on January 4, 2018 by Staff in Marathon, Comments Off on Video: Nutball with backpack, shouting ‘Boston Strong,’ causes lockdown
Video: Nutball with backpack, shouting ‘Boston Strong,’ causes lockdown
http://twitter.com/#!/SarahSFrench/status/456208926808092673
Police have evacuated the area. Twitchy will have more as news develops.
http://twitter.com/#!/kaitkylejohn/status/456207700310118400
http://twitter.com/#!/joshbNECN/status/456206938783903744
The suspect has been apprehended and removed by Boston police.
http://twitter.com/#!/SteveGrzanich/status/456208349411811328
Update: A second backpack has been found. Prayers up for Boston again, readers.
http://twitter.com/#!/alexromano/status/456213883644940288
http://twitter.com/#!/davidfmeyers/status/456214856291848192
http://twitter.com/#!/bostonpolice/status/456216393386450945
http://twitter.com/#!/RyanSchulteis/status/456216657250496512
http://twitter.com/#!/bostonpolice/status/456219823786049537
http://twitter.com/#!/chrismayCBS3/status/456220478462771200
A second video of the suspicious person has surfaced.
http://twitter.com/#!/HagerWBZ/status/456226369618583552
http://twitter.com/#!/JimArmstrongWBZ/status/456227539262775296
http://twitter.com/#!/HagerWBZ/status/456228978810814466
This is reportedly a photo of the suspect being taken into custody.
http://twitter.com/#!/PetesWire/status/456234386233380864
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Update:
CBS Boston reports that the backpack that was detonated contained a rice cooker filled with confetti.
http://twitter.com/#!/PetesWire/status/456253833434648576
http://twitter.com/#!/BogsWBZ/status/456260166707843072
There is a Kayvon Edson on Facebook who posted this earlier today.
Editor’s note: The headline of this post has been amended to clarify that the Boston Marathon was not run today, but will be run on April 21.
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