Shooting at MIT (And continued events in Boston 18-19 April)

Calling DOD Command..., department of defence?!

Originally posted by FlyersFan
Gotta say .. of the MSM news stations ... CNN has the best coverage.
MSNBC always sux and FOX is not doing a good job.

Yeah CNN is better at this stuff.Fox and MSNBC are more politcal jibbering back and fourth.

They just were talking about missing smoke detector heads on the scanner. That's a potential source of radioactive material...
Not cheering...

Heard theres a body on the deck??

Originally posted by crazyewok
How the Boston PD seem to have made a hash of out this.

Surely the USA has some special Anti Terrorist sqaud that trained in matters like this?

edit on 19-4-2013 by crazyewok because: (no reason given)

edit on 19-4-2013 by crazyewok because: (no reason given)

Technically the military is not allowed to become involved in this type of stuff on American soil. Unless marshal law is declared.

What's this about an oxygen tank??

Any links??

reply to post by mr-lizard

scanner.wickedlocal.com...

Originally posted by mikelkhall
reply to post by strafgod

 

Dead man switch is usually a switch that is spring loaded and is pushed and if a person is killed then the switch is released and caused the bomb to go off.

You have them on trains too, the subway etc - you have to keep pressure applied to stop the switch from closing.

If you die you can't apply pressure the switch closes and the train stops / kaboom / etc

Plumber in the basement. Lol. Everyone is really uptight.

Dartmouth campus evacuated according to twitter:

UMass Dartmouth campus evacuated; students, staff asked to 'leave campus calmly as soon as possible' - @UMassD

Originally posted by kosmicjack
There are 4 people walking at the same pace in the video:

5 nr 1 and 2, two girls pink and yellow and a guy between them

Originally posted by ipsedixit
Cambridge/Watertown area is starting to look like IED central.

I think it's important to remember that the media have consistently failed throughout this, each announcing rumours and fiction just to be the first to report it.
And this is an ongoing and chaotic scene on the ground, with people confusing what they are hearing on the radio too.

Lets not make more terrorists out of people being checked and apprehending simply for being out in the street when they should be following instructions to stay in.

Not every "person of interest" is a terrorist, plenty of them are just stupid idiots who think this is a computer game.

reply to post by Covertblack


NOT GOOD.

reply to post by mr-lizard


Heard it on the wicked local scanner. Some male was standing next to ox tank and releasing gas into the air.

Thanks for all of the replies explaining the deadman switch.


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Now im confused again, one officer has the suspect on the deck, cuffed with a "device" in his pocket and another officer has requested a k-9 unit for a possible route of travel?

reply to post by Covertblack


I've seen camo uniformed personell all the time on the news feeds, within the cornered off areas. And I mean military camo, in military uniforms. That digial pattern. Typical army caps also. Thought it was wierd too.

Originally posted by Raud

Originally posted by mikelkhall
Also male next to oxygen truck releasing gas into the air.

Seriously bad news man...

Are they sure its oxygen?

reply to post by Lulzaroonie


EOD is on the way, not DOD. They have a suspect on the ground with a suspected bomber vest on, device in hand, possible dead man switch.

I just want to say that I'm proud of my fellow ATSers. We are way ahead of the MSM.