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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:43 PM Apr 2013

Plus they are searching for a Penske truck that tried to gain access to the parade route but was turned away right before bomb blasts.

All I have is a breaking news tweet so far: https://twitter.com/mpoppel/status/323958080029220865

ETA: They're saying that the bombs appear to have shrapnel or BBs attached, and that the undetonated devices will help the investigation.

ThinkProgress link: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/04/15/1870161/boston-bombings-the-aftermath/#lbu-1366072760

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Breaking reports are now saying they've uncovered 5 undetonated devices (Original Post) JaneyVee Apr 2013 OP

I heard that but AFAIK they haven't been able to tie any of them napi21 Apr 2013 #1

Michael van Poppel's Verified account Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #2

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1. I heard that but AFAIK they haven't been able to tie any of them

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:46 PM

Apr 2013

to the bombs. MSNBC has been reporting that several packages were found and destroyed. Not even sure what they were yet.

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2. Michael van Poppel's Verified account

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:46 PM

Apr 2013

@mpoppel
President & founder of BNO News. Also founder of @BreakingNews, now owned by MSNBC.com.

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3. The way i heard it some news said there were 5 devices, two went off. And one of

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:24 PM

Apr 2013

the other three devices existence was denied by the police. So there were two found devices that did not go off.