# Explosions at Boston Marathon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781 "2013-04-15T19:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/181 "2013-04-15T21:11:14Z")
Based on the number of reported bombs it seems like more than one person had to be involved. NY Post claims a Saudi national is the suspect. > **[Authorities ID person of interest as Saudi national in marathon bombings,...](https://nypost.com/2013/04/15/authorities-id-person-of-interest-as-saudi-national-in-marathon-bombings-under-guard-at-boston-hospital/)** > > Investigators have a suspect — a Saudi Arabian national — in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, The Post has learned. Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect was under guard at an … ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/182 "2013-04-15T21:11:27Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > They are also the only ones to claim they have a suspect in custody (they even go so far as to say he’s a Saudi national), so I’d take what the Post says with a \*very \*big grain of salt. Yeah, me too. At this point, I’m prepared to believe there’s a Saudi man in the hospital with injuries, but I’m not placing bets on whether he is \*a \*suspect, \*the \*suspect, or just another poor victim who’s about to get slandered in the news. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/183 "2013-04-15T21:11:48Z")
Fox News (I just checked) has the same numbers as CNN and the NY Times. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/184 "2013-04-15T21:11:57Z")
So glad to see that everyone’s loved ones are reporting back safe and sound. Keeping fingers crossed that it stays that way. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/185 "2013-04-15T21:12:51Z")
Is there a suspect in custody, or not? ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/186 "2013-04-15T21:13:02Z")
Link to the claim of disabling cell service: [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/official-cellphone-service-shut-down-boston](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/official-cellphone-service-shut-down-boston) ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/187 "2013-04-15T21:13:01Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Is Fox repeating the same thing that other Murdoch outfit is? Husband is watching Fox (our local) and they’re saying the same stuff as the other networks (ABC, NBC, CBS). ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/188 "2013-04-15T21:13:29Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > They are also the only ones to claim they have a suspect in custody (they even go so far as to say he’s a Saudi national), so I’d take what the Post says with a \*very \*big grain of salt. The fact that the suspect is identified as a Saudi makes me feel he’s unlikely to be guilty of anything more than being of the wrong nationality in the wrong place at the wrong time. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/189 "2013-04-15T21:13:39Z")
My friend who is a cop working at the finish line is safe, still waiting to hear from a few other runners. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/190 "2013-04-15T21:14:33Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I so do not want the perpetrator of this to be a fellow American, but it sure feels like it is. > > What a fucked up thing to do. Just so wrong. > > :(☹ Don’t know how credible it is, but I’ve seen more than one article that says they have a suspect in custody already and he isn’t an American. I don’t want to link to the piece because there is a photo of the poor man in the wheelchair, but you can find a link at the top of the Drudge Report. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/191 "2013-04-15T21:15:41Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Makes a lot of sense; this guy was badly badly injured and getting him out however they could as quickly as possible had to be the priority. > > He’s not dressed like a runner, looks like he was one of the spectators. …its a mass casualty event. You do what you can with what you have. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/192 "2013-04-15T21:16:06Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Is Fox repeating the same thing that other Murdoch outfit is? They are all probably getting the same news from the same sources as everyone else is at this point. I’ve been checking CNN, and they seem to be behind the curve from some of the tweets I’ve been seeing and other news sources some 'dopers are providing. ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/193 "2013-04-15T21:16:32Z")
Fox is now reporting that a “person of interest” in custody at hospital. They are soft pedalling – saying it could be a victim, too. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/194 "2013-04-15T21:17:20Z")
No need to jump to conclusions on the suspect or getting on a high horse damning the media etc. Let it play out. The NY Post will look like clowns if it turns out to be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/195 "2013-04-15T21:17:58Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > The fact that the suspect is identified as a Saudi makes me feel he’s unlikely to be guilty of anything more than being of the wrong nationality in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yeah, that seems unlikely to me, but I guess we’ll find out. I’ve seen a couple of tweets about this, but they all seem extremely speculative to be honest, and my BS detector is going off. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/196 "2013-04-15T21:18:26Z")
Boston is, for the moment at least, [a no-fly zone. > [@](#): > > The agency said in a notice issued Monday about an hour after the explosions that a no-fly zone with a 3.5-mile radius has been created over 811 Boylston Street. The zone is limited to flights under 3,000 feet in altitude, which is lower than most airliners would fly except when taking off or landing. > > The notice says the no-fly zone is effective immediately, and will remain in effect until further notice. ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_BOSTON\_MARATHON\_NO\_FLY\_ZONE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-04-15-16-45-57](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOSTON_MARATHON_NO_FLY_ZONE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-04-15-16-45-57)) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/197 "2013-04-15T21:18:56Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > Unreal. What sort of wanker or group of wankers would do this? Humanity has never been short of people who think their own grievances or frustrations justify killing strangers who have nothing to do with them or their problems. We’ll get the specifics eventually. As far as a larger plot or more killings goes, I’m somewhat relieved by the report that these don’t seem to have been very sophisticated bombs. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/198 "2013-04-15T21:19:11Z")
BBC now reports “Boston police confirm third incident at JFK Library and are treating it as though it is connected” According to MGH, 6 of the 22 injured are in critical condition, hope that count doesn’t go up any. Thoughts are with fellow runners, spectators and anyone else who had the misfortune to assume they could go about their business without some lunatic trying to blow them up. ETA; film of explosion linked by BBC: [Explosions at the Boston Marathon - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046MuD1pYJg&feature=youtu.be) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/199 "2013-04-15T21:19:31Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Based on the number of reported bombs it seems like more than one person had to be involved. > > NY Post claims a Saudi national is the suspect. > > [Authorities ID person of interest as Saudi national in marathon bombings, under guard at Boston hospital](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO) The NY Post is a horrible rag. No other outlet seems to be reporting this, and in addition, the NY Post is STILL saying 12 dead/50 injured, instead of every other outlet saying 2-3 dead/22-25 injured. So take anything they report with several large grains of salt. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/200 "2013-04-15T21:20:34Z")
Yeah, having a suspect is far from having the guy who did it. Ask Richard Jewell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=11)