Some have described this as the biggest day of the year for Boston.
Three people are dead and 130 are injured so far. The first explosion happened near the finish-line of the annual Boston Marathon, on Boylston Street. A runner is struck near the knees by fragments of the first explosive and immediately falls down before reaching the finish-line. A second explosion followed within seconds.
One hour later, a third explosive goes off at the JFK Library, five miles away from the site of the first two explosions. At least five people are in critical condition, and some family members are still searching for their missing loved ones. Please help any way you can. Over 100 people have been treated at local medical facilities. Call the mayor’s hotline at 617-635-4500 if you are a relative of someone missing.
Live feed for Boston police, firefighters, and EMS
Antisec. posted this on Facebook:
NBC4‘s Alycia Lane was eating at the Lenox Hotel nearby. Lane heard and felt one large explosion. She was ordered to turn off her cell-phone. “They made us turn off our cellphones inside the hotel for fear that it would possibly set off another explosion. I’m not sure if those were bombs or transformers. They’re still trying to figure that out.”
NBC News counter-terrorism analyst Micheal Leiter believes authorities will respond as if this is a terror attack.
Time and Date.com describes the background behind Patroit’s Day:
Prior to 1775, the area that is now the eastern part of the United States mainly consisted of British colonies controlled by the United Kingdom. The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a major step in the independence of the United States. The first battles in this war were fought in the areas of Lexington and Concord, near Boston, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. For this reason, the third Monday in April is symbolic for the emerging independence of the new country.
Paul Revere is among the patriots who are remembered on Patriot’s Day. The American silversmith is known for spreading the word of the Boston Tea Party to New York and Philadelphia, and for warning the Lexington Minutemen about the British invasion in 1775. The story of his “midnight” ride to Lexington to discuss action plans against the British has been poeticized.
An act to amend the Tennessee code regarding Patriot’s Day took effect in 2008. The state’s code now officially includes the holiday and mentions that its governor proclaims April 19 of each year as Patriot’s Day. This day is still not a public holiday in Tennessee. Patriots’ Day is also known as Patriot’s Day and Patriots Day.
patriots day in Boston. There was also a Boston Red Sox game nearby. There were at least 3 explosives found near the Boston Marathon
finish line.
At 4:48 pm (EDT) Police were looking for a yellow Penske truck, according to the Boston Police, Fire and EMS Live Audio Feed.
I also heard reports of several suspicious packages, as well as a “suspicious person” who was denied entrance into the Boston Marathon five minutes before the event began. The man is described as a black male, dressed in black with a black backpack. After he was denied entrance he put on his black hood and walked off with an I-Pod or a similar device.
More reports came in about the Penske truck, and officers were advised to use caution if they found the truck. There is a report of a hit-and-run around 5:13 pm (EDT), but no connection is made to the bombing. Two more reports of suspicious packages are mentioned later on, and there are reports of a suspicious black backpack in a nearby CVS Pharmacy. Another camouflage backpack is left at an “ER”.
At 5:22 pm (EDT) someone asks if there’s an update on the Penske truck. “Be advised. We got a truck stopped in the middle of the common. We’re taking people out of it. We’re trying to check with them. Anything further on that Penske truck?”
“Negative,” dispatch replies. “Nothing further. Is this a Penske truck?”
Someone else comes on the line and asks about the location of the officer at the Boston Common. Another voice confirms the location, adding the officer is on the Charles Street side. We then hear that someone is in-route to the Boston Common on south Charles Street; presumably near Boylston Street.
Now I cannot be sure if the following truck mentioned is the same truck on the south-side of Charles Street, but here’s what is said. “That truck has been cleared by a bomb dog. Apparently it’s a delivery van or a pick-up van, uh, just mysteriously appeared. it has been secured. it is clean.” Watch the video and note the tone in the officer’s voice.
PENSKE VIDEO
Soon after that, we hear a request for an ambulance needed at the Boston Common. “…can we have an ambulance…into the common. Possible heart attack.” Dispatch informs the officer an ambulance is already on its way.
HEART ATTACK VIDEO
There are many reports of suspicious packages throughout the day on the Boston Police, Fire, EMS live audio feed. Eventually it is believed that the suspect may be posing as a victim in a hospital. The young male suspect allegedly had a student-visa. I did catch one mention of a suspect detained on the live feed, but a lot of what’s being said is radio-lingo, so it would be nice to have some insight on the video below; I set my camera up to catch the live audio feed. Perhaps there’s something I missed. Check it out for yourself.
LIVE AUDIO-FEED VIDEO (coming soon)
The Boston Globe tweeted police will have controlled explosion on the 600 block of Boylston Street.” This is after the first two explosions, when the police apparently detonated an explosive device they found nearby. There appear to be many explosive devices and suspicious packages found throughout the day in Boston.
University of Mobile’s Cross Country Coach Alastair Stevenson noticed something suspicious before the marathon that day. He told AL.com:
“At the starting line this morning, they had bomb sniffing dogs and the bomb squad out there,” he said. “They kept announcing to runners not to be alarmed, that they were running a training exercise.” He added, “I’ve run a lot of races like this one, but I never saw bomb dogs at the starting line of any running event. It led me to believe that something like (a bomb detonation) might have happened.”
BigPZone.com reported “Boston marathon runner Alastair Stevenson says that as the explosions erupted at the Boston Marathon this morning, he was told by police over the loud speaker that the events were ‘just a drill’.”
Big P Zone has more on the alleged training exercise issue.
Dan Bidondi of Infowars.com asks a real question about the Boston Bombing…thank you Dan! “Was this another false flag staged attack to take our civil liberties and promote Homeland Security by sticking their hands down our pants on the streets?”
Asking questions is not a crime.