Day: April 19, 2013

Authorities urged residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge and the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods of Boston to stay indoors. All mass transit was shut down and businesses were asked not to open Friday. People waiting at bus and subway stops were told to go home. “We believe this to be a terrorist,” said Boston Police Commissioner Ed David of the suspect on the loose. “We believe this to be a man who’s come here to kill people. We need to get him in custody.”

Portion of a AP dispatch just released

…A curveball of international proportions: The Boston suspects are from a town near Chechnya!?

Identities revealed: The suspects were brothers, from Russia near Chechnya, may have military experience, and have lived in the United States for about a year.. We will see how much of that turns out to be true..  More on that military experience being reported .. And politically and militarily, it is certainly worth noting developments recently. … Read more…A curveball of international proportions: The Boston suspects are from a town near Chechnya!?

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF CHAOS

While many slept, they missed breaking news events of epic proportions. It felt like the scene of a BATMAN  movie, except no one is coming from Wayne Mansion to save the day..A brief timeline of events as they have transpired so far: Shortly after midnight East Coast time, a campus police office at MIT was shot … Read moreCLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF CHAOS