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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby ceileigh » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:10 pm

CNN is reporting live

they are saying the explosions were off to the side not in the athlete area ...

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Postby purdy65 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:16 pm

OMG.

Watching...

I think Ken must be mixed up the area.

Not sure people are finishing.
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby Doonst » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:19 pm

no the whole area is emptied except for emergency vehicles. They bombed Boston.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby ceileigh » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:21 pm

One report said they stopped the marathon so it sounds like there were still people n the route. Videos show runners running through the smoke and across the finish line. Now empty

http://boston.cbslocal.com/live-video/

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Postby Jwolf » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:22 pm

ceileigh wrote:One report said they stopped the marathon so it sounds like there were still people n the route. Videos show runners running through the smoke and across the finish line. Now empty

http://boston.cbslocal.com/live-video/

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Lots of people still on the route, so many won't finish.

So much blood on the sidewalk in some of the shots, many people hurt. Nuts. :(
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Postby Doonst » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:24 pm

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/status/323878933076512768/photo/1
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Postby RA. » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:25 pm

The coverage on TV showed the clocked stopped at 4:10:XX.

As everyone else is, I'm shocked.
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby Engmomma » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:25 pm

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Postby bruyere » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:28 pm

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Postby ChrisL » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:29 pm

I felt sorry for myself for not going; this brings it back to perspective.
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby Robinandamelia » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:30 pm

Ken's tracking stopped at 42.195km so I hope he's ok....
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Postby JoaniB » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:30 pm

Someone on my FB list mentioned it might have been a gas explosion... but while I'd like to believe it was a horrible accident, I am suspicious because of the placement, timings between explosions, and day.

Do we have any more runners there?
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Postby deerdree » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:31 pm

Has Ken checked in??

Dear God.
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Postby Engmomma » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:33 pm

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Postby turd ferguson » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:34 pm

http://deadspin.com/explosions-reported ... -473008941

ETA: This page is being updated constantly including video. Very disturbing.
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby Hammie » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:34 pm

I am just sickened by this. No word on Ken B?
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Postby purdy65 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:34 pm

Ken has not checked in and he was VERY close to finishing.
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Postby Jo-Jo » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:36 pm

purdy65 wrote:Ken has not checked in and he was VERY close to finishing.



Very worried about him and two people from Kingston who were around his time all through the race.

This has really shaken me.
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby AjaxRunner » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:36 pm

Unbelievable....this is insane...
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby CAW » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:39 pm

Scotty's cousin, Bryan, is a camera man for CBS Boston and was covering the Marathon. He has checked in via Facebook saying "I was 30 yards from the initial blast, but unharmed."


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Postby deerdree » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:39 pm

I have to leave for the airport but I'm almost frozen in spot. I don't want to go out there. :-(. I don't know what the coverage is like in Canada but the news station here is terrifying.

"Police not positive that explosions are done".
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby purdy65 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:39 pm

Jo-Jo wrote:
purdy65 wrote:Ken has not checked in and he was VERY close to finishing.



Very worried about him and two people from Kingston who were around his time all through the race.

This has really shaken me.


Me too :( :( A lot!
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Postby bruyere » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:43 pm

deerdree wrote:I have to leave for the airport but I'm almost frozen in spot. I don't want to go out there. :-(. I don't know what the coverage is like in Canada but the news station here is terrifying.

"Police not positive that explosions are done".

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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby IronColl » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:44 pm

Very scary. Hope everyone is ok.
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Re: Boston Marathon 2013

Postby CAW » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:47 pm

purdy65 wrote:
Jo-Jo wrote:
purdy65 wrote:Ken has not checked in and he was VERY close to finishing.



Very worried about him and two people from Kingston who were around his time all through the race.

This has really shaken me.


Me too :( :( A lot!

CNN keeps showing footage from the finish line as the initial explosion happened...can anyone identify Ken in the melee from the shot?
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