Third explosion at JFK Library

[DonViejo]

Breaking

We’ve just confirmed with the Boston Police Department that there was a third explosion this afternoon at the JFK Library in Boston. But there were reportedly no injuries from this incident.

Josh Marshall

http://editors.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/04/breaking_3.php?ref=fpblg

[BeyondGeography]

1. Now we're getting somewhere

[Bucky]

2. multiple simultaneous hits; that's al-Qaeda's signature move

Shit, we'll never get rid of these bastards.

[FreeState]

13. The library bomb was not simultaneous n/t

[JHB]

16. Note of caution about speculation...

Immediately following the Oklahoma City bombing, talking heads were quick to call it "Middle Eastern style", right up until sketches of McVeigh came out.

It's not a very hard "signature" to copy. Wait for more details to come out.

[lpbk2713]

18. Actually this would make me less inclined to think AQ.

JFK is ancient history to AQ while RWers would be more inclined to have a hardon against JFK.

[Glitterati]

20. Agree

This sounds much more like homegrown on Tax Day.

[Bucky]

21. Oh, who knows how these RW nutjobs, Christian or Muslim, pick their targets

Despite it not being a hard M.O. to copy, pretty much only al-Qaeda has ever used this gimmick--which is not me saying it's them for sure, just saying it's a bad omen. Not that a Tax Day bombing doesn't raise an eyebrow, either. But, yes it's better to let the facts flow in before drawing conclusions.

[bunnies]

3. News said it was a mechanical fire.

odd.

edit: guess they were wrong. Not the first time.

[kestrel91316]

15. Boston PD on news feed just said it was also an explosion.

They are saying it's related.

[onehandle]

4. I thought that had been confirmed as unrelated? nt

[Poll_Blind]

8. It had been but now there's at least been a second/third explosion and...

...nobody knows what's going on.

It still could be mechanical, as was indicated earlier.

PB

[elleng]

5. Heard a while ago that JFK Library matter electrical or mechanical

and NOT related. More later, I guess.

Police chief @ press conference: Studying whether JFK Library incident related.

[Cal Carpenter]

6. (edit) Boston PD now saying it may be related

EDIT: Boston PD in presser is saying they are treating it as a possibly related incident...

[City Lights]

7. msnbc reported that it was a mechanical fire. nt

[Marrah_G]

9. BPD confirmed at News Conference

[FreeState]

10. Police just confirmed it was indeed a bomb at the library

per the press conference

[BeyondGeography]

11. Police commish Ed Davis on MSNBC right now says JFK explosion is being treated as a related event

They don't know that it is, but he called it an explosion, not a fire.

[Jersey Devil]

12. cbs also now saying explosion at JFK library 1/2 hr ago and Boston PD confirm

x

[Life Long Dem]

14. JFK, Patriots Day, Newtown

Update Edit - news is wrong on JFK Library bombing. It was a mechanical room fire.

[redqueen]

17. At least no one was killed by this one...

I hope they catch the murderous shitheads behind this.

[Jersey Devil]

19. JFK Lib officials say no injuries at library per cbs (nt)

x

[ChangeUp106]

22. Closed

JFK was closed today for Patriot's Day