The New York Post is
reporting that a Saudi national has been placed under guard at a New
York hospital under suspicion that he planted the bomb that, at last
count, killed 12 and injured 50 people running in and observing the
Boston Marathon:
Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect was under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital.The man was caught less than two hours after the 2:45 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the Boston race. Assuming the Saudi man did indeed place the bombs as part of a terrorist operation, here are the latest FACTS:
- 20-year-old Arab terror suspect in custody
- 8-year-old dead
- 12 people projected dead, nearly 100 maimed with lost limbs
- Toll reaches largest casualty count on American soil for a since 9/11
- Boston in chaos, airport shutdown and cities nationwide mobilizing against possible terror attacks.
It seems reasonable to believe right now that the Saudi national was not acting alone. Police have confirmed that another explosion went off at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. Multiple simultaneous attacks are an al Qaeda hallmark. It would also be ironic — if this was an Islamic terrorist attack — that the Islamists targeted a City that has been nothing but sympathetic to the Islamist cause, and invariably hostile to efforts to deviate from the proscribed statement that “Islam is a religion of peace.”
DETAILS: Homegrown terror is being blamed for two explosions that killed 2 people and severely injured over 28 others at today’s Boston Marathon. Runners covered in blood are being carted away as the details of this tragedy unfold. Both explosions occurred around 2:35 p.m., around 4 hours after the start of the men’s race. This is also the same time that most people tend to complete marathons—indicating that whoever set these explosives off was intent on inflicting maximum human injury.
The explosions occurred 15 seconds apart on the north side of Boylston Street and Boston Police are confirming at least three more explosive devices in the area. The City of Boston is requiring all police report to work immediately and bomb squads are scouring the area.
It is heartbreaking and angering to think about how the nearly 27,000 participants in this race probably spent an entire year preparing for this big day. For many of them, completing the Boston Marathon was a life-long dream. Their friends, family and co-workers were cheering them on and the worst they expected at the finish line was soreness and exhaustion, but never this.
How ironic that this human tragedy should occur on Tax Day—the same day that our government gouges American citizens of the money they have spent an entire year earning—only to see President Obama take their hard-earned cash and toss it into his golf fund.
Just like in the 9-11 tragedy in New York, the local police and firemen in Boston have stepped up to the plate and are showing bravery and compassion, putting themselves on the line to help victims get immediate medical attention. Please keep the victims of this tragedy in your thoughts and prayers.
Two tip-lines have been established by the City of Boston:
1.) For families of victims searching for their loved ones: 617.635.4500
2.) If you have any information that may be of help to police: 1.800.494.TIPS
AUTHOR Katie Kieffer
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