elderly woman in New Hampshire was sitting in her beauty salon reading a magazine which apparently had anthrax in it and later died. Scary, to say the least.

I know anthrax can also be found in natural wools, etc. or so I've read and heard from friends who love to knit fisherman type sweaters or Irish sweaters.

Thanks in advance..........what a week.

"Postal workers started handling mail at a site off Capitol Hill after the 2001 anthrax attacks that targeted then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, among others. Senators were told the post office would be temporarily shut down "to make sure they get everything squared away," McCaskill, D-Missouri, said Tuesday afternoon.

"The bottom line is, the process we have in place worked," she said. Members will be warning their home-state offices to look out for similar letters, she added."

Envelope tests positive for ricin at Washington mail facility - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/tainted-letter-intercepted/index.html)

" An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN."

When I originally posted this about the Ricin, I had a bad feeling on the timing and thought perhaps related to Boston. Does not "appear" to be the case, thus I apologize if this seems hijacking..not meant to be.

9/11 to this day has made me jumpy on all of this because it is so easy to do this crap.

[janmcn]

The Secret Service is reporting that a letter containing a suspicious substance has been sent to President Obama. It is reported to be very similar to the letter sent to Senator Wicker and was also intercepted at a remote facility. Reports say that neither of these incidents have anything to do with the bombing in Boston.

[graciegirl]

The Secret Service is reporting that a letter containing a suspicious substance has been sent to President Obama. It is reported to be very similar to the letter sent to Senator Wicker and was also intercepted at a remote facility. Reports say that neither of these incidents have anything to do with the bombing in Boston.


Sad and awful to hear that something like this causes OTHER evil ones to come out of their ugly holes.

[Taltarzac725]

Lu Lingzi, Boston Marathon Bombing Victim, Was 'Particularly Smart,' Loved Cooking (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/17/lu-lingzi-boston-marathon-bombing_n_3100349.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D299697)

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[senior citizen]

First on CNN: Authorities believe they have identified a suspect, source says - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/boston-blasts/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

[2BNTV]

Boston Marathon bombs similar to 'lone wolf' devices, experts say - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/boston-marathon-lone-wolf/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

Here is a good response from a celebrity about handling the Boston attack. Patton Oswalt’s Inspiring Viral Message: ‘The Good Outnumber You’ - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/04/patton-oswalts-inspiring-viral-message-the-good-outnumber-you/)

I certainly agree with this. You might encounter evil people like this bomber/bombers from time-to-time and some of these may have a lot of power but they can usually be outmaneuvered if you have the help of good people.

I really like this respose from the celebrity. It reminded me of:

"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of one candle".

[senior citizen]

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