The apartment complex they are at appears to be a dump and has a number of bad reviews. It's in a working class suburb of Boston.
As an aside: Eboue, you're golden in the bra thread. Get stuck in!
Explosions at Boston Marathon
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
As an aside: Eboue, you're golden in the bra thread. Get stuck in!
I'm guessing it's a lone nutjob.
The reporters will be asking the neighbours about the home owner soon enough.
Bloody hell. One of the luckiest decisions he'll make that's for sure.
Someone on reddit posted a link to a facebook profile of the only Saudi guy living on the fifth floor of that building. The internet is a creepy place...
Well this is hardly the thread for it, but my final say on the matter is that every single tax payer in the UK has the right to protest at the obscene amount of money being wasted on the funeral of the devils whore, without being shot at by armed grenadiers
Only one thing will stop bad guys with bombs and that's good guys with bombs.
As in, in Detroit?
Indeed. Although for a complete stranger to have found that out is commendable googling, or something more devious.
Except that argument kinda works when we're talking about guns. That is after all why you call the police.
bit of a football connection
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...ons-matt-reis-injured-boston-marathon-bombing
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...ons-matt-reis-injured-boston-marathon-bombing
Yes. This has the marks of a Yank nutjob indeed.
The internet is famous for that. A little bit of info and they can find out your whole life. People have been trolled relentlessly because of a mistake and they upset someone. Either live with it or delete your entire online presence.
Oh enough, people can't keep blaming Lance Armstrong for everything.
All sorts of speculation going on about who done it, from North Korean agents to Al Qaeda terrorists.
Like crazed Gun massacres, has there been any bomb massacres attempted by idiots in America?
Oklahoma City
Its really upsetting that this was at a charity event too, to see the look in a persons eye when they realise they've lost their legs is horrible! I really hope they find whoever orchastrated this very quickly
At least the world has learnt something from 22/7, there's been a lot less media speculation about the perpetrators this time around.
Having a 'discussion' on fb with someone who thinks the government did it. I've basically managed to persuade him round to realising how stupid he is and he's now admitted it's probably something politically motivated. He used 9/11 in his argument and said there's no proof terrorists did it so it must be the government. 
Aren't those two the only options?
Never understand how people try and rationalise things incidents like these which are irrational by their very nature, leave it to the authorities to sort it out.
What's there to say that hasn't already been said...such a senseless act and so tragic, though it looks like, it is going to be relatively minor in terms of the death toll
small mercies...
small mercies...
Could have happened in any city and any place. "There but for the grace of God go I" and all that. RIP to the victims.
30 dead and 200 injured in a wave of bomb attacks in Iraq today. Close to zero media coverage unsurprisingly.
Nevertheless RIP to the dead, no one should have to endure that horror in a family outing.
sorry, but I can't let that one go.
he was in hiding for 3 days then came out and said we should all go back to shopping and whatnot as the economy was taking a beating.
that was followed up with advice of covering your windows with plastic & duct tape and storing bottled water in case of a chemical or dirty nuke attack.
yeah, that was brilliant alright.
I hate Dubya as much as the next guy but what was he supposed to do in the immediate aftermath? I'd be angry if he didn't go into hiding.
"No unexploded bombs" were found after #Boston Marathon, despite earlier reports, authorities say.
they'll find whoever did this I think.
I hope it's sooner rather than later.
the fact that it's on Patriots Day makes me suspicious that it's a crazy Yank but as mentioned it's waaay too early to know.
Fox news later on yesterday seemed to be trying to assign blame to muslim terrorists but even they know they can't be sure so they stooped short of a full rant on that.
I suppose it's natural for us to speculate but that's all it is right now.
RIP the victims and their families.
I hope it's sooner rather than later.
the fact that it's on Patriots Day makes me suspicious that it's a crazy Yank but as mentioned it's waaay too early to know.
Fox news later on yesterday seemed to be trying to assign blame to muslim terrorists but even they know they can't be sure so they stooped short of a full rant on that.
I suppose it's natural for us to speculate but that's all it is right now.
RIP the victims and their families.
You can't blame people unfortunately for looking at muslim terrorists but it is a bit odd that no one has yet jumped in to claim credit for it or at the very least set off celebratory gunshots in the air.
Then again - they saw what happened to Osama and might think keeping a low profile is the smart option.
Then again - they saw what happened to Osama and might think keeping a low profile is the smart option.
Pretty sure that was an earthquake not bombs?
Actually the news says the earthquake was in Iran. Any links for the bombs in Iraq?
I think you are confusing Iraq and Iran.
I just realised it was Iran not Iraq. Hence my edit.
They have had bombs going off for a couple of days now.
I'm not sure that the entire cast needed to be there but that is at least something new. An example of chaotic nature and frenzy of information gathering after such an event in the world of 24/7 news and social media.
In what would e defined as locations of greater risk, cities like New York and Washington, what is the situation in regard to rubbish bins? Have they been removed, installed bomb proof ones, or continue with the conventional type?
I was just reading an article about the bomb proof variety, several years ago they were £18,000 each by the looks of it.
They've not learned the lessons in Washington DC as they still have the old fashioned rubbish bins.
I noticed on my recent trip to London that for the most part London has learned to deal with that.
I noticed on my recent trip to London that for the most part London has learned to deal with that.
Not been installed all over the city - but some subways have had their normal trash cans replaced by blast resistant trash cans - Israeli design - $2000-$2500 a piece.
They supposedly force the blast radius to move upwards rather than side to side, so limiting damage.
As utd says - sadly they refuse to do it in DC for whatever reason.
They supposedly force the blast radius to move upwards rather than side to side, so limiting damage.
As utd says - sadly they refuse to do it in DC for whatever reason.
CNN earlier reported they were searching the home of a Saudi national in the US on a student visa in relation with the bombings, but also that they had no suspects. Seems like they don't want to jump the gun.
Or about 10 years.