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-   -   2 large explosions at Boston Marathon (https://britishexpats.com/forum/usa-57/2-large-explosions-boston-marathon-794104/)

dakota44 Apr 16th 2013 1:20 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by kimilseung (Post 10661161)
Wall Street Journal, via BBC: 5 undetonated devices
Good grief. Imagine if they had gone off. Probably didn't go off because they shut the cell towers in the area down to prevent the possibility of other devices being triggered by cell phone.

scrubbedexpat099 Apr 16th 2013 1:22 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
My first thought was IRA rather than NRA.

RICH Apr 16th 2013 1:30 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 10661201)
My first thought was IRA rather than NRA.
Extremists. Does not matter what they stand for, they are nuts, by definition.

kimilseung Apr 16th 2013 1:41 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by dakota44 (Post 10661198)
Good grief. Imagine if they had gone off. Probably didn't go off because they shut the cell towers in the area down to prevent the possibility of other devices being triggered by cell phone.
I heard phones were down, if it was a positive decision then they must have been quick out of the blocks, kudos to whoever made such a difficult decision.

yellowroom Apr 16th 2013 1:44 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
I saw some quotes from Sprint saying they hadn't turned off their service and any problems were likely due to network congestion with people trying to contact each other & loved ones elsewhere to reassure them they were ok.

RICH Apr 16th 2013 1:47 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by kimilseung (Post 10661222)
I heard phones were down, if it was a positive decision then they must have been quick out of the blocks, kudos to whoever made such a difficult decision.
BTW. Happy Birthday Kim Il Sung. Not reading anything into it. Or not.

scrubbedexpat099 Apr 16th 2013 1:59 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by RICH (Post 10661211)
Extremists. Does not matter what they stand for, they are nuts, by definition.
Certainly reminded me of IRA style of operations.

dakota44 Apr 16th 2013 2:07 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by yellowroom (Post 10661228)
I saw some quotes from Sprint saying they hadn't turned off their service and any problems were likely due to network congestion with people trying to contact each other & loved ones elsewhere to reassure them they were ok.
Pretty sure it was reported that they had the local area towers shut down, but then what is reported and what is actual fact are sometimes different. If they were not shut down it would seem to me to be a reckless error. Remote detonation by cellphone is an all too common tactic.

RICH Apr 16th 2013 2:14 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 10661243)
Certainly reminded me of IRA style of operations.
Agreed. It worries me if the current wackos are taking up those old tactics.

kimilseung Apr 16th 2013 2:36 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by dakota44 (Post 10661249)
Pretty sure it was reported that they had the local area towers shut down, but then what is reported and what is actual fact are sometimes different. If they were not shut down it would seem to me to be a reckless error. Remote detonation by cellphone is an all too common tactic.
Aren't the towers owned by another company? Maybe the phone network operators feel the need to say nothing was shut down (by them)

Bob Apr 16th 2013 2:47 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by yellowroom (Post 10661228)
I saw some quotes from Sprint saying they hadn't turned off their service and any problems were likely due to network congestion with people trying to contact each other & loved ones elsewhere to reassure them they were ok.
Verizon said the same.

Anyway, the death count has now risen to 3.

Lion in Winter Apr 16th 2013 3:05 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 10661277)

Anyway, the death count has now risen to 3.
With 20 - 25 people with lost limbs.

It's appalling. We tend to forget, in our security, that in some countries this sort of thing happens a lot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863


I am not comparing one horror to the other - they are all horrible.

yellowroom Apr 16th 2013 3:11 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 10661243)
Certainly reminded me of IRA style of operations.
Horribly ironic really, considering the large Irish heritage of Boston.

Bob Apr 16th 2013 3:24 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by yellowroom (Post 10661301)
Horribly ironic really, considering the large Irish heritage of Boston.
I'm guessing the Irish Car Bomb will not be on the local bar menu's for a while at least :/

MarylandNed Apr 16th 2013 3:27 am
Re: 2 large explosions at Boston Marathon
 
Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 10661201)
My first thought was IRA rather than NRA.
Of all the idiotic theories I've heard today, this one wins first prize.


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