Boston.com tweet (15APR): "controlled explosion opposite the library within one minute..."

[Peace Piper]

******UPDATE- Time confusion. Please disregard. Sorry.

If this is old news and has been debunked and/or explained away I apologize. A site search returned this--
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?411480-Boston-Globe-Tweets-About-Controlled-Explosions&highlight=boston.com+twitter
from the boston globe. this is from boston.com

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8696/bostoncom.png

http://twitter.com/BostonDotCom/status/323886877746790402

12:53 PM - 15 Apr 13

EDIT: This time is pacific. This tweet was after the bombing. My apologies. I'd delete the thread if i could.

The Boston Marathon bombings were a terrorist attack carried out during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded, thirteen seconds apart, at 2:49 p.m. EDT (18:49 UTC

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/878/finish2.png

[Ranger29860]

The better question is what didn't they blow up that day. After the two bombs went off they got really paranoid (for good reason) and any bag that looked even remotely suspicious got blown up.


nvm I misread the twitter thing.. yeah I got no clue.

[pcosmar]

If this is old news and has been debunked and/or explained away I apologize. ]


No need to apologize.
It has been posted. It does show clear foreknowledge.

It is being largely ignored by those that don't want to hear it.

[muh_roads]

They sure found and set up the controlled explosion fast.

[Peace Piper]

TO ALL: Sorry I goofed. Mommy needs to take away my keyboard privileges for awhile. See ya in a few months.

[Kelly.]

this relates to the boston globe tweet about a controlled explosion across from the library:
http://metabunk.org/sk/Twitter___BostonGlobe__BREAKING_NEWS__Police_will_ ...-20130416-063554.jpg
https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/323886829596205056

then they clarify:
http://metabunk.org/sk/Twitter___BostonGlobe__Officials__There_will_be_a_ ...-20130416-063739.jpg
https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/323886879453892609

as i understand it, then the bomb went off.
http://metabunk.org/sk/245991542_2303168278001_bomb.mp4-20130415-160859.jpg

the time stamp is not EST, so im not 100% sure on the timeline, and wondered if anyone had info on this?


this is not related to the jfk library fire though, those tweets were an hour later:
http://metabunk.org/sk/Twitter___BostonGlobe__BREAKING_NEWS__Third_incide nt__...-20130416-063955.jpg

not saying i know what happened (like most people, who are 100% sure based on media reports), i am asking questions about the timeline and if there were any prior knowledge. (see bomb sniffing dogs etc)

[Ranger29860]

No need to apologize.
It has been posted. It does show clear foreknowledge.

It is being largely ignored by those that don't want to hear it.

I'm not that knowledgeable about twitter but the first thing I did was go check out there twitter feed.

https://twitter.com/BostonDotCom

Now the way we assume that this was posted before the bombing was that it saw 12:53 on there tweet.

Now on there latest tweet for today it says it was posted one hour ago at 1:46 pm. As I am typing this it is 6:03 pm on the eastern coast. So there may be something weird going on with the time stamp (not sure if its local as in each persons computer or a twitter issue).

So if the last post was at 1:46 pm and it was an hour ago it would have been posted at the latest at 5 pm eastern today so roughly a -3 hour difference in the clock.
Now lets look at the original post of 12:53 in that context of a 3 hour difference. So that post would have been posted at (roughly) 3 pm on the day of the bombing on the east coast after the bombings. Now the question is can we correlate a time somewhat around then that had a planned explosion at the jfk library or a reported one. Yes we can.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/what-happened-boston-jfk-library/64259/

Now in all the chaos at around 3 pm it sounds like bomb squad controlled detonated something over at JFK. Not proof that bomb squad detonated something but it goes to explain the time on the twitter feed.

[Zippyjuan]

JFK Library was no bomb but a small fire.

http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-and-Press/Press-Releases/Statement-on-Conclusion-of-Fire-Investigation-at-the-JFK-Library.aspx

Boston Fire Department officials have concluded their investigation of the April 15, 2013 fire at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and have determined that it was “unintentional.” According to the Boston Fire Department, the most likely cause was “careless disposal of smoking material.”

The JFK Library will remain closed until further notice while Library officials conduct a full test of the Library’s fire and security systems.

We are grateful to the Boston Fire and Police Departments for their quick and effective response to the fire on Monday, and their thorough investigation following the event.

[dannno]

JFK Library was no bomb but a small fire.

http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-and-Press/Press-Releases/Statement-on-Conclusion-of-Fire-Investigation-at-the-JFK-Library.aspx

This picture (along with video I've seen of the explosion) seems to contradict your statement:

http://metabunk.org/sk/245991542_2303168278001_bomb.mp4-20130415-160859.jpg

[Ranger29860]

This picture (along with video I've seen of the explosion) seems to contradict your statement:

http://metabunk.org/sk/245991542_2303168278001_bomb.mp4-20130415-160859.jpg

WTF are you talking about?

[Kelly.]

This picture (along with video I've seen of the explosion) seems to contradict your statement:


there were 2 tweets.
the first tweet was about 600 boylston street and a controlled explosion
http://metabunk.org/sk/Twitter___BostonGlobe__BREAKING_NEWS__Police_will_ ...-20130416-063554.jpg


less than 1 min later, the 2nd tweet then clarifies where on boylston st, across from "the library"
http://metabunk.org/sk/Twitter___BostonGlobe__Officials__There_will_be_a_ ...-20130416-063739.jpg

the boston public library is across from where the first bomb went off near the finish line.
http://metabunk.org/sk/245991542_2303168278001_bomb.mp4-20130415-160859.jpg

the other tweet about an hour later references the "jfk library"

who knows.

[pcosmar]

I'm not that knowledgeable about twitter but the first thing I did was go check out there twitter feed.

https://twitter.com/BostonDotCom

Now the way we assume that this was posted before the bombing was that it saw 12:53 on there tweet.

Now on there latest tweet for today it says it was posted one hour ago at 1:46 pm. As I am typing this it is 6:03 pm on the eastern coast. So there may be something weird going on with the time stamp (not sure if its local as in each persons computer or a twitter issue).

So if the last post was at 1:46 pm and it was an hour ago it would have been posted at the latest at 5 pm eastern today so roughly a -3 hour difference in the clock.
Now lets look at the original post of 12:53 in that context of a 3 hour difference. So that post would have been posted at (roughly) 3 pm on the day of the bombing on the east coast after the bombings. Now the question is can we correlate a time somewhat around then that had a planned explosion at the jfk library or a reported one. Yes we can.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/what-happened-boston-jfk-library/64259/

Now in all the chaos at around 3 pm it sounds like bomb squad controlled detonated something over at JFK. Not proof that bomb squad detonated something but it goes to explain the time on the twitter feed.

There were also several reports from witnesses present that there were announcements AT THE Time.

Stay Calm,, and that it was a Drill.

Both just prior to and immediately after the blasts.

Was covered repeatedly in earlier threads.

Conclusion.. they (state functionaries) were aware and informed that something was happening.

[Ranger29860]

There were also several reports from witnesses present that there were announcements AT THE Time.

Stay Calm,, and that it was a Drill.

Both just prior to and immediately after the blasts.

Was covered repeatedly in earlier threads.

Conclusion.. they (state functionaries) were aware and informed that something was happening.

All I can find is that one coach making that claim. No one else. It seems the stories just keep referencing each other. Do you have a link to some other witness making those claims?

[Kelly.]

There were also several reports from witnesses present that there were announcements AT THE Time.

Stay Calm,, and that it was a Drill.

Both just prior to and immediately after the blasts.

Was covered repeatedly in earlier threads.

Conclusion.. they (state functionaries) were aware and informed that something was happening.

reference to eye witness saying he heard it was a drill.
http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular/story/UM-Coach-Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs-Spotters-on-Roofs/BrirjAzFPUKKN8z6eSDJEA.cspx

[CPUd]

The tweet was sent at 3:53PM EDT on April 15, AFTER the bomb went off.

https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/323886879453892609

Look at the first responses, it is clear the bomb already went off.

Look at the HTML source on the tweet, you will see the UNIX timestamp 1366055624, which is Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:53:44 GMT

We are in DST, so Boston would be GMT -0400

[Kelly.]

The tweet was sent at 3:53PM EDT on April 15, AFTER the bomb went off.

https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/323886879453892609

Look at the first responses, it is clear the bomb already went off.

Look at the HTML source on the tweet, you will see the UNIX timestamp 1366055624, which is Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:53:44 GMT

We are in DST, so Boston would be GMT -0400

so was there a controlled explosion after the first bomb? i hadnt heard anything about a controlled explosion of any kind.
even the JFK "explosion" wasnt even a bomb, it was a fire.

[LibertyEagle]

I remember hearing the announcement that there would be a controlled explosion AFTER the bombings had already occurred at the marathon. The news reported it multiple times. I never heard them say what it was all about.

[Zippyjuan]

Address for the JFK Library: Address: 220 William T Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 This is where the fire was and was briefly misreported as a bomb.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum

The Boston Public Library is at 700 Boylston St. http://www.bpl.org/general/hours.htm

[Ranger29860]

Address for the JFK Library: Address: 220 William T Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 This is where the fire was and was briefly misreported as a bomb.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum

The Boston Public Library is at 700 Boylston St. http://www.bpl.org/general/hours.htm


ok so the library in the tweet are a reference to the the library near the finish line? If that is the case that pretty much explains everything.

[Carson]

There is some argument that it is a hoax. Pretty crude to even say so I would think but then again...

Boston.com tweet (15APR): "controlled explosion opposite the library within one minute..."

Then if everyone wants to believe what they see and hear...


I'm probably going to hell for posting this link. Contains gory pictures and maybe even a concocted story of the worst kind.

http://buelahman.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/are-you-just-a-believer-or-do-you-think/

I thought about it and still I post.

I suppose we should look and listen and weigh it.

[Zippyjuan]

so was there a controlled explosion after the first bomb? i hadnt heard anything about a controlled explosion of any kind.
even the JFK "explosion" wasnt even a bomb, it was a fire.

They did detonate one suspicious package after the two bomb explosions. That is what the tweet was about. JFK Library had a fire and for a time that was reported as another possible explosion but that turned out to be false.

[Zippyjuan]

Timeline- Live Updates from ABC:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/live-updates-boston-marathon-explosion/


3:15 p.m. ET: Boston Police Department says two explosions on Boyleston street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Police, fire and bomb squad responding. The number of injuries is unknown. The cause is unknown.

The two explosions took place around 2:56 pm, within second of each other. The first runners in the marathon crossed the finish line around noon.




3:55 p.m. ET: Police set off controlled explosion in Boston. Third explosion heard.


4:03 p.m. ET: Police to search hundreds of bags left at scene by marathon participants.


4:21 p.m. ET: Boston police confirm they have found three more suspicious devices. One has been rendered safe.



4:51 p.m. ET: Determined there was a third incident at JFK Library around 4:20 p.m. Not certain if incidents are related, but treating them as if they are, says Davis. There are no known injuries from that event.




5:37 p.m. ET: Boston police now say library incident was likely an unrelated fire.

[pcosmar]

All I can find is that one coach making that claim. No one else. It seems the stories just keep referencing each other. Do you have a link to some other witness making those claims?
That is all I can find as well,, it was one of the very first reports as smoke was still visible on the street..
I found another of a reporter asking a question about it at a news conference,, and was ignored.

Would be nice if there was an audio tape of it,, but none has surfaced as far as I know.

[Kelly.]

They did detonate one suspicious package after the two bomb explosions. That is what the tweet was about. JFK Library had a fire and for a time that was reported as another possible explosion but that turned out to be false.

thanks for the info,

[TER]

http://metabunk.org/sk/245991542_2303168278001_bomb.mp4-20130415-160859.jpg

If that was some incidental fire, why are people acting like the Library is not burning down in a crowded space?

[Ranger29860]

http://metabunk.org/sk/245991542_2303168278001_bomb.mp4-20130415-160859.jpg

If that was some incidental fire, why are people acting like the Library is not burning down in a crowded space?

Because that is not the library that was on fire. The JFK library was on fir which was something like 3 miles away.

[TER]

Because that is not the library that was on fire. The JFK library was on fir which was something like 3 miles away.

Ok, that makes more sense. Thanks!