Terrorism strikes Boston Marathon

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Originally Posted by Destroyer

There's never anything wrong with trying to learn the truth. No offense taken. The site is offensive beyond belief, but your quest for knowledge is admirable.

So in a nutshell, here's what happened:

Yes, there was a bombing. 3 people were killed including an 8 year old boy. 18 people had their legs or arms blown off by the blast. Over 140 people were injured by the bombs, which were packed with nails and ball bearings so they would do maximum amounts of damage. Several of the people that were injured are still on the critical list and are fighting for their lives. Two brothers have admitted they did the bombings. One of them was killed in a shootout with police, and the other, after a massive manhunt, is in police custody. He was gravely injured in the shootout and is in a hospital under guard and chained to his bed. There is also some question as to their having outside help in the making of the bombs because the timing mechanisms that were used were very sophisticated and not something you would be able to just learn from a book or the internet. The brothers are both Islamic radical terrorists, and it appears the older brother was the more radical of the two. More info will come out in the following weeks I'm sure.

I hope that clears it up somewhat for you.

thanks Des that all I needed to know info from people who were there not media news thanks