Ah, I bailed around 1 AM. I’ll only add my amazement at how calm everyone in law enforcement was on the open radio while all hell was breaking loose.
Press conference on MSNBC. I assume also on CNN, etc.
They’re reporting that these guys are from Chechnya.
Jeez. What’s next, Basque seperatists? :rolleyes:
Shelter in place order for the entire city of Boston.
There actually was a bit of bawdiness at one point this morning. Officer Kevin “Give it the old quick in and out” Summon elicited a chuckle or two
I have not updated to this thread but this is the second time in so many days that I am shaking with fear and rage-my brother-in-law had just come back from the finish line on the day of the bombings. That was one close call for the week and we counted our blessings.
Well my siblings live right smack in the middle of the lockdown zone, were told to shelter in place and my sister went to work. She has put herself and others at risk…I am going to strangle her when I see her next. I can’t fathom this level of irresponsibility…she is out at her hospital now (and she’s a psych, not an ER effing physician) but can’t go home now if they don’t catch this person.
Christ people, take it seriously.
Seriously, tho. Russian names notwithstanding, at this point it looks like a solid bet that these guys were Al Qaida recruits.
It’s a shame that they took down a cop with them. Was it one police offer or two who got killed? I’ve heard both.
I just had a look on the internet and then checked my globe which sits quietly in the corner of my room. Yes. Chechens do exist. They even have their own country.
Ignorance fought.
Chechnya? Nahhhh… look at those pix-- it’s Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler starring in a real-life blockbuster…
Thanks!
Born July 22, 1993, according to Williams, Tsarnaev attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, has a Massachusetts drivers’ license and has been in the country for around a decade.
The brother, although NBC initially reported he was 20, was 26 and named Tamerlan Tsarnaev. He became a legal permanent resident, according to NBC, in 2007.
Chechnya via Turkey, by the sounds of it. Has there been any indication they were on an FBI watch list prior to this weekend?
Snarkiness will get you far in life. Very far.
But alas, Chechnya would not appear on a standardized globe as it is not completely independent of Russia. The better globes might have a separate designation for the Chechen Republic, but doubtful.
Just heard from a good friend on Facebook. She lives 3-4 blocks from where it happened. Still on lockdown. Nuts.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Facebook page posted 6 minutes ago that he is going to end his life now.
Ok…I’m not saying another word on the subject until this is all straightened out, other than to point out the fact that in my opinion that’s a big friggin’ discrepancy what they initially reported, yeah?
They shut down cell service in the Watertown area, I thought? And it appears he’s posting from landline. Um, in the school?
Link?
Timeline of events from Atlanta Journal:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/timeline-boston-marathon-bombing-events/nXQ39/
Does he have a Facebook page? He appeared to have a [url=]VK page. Pic is definitely the same guy. (VK is like a Russian Facebook clone.)