Boston Marathon finish line evacuated and on lock down right now

[graywarrior]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/04/15/breaking-marathon-finish-line-evacuated-after-suspicious-packages-discovered/DTSiAn2NlNQe3honPF97uO/story.html

[madaboutharry]

1. Hopefully, it is nothing.

But if it is, all I can say is that I am so sick and tired of the nutjobs who have ruined the world for everyone else.

[WillyT]

3. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - K & R !!!

From Pink Floyd:

Outside the Wall (Waters) 1:42

All alone, or in two's,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.

And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall.

"Isn't this where...."

Link: http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/outside-the-wall-wall-lyrics.html

[NightWatcher]

2. BPD says 2 packs

Boston Police Dept. ?@bostonpolice 12m

Public Safety Alert: #BPD investigating 2 unattended backpacks found in the area of Boston Marathon Finish Line.

[NightWatcher]

4. eerie video of unknown person who dropped backpack and chanted "Boston Strong"

BPD saying on twitter that this person is in custody being questioned.

http://www.businessinsider.com/backpacks-boston-marathon-2014-4



video here
http://instagram.com/p/m1BqjLslsS/#

[graywarrior]

5. So bomb squad detonated one bag

No info on what was in it. No info on second bad yet.


http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/04/15/boylston-street-evacuated-after-backpack-left-near-finish-line/

[geckosfeet]

6. Interesting. The race is on Monday. Pretty sure that they have not closed streets down yet....

edit: Both bags have been detonated by police bomb squads. No explosives detected.

[graywarrior]

7. UPDATE:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/04/15/boylston-street-evacuated-after-backpack-left-near-finish-line/

(snip)
A source tells WBZ-TV that when Edson was stopped by police, he told them he had a rice cooker in his bag. That is when the Bomb Squad was called to the scene.
A source tells CBS News that the rice cooker in the bag was full of confetti.
Edson is charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and possession of a hoax device.