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NYPost is also garbage, untrustable source.
Well if it turns out that a Muslim is involved in it than the people/media will go on a rant and label every Muslim as a terrorist even though 99% of Muslims are normal people who have nothing to do with this.
What you are doing is inherently justifying the attacks on "Muslims" by Americans. If we feel victimized by Muslims/Pakistanis then we get to bomb them. And if "Muslims" feel victimized by the Americans/West, they get to bomb them.
Dead children and innocents all around. That's what makes sense in your world? Blood running in the streets in order for you to feel vindicated?
2 hrs in the bombing and ppl have already decided this is domestic issue, some right wing patrriot..classic
+1. Fox News is also saying 1 man is in custodyLots of people saying NY post shouldn't be really trusted, but i doubt they would be speculating after such an incident.
That is why wars, killings are never a solution for any problems. It only breeds more hatred and new attacks.
+1. Fox News is also saying 1 man is in custody
Apparently that "Saudi" was a victim of the explosions more than the criminal behind the attacks, but the NYT probably stopped at the phenotype and made its own conclusions.
There's one suspect in custody but that's not the Saudi national, who was taken to the hospital.
source?Apparently that "Saudi" was a victim of the explosions more than the criminal behind the attacks, but the NYT probably stopped at the phenotype and made its own conclusions.
There's one suspect in custody but that's not the Saudi national, who was taken to the hospital.
On Sept. 12, the day after Islamist militants attacked a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, killing ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, local Libyans gathered for a public demonstration.
Libyan families waved signs in Arabic and English reading “Benghazi is against Terrorism,” “Thugs and killers don’t represent Benghazi nor Islam,” “Chris Stevens was a Friend To all Libyans.” One photo captured a young boy holding the handwritten sign “Sorry People of America this not the behavior of our ISLAM and Profit.” A similar demonstration soon gathered in Tripoli. The tone at both rallies was positive and pro-American, but there was a second, subtler message being sent to the United States: We’re on your side, not theirs.
So little is known yet about what’s behind the explosions Monday at the Boston Marathon that any conclusion, including terrorism, would be premature. But that fear has been an early reflex not just in the United States but half a world away in the Middle East. There, some observers are expressing sympathy – recall that pro-American solidarity rallies were held throughout the region after Sept. 11, 2001 – and, at times, a sense of dread.
As a Libyan Twitter user named Hend Amry wrote, “Please don’t be a ‘Muslim.’” Her message was retweeted by more than 100 other users, including well-known journalists and writers from the Muslim world.
Jenan Moussa, a journalist for Dubai-based Al-Aan TV, retweeted the message “Please don’t be a ‘Muslim’” and added that the plea was “The thought of every Muslim right now.” Moussa’s message was forwarded more than 200 times.
Nervana Mahmoud, a U.K. citizen who writes often on the Middle East, wrote, “Fact: Terrorism has no religion, race, or nationality. Standing against terror should unit us all. #BostonExplosion #BostonMarathon”
A Dubai-based social media consultant named Iyad El-Baghdadi tweeted, “Went to my “Islamists” list; good to know that most comments are sympathetic. Only a couple crazies out of 200-something. #BostonMarathon”
People in the Muslim world are often keenly aware of the American reflex to associate bombing attacks on U.S. citizens with Muslim extremists. A certain routine has developed in these situations in which some Muslims seem compelled to make clear that they denounce the violence and consider it a violation of Islam — often even before it’s determined whether the attacker was Muslim.
“As a Marathoner and Human being, I’m devastated. Prayers to the victims,” Qasim Rashid, the chairman of the Muslim Writer’s Guild of America, tweeted. “Whoever the culprit, no religion justifies this act of violence. We must remain united against extremism.”
Last July, a few hours after a gunman had opened fire on a Colorado movie theater, killing 12 people, a friend from the United Arab Emirates told me he’d been glued to the U.S. TV reports, watching with fear and sympathy. He said he was deeply bothered, but not surprised, when an anchor reported that the shooter had been captured and was “not a Muslim.”
There will be displays of true sympathy from the Muslim world regardless of the religion of those responsible for the fatal blasts in Boston — as there were after both Sept. 11, 2001, and the deadly December school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Should the incident turn out to have even the slightest connection to a professed observer of Islam – a possibility that, according to Moussa and others, some Muslims are dreading – those gestures of support may look something like the handmade posters in Benghazi last September, a declaration of solidarity and a gentle reminder that Muslims despise terrorism just as much as anyone else.
I just tuned in BBC World news. I am shocked at the bomb blasts. There have been three bomb blasts so far; latest target is JFK library according to the channel.
May Allaah (SWT) have mercy on them those who are injured, Ameen!
Those who died - To Allaah we belong, to Allaah we shall return. May Allaah forgives their sins and grants them in Jannah, Ameen!
One of the 2 dead is an eight yr old child. CNN just confirmed.
It would be a shame if this man was just an innocent injured bystander who was caught in some dragnet. I hope there is no rush to judgement.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost
The person is not considered a suspect
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/...rock-boston-marathon-20130415,0,6299062.story
Why don't you go and read all my former posts and come to your own conclusions.
CBS Boston just said a Saudi man was seen running away from the explosion and a civilian tackled him.
Brown and muslim? Must be terrorist
In times of tragedy, one doesnt goes off trying and testing uncharted territory vis a vis his knowledge.
Need of the hour is to maintain sanity while interacting with masses.
Seems like you need to learn a lot of common sense besides other things.
Almost made a plan to go see the marathon today. Friend ran the marathon but just checked and he's ok. Praying for everyone. I hope this is not affiliated with any extremist networks or with anyone claiming to be affiliated with Islam. Immigration already so difficult with criminals such as Faisal Shehzad.
Hoping all the Boston posters are safe. I think smoothcriminal is in Boston. You guys are in my thoughts and prayers
Isn't RandomAussie based in Boston? Hope he wasn't anywhere near this event.
Isn't RandomAussie based in Boston? Hope he wasn't anywhere near this event.
If this is proven to be a domestic terrorist attack...it would be high time FBI and other US intelligence agency to stop spying on law abiding american muslims and wasting resources, time and money on a non-existent threat, and instead focus on right-wing loonies and terrorists, who are by far the greatest threat to both at large and the gov't...
A solitary agent assigned at the domestic terrorsim desk versus 24+ assigned to harass American Muslims is the height of idiocy...
not just jihadists..normal people too silently feel happy when innocents die in an enemy country. when i broke this news to a chinese friend, he couldnt hide his smile and asked how many died. so let us not single out jihadists when it is ugly human nature.
not just jihadists..normal people too silently feel happy when innocents die in an enemy country. when i broke this news to a chinese friend, he couldnt hide his smile and asked how many died. so let us not single out jihadists when it is ugly human nature.
The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston.
"American blood isn't more precious than Muslim blood," said Mohammad al-Chalabi, who was convicted in an al-Qaida-linked plot to attack U.S. and other Western diplomatic missions in Jordan in 2003.
"Let the Americans feel the pain we endured by their armies occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and killing our people there," he said early Tuesday.
Al-Chalabi served seven years in prison for his part in the foiled attack. His group is outlawed in Jordan.
A Mideast counterterrorism official based in Jordan said the blasts "carry the hallmark of an organized terrorist group, like al-Qaida." He did not give actual evidence linking al-Qaida to the bombing.
"From the little information available, one can say it was a well-coordinated, well-targeted and near-simultaneous attack," he said. "Luckily, the amount of explosives used is small, judging from the casualty figure and explosion area."
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130415-jordanian-extremist-praises-boston-bombing.ece
The jihadists may or may not have been involved but they are surely celebrating.
amateurdentist it is way too early and inappropriate to make such speculative statements right now.
It is reported that 3 people have died. Medical experts are already on thr scene as part of the event so it looks like they have reacted quickly.
"I was able to pray for the suffering in Boston in my night prayer just now, just as I was able to and have been doing so for the suffering all over the world. I hope you all did too regardless of the politics and fear of the situation.
Don't be stingy in your prayers. Human beings don't deserve to be treated like this. Villagers don't deserve to be treated like this. Neither do mothers. Neither do runners working for charity. Neither do supporting families. Neither do 8yr old children in an audience. Neither do guests at a wedding party.
May Allah protect us all from ourselves."
- Sh. Abu Eesa
Gov't has shut down cell service to all of Boston to prevent the possible detonation of any IEDs. Wait...what? That sound funny to anyone?
BOSTON: Two explosions struck one of America’s top sporting events on Monday, killing at least three and wounding more than 100 as the Boston Marathon erupted in a maelstrom of blood, screams, smoke and panic. See gallery.
As cities from New York to Los Angeles went on high alert, Americans with ever-vivid memories of the September 11, 2001 suicide airliner attacks automatically wondered if the country had been hit again by terrorists.
President Barack Obama went on national television to say it was not yet clear who was behind the blasts. He said the perpetrators would pay. He did not utter the word “terror.”
We still do not know who did this or why. And people shouldn’t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts,” Obama said. “But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we’ll find out why they did this.”
A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said later that “any event with multiple explosive devices — as this appears to be — is clearly an act of terror.”
At the blast scene, a horrific chorus of high-pitched wailing and screaming rang out as bewildered runners and spectators fled the carnage and debris.
News reports said one of the fatalities was an eight-year-old boy and that some of the injured lost limbs. One woman told CNN the blast was the loudest sound she had ever heard, and it made the ground shake.
The thunderous blasts struck near the finish line of the marathon, long after the winners had crossed. Competitors who were still running when the blasts rocked downtown Boston were diverted elsewhere. Some 27,000 people were entered to take part in the event.
Video footage on American TV showed the moment when the first blast apparently struck: the detonation came on the left side of the course, behind spectators and a row of colorful national flags showing how runners come from around the world to take part.
Security people in yellow jackets threw their hands to their ears as the blast took place and at least one runner was thrown to the ground as white smoke billowed upward. The already waving flags whipped violently with the shockwave of the explosion.
Grisly accounts abounded. “We saw people with their legs blown off,” Mark Hagopian, owner of the Charlesmark Hotel, told AFP from the basement of a restaurant where he had sought shelter.
“A person next to me had his legs blown off at the knee — he was still alive.”
It was bad, it was fast,” he said. “There was a gigantic explosion… we felt wind on our faces… Police were saying: ‘Get out, get out, leave, leave there may be more bombs.’”
Boston police Chief Ed Davis raised the death toll from two to three at a late evening news conference at which other officials fended off a barrage of questions about the investigation into the explosions.
FBI special agent Rick DesLauriers did say: “It is a criminal investigation that is a potential terrorist investigation.”
More than 100 were injured, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick said, without giving an exact figure. The Boston Globe said it was at least 125.
NBC News, citing officials, reported that police had found “multiple explosive devices” in Boston, raising the possibility of a coordinated attack.
The twin explosions come more than a decade after nearly 3,000 people were killed in airplane strikes on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
The sense of panic in the immediate aftermath of the blasts, and fear of more explosions, was so acute that Boston authorities urged people not to congregate in large crowds.
Senator Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she believed the blasts were in fact an attack but it was unclear if the perpetrators were homegrown or foreign.
Asked if this was terrorism, she told reporters: “It looks that way.” Security was stepped up in New York and Washington — both sites of 9/11 attacks — as well as in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
In the Big Apple, police said they were boosting security at hotels and “other prominent locations in the city.”
The blasts in Boston rattled US markets, sending the Dow and the S&P 500 down at the close.
The Boston Marathon is one of the biggest annual athletic events held in the United States. Racers must qualify to compete and there are tens of thousands of spectators.
The race attracts world-class athletes, most of whom would have likely completed the race a couple of hours before the blast went off. The video clip of the blast showed the marathon time clock at 4:09:44.
Hours later, the flag at the majestic white dome of the US Capitol in Washington was lowered in honor of the blast victims-AFP
Why can't we get leaders like this?President Barack Obama went on national television to say it was not yet clear who was behind the blasts. He said the perpetrators would pay. He did not utter the word “terror.”
OMG. I was there at that very spot where the bombs went off a few hours ago watching the first runners cross the finish line!! Drove home and heard that a bomb had gone off. If I had stayed an extra hour I would've been caught in it.
Hoping all the Boston posters are safe. I think smoothcriminal is in Boston. You guys are in my thoughts and prayers
An attack on Patriot's day in Boston suggests to me that that American separatist nutjobs are to blame.
and apparently the explosives used were quite crude and rudimentary, claymore mines or some such.
^ Yes let's jump on the buckaroo and go blow up some Muslim kids because their dad looks like the scary Osama man
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You must be thinking about some other country, maybe the country where an attack on a mosque is followed by an attack on an imam bargah. Or the attack on a Mohajir is reciprocated by an attack on a Sindhi. There maybe a small number of crazies who might retaliate but I don't think any muslim kids have ever been killed in the US in a hate crime.
R.I.P
Is the Saudi national still a suspect ?
RIP....this really reminded me of victims of American drone strikes and Israeli bombs. Not a political point im making just that nobody deserves to die this way. The 8 year old that died had the whole world at his feet and was cruelly snatched from loving parents.
Person of interest is same as a suspect.There are no suspects. He is apparently a "person of interest" (whatever that is).