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Boston Marathon Bombing: FBI Searches Apartment; Motive, Suspect Unclear
CBS DC ^ | 4-16-2013

Posted on 04/16/2013 3:45:16 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot

BOSTON (CBSDC/AP) — The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world’s most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, including an 8-year-old boy, more than 140 wounded and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why.

Federal investigators said no one had claimed responsibility for the bombings one of the city’s most famous civic holidays, Patriots Day. But the blasts among the throngs of spectators raised fears of a terrorist attack.

President Barack Obama was careful not to use the words “terror” or “terrorism” as he spoke at the White House Monday after the deadly bombings, but an administration official said the bombings were being treated as an act of terrorism.

(snip)The Pakistani Taliban, which has threatened attacks in the United States because of its support for the Pakistani government, on Tuesday denied any role in the marathon bombings.

The group’s spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan, denied involvement in a telephone call with The Associated Press. He spoke from an undisclosed location.

The FBI took charge of the investigation into the bombings, serving a warrant late Monday on a home in suburban Boston and appealing for any video, audio and still images taken by marathon spectators.

The fiery explosions took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the route.

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The FBI took charge of the investigation into the bombings, serving a warrant late Monday on a home in suburban Boston and appealing for any video, audio and still images taken by marathon spectators.

(Excerpt) Read more at washington.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: bostonmarathon; bostonmarathonattack; saudinational; terroristattack
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1 posted on 04/16/2013 3:45:16 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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To: Sir Napsalot

motive was to kill wantonly.....to inflict maximum damage to innocent unsuspecting people.....


2 posted on 04/16/2013 3:53:44 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Sir Napsalot
Obama, the undocumented terrorist supporter, did not call this a terrorist's jihad for a reason.

He is one of them and protects them.


3 posted on 04/16/2013 3:54:47 AM PDT by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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Motive? How about kill and maim the good guys?? aka "Kill all the Christians and Jews"

Nothing has changed. This has been their cry since this Islam cr** began...It's what they do. It's what they are...Muslim or nothing...

4 posted on 04/16/2013 3:56:03 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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5 posted on 04/16/2013 3:57:03 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: Sacajaweau

Taxes were due yesterday.


6 posted on 04/16/2013 3:57:57 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers

Obama vows those responsible will be brought to justice. Yeah, right, just like Benghazi!


7 posted on 04/16/2013 4:03:22 AM PDT by growingpains
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To: Sir Napsalot

...Odungo won’t say the word terrorist. Although word comes from the WH, others are allowed, not the little boy king. He’s got to stick to the agreement had made while going on his “we’re to blame tour” when first elected. The bowing tour.


8 posted on 04/16/2013 4:09:15 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: growingpains

let’s see how many lies come out of this fiasco. Ever time this clown say’s “make no mistake” it makes my skin crawl. HE IS A MISTAKE!


9 posted on 04/16/2013 4:11:51 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: growingpains

He just does a running edit while he makes these pronouncements. The unedited version is “those will be brought to justice if their apprehension aids any of my political positions.


10 posted on 04/16/2013 4:14:57 AM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: Sir Napsalot

I don’t normally carry but I think I may do so the next couple of weeks, matter of fact I need a more comfortable holster for that compact 1911 looking .380 I do carry that is small enough to fit in my pants pocket.

God knows if I ever may at a scene of a terrorist event but if it should happen I know when seconds count the police and FBI will be minutes away.


11 posted on 04/16/2013 4:19:26 AM PDT by Spartan302
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I swear...these morons are so dense or willfully blind that they are ignoring the fact that this is the hallmark of a typical Al Qaeda strike...coordinated bombings at a high-profile public venue, designed to inflict as many horrific injuries and deaths as possible.

Jeez.

12 posted on 04/16/2013 4:26:55 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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President Barack Obama was careful not to use the words “terror” or “terrorism” as he spoke at the White House Monday...

Baloney. Sheik Obomba was careful to read the words that were written for him that appeared on his teleprompter.

13 posted on 04/16/2013 4:28:55 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Spartan302

And your gun would help in these situations how exactly?


14 posted on 04/16/2013 4:33:30 AM PDT by Fuzz
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To: Timber Rattler
I swear...these morons are so dense or willfully blind that they are ignoring the fact that this is the hallmark of a typical Al Qaeda strike...coordinated bombings at a high-profile public venue, designed to inflict as many horrific injuries and deaths as possible.

Yup, and a typical Al Qaeda trademark is the shrapnel/bearings in the explosives.

15 posted on 04/16/2013 4:42:32 AM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Fuzz

How would yours help in a similar situation?


16 posted on 04/16/2013 4:42:40 AM PDT by Spartan302
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To: Timber Rattler
Yes. I agree with you.

But the Saudi with burns in hospital may be red herring. Just because, he is ‘so obvious’.

Whoever 'planned' these multiple devices probably also had an 'innocent plant', or it may be simply pure chance that the guy was there.

17 posted on 04/16/2013 4:49:44 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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But the Saudi with burns in hospital may be red herring. Just because, he is ‘so obvious’.

The burns are suspicious, though. If he was injured by blast or shrapnel, that would be one thing. How did he get burned?

Explosives that are ignited but don't detonate will burn fiercely.

18 posted on 04/16/2013 4:59:44 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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I thought yesterday I heard some victims also had severe burn marks, but not sure about if the doctor(s) also described shrapnel wounds.

I am not saying the Saudi is innocent, he is the current lead so far.

But there was a report of a guy with two backpacks, and some Aussie news said CCTV caught him dropping one backpack into trash bin. So far we have no follow up on that.

19 posted on 04/16/2013 5:05:52 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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There is very little real information coming out of the American media. The UK Daily News seems to have the most details. They’ve been saying since last evening that the police are seeking a dark-skinned male who was wearing a hoodie, and who had been denied entry into a secure area shortly before the blasts.


20 posted on 04/16/2013 5:09:19 AM PDT by littleharbour ("All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. ~ James Madison)
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