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Explosions in New York

According to Twitter an IED has been set off, several injured.

https://twitter.com/search?q=Manhattan&src=tren

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miser
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Thankfully no one seems to have been killed outright. 25 reported injured.
There was also an IED found at an event in New Jersey, and a someone went nuts at a mall in Minnesota stabbing people.
What is happening to the world?
Considering nobody has died, I don't think the wall-to-wall coverage on all the news channels is justified.
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Original post by Snufkin
Considering nobody has died, I don't think the wall-to-wall coverage on all the news channels is justified.


So a intentional act of detonating explosives in one of the biggest cities in the world shouldn't have major news coverage?
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Religion of peace or BLM.
Original post by joecphillips
So a intentional act of detonating explosives in one of the biggest cities in the world shouldn't have major news coverage?


As I say, nobody has died, so no I don't think this event does merit rolling news coverage. Why should this news story eclipse everything else that is going on in the world?
Original post by Snufkin
As I say, nobody has died, so no I don't think this event does merit rolling news coverage. Why should this news story eclipse everything else that is going on in the world?


It's a bit sadistic if you only care if people died lol It still has a big impact on peoples life's WTH
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Original post by Snufkin
As I say, nobody has died, so no I don't think this event does merit rolling news coverage. Why should this news story eclipse everything else that is going on in the world?


Because this was an attack on a major nation that has strong ties to the beliefs of many people in this country, what story do you think deserves more coverage?
Original post by Shannonmcauley
It's a bit sadistic if you only care if people died lol It still has a big impact on peoples life's WTH


:rolleyes: Nowhere have I said I don't care, I just don't think it is serious enough to merit wall-to-wall news coverage (how many times do I have to repeat that?).
Original post by Snufkin
:rolleyes: Nowhere have I said I don't care, I just don't think it is serious enough to merit wall-to-wall news coverage (how many times do I have to repeat that?).


Well it looks like a lot of people disagree, including me.
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Joep95
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Reports of more bombs one reportedly on w51st and 6th

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/1189/web
Just saw an update of police finding another one...
Original post by Shannonmcauley
It's a bit sadistic if you only care if people died lol It still has a big impact on peoples life's WTH


True tbh
https://youtu.be/thRPuK0-2TU
Minnesota tragedy was religion of peace again, by the sound...

Minnesota stabbing: Eight injured, suspect shot dead - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37399862

No more details for New York but was certainly a deliberate act. Awful. At what point in your life does a bomb attack or mass stabbing become appropriate?

Hope everybody recovers. Thoughts with victims, families and emergency services.
why can't people just be nice to one another ?

:holmes:*
Original post by slaven
Religion of peace or BLM.


Original post by 1010marina
Minnesota tragedy was religion of peace again, by the sound...

Minnesota stabbing: Eight injured, suspect shot dead - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37399862

No more details for New York but was certainly a deliberate act. Awful. At what point in your life does a bomb attack or mass stabbing become appropriate?

Hope everybody recovers. Thoughts with victims, families and emergency services.


Ah yes, some more innocent criticism of an ideology - by insta-blaming Islam... :rolleyes:
Very scary, but I do feel like the fact that the bomb failed to do any real harm makes it undeserving of the level of press it's getting. It's an important story of course, but not devastating.

P.S Religion of Peace.
Hmm wonder what the motivations were, I'm sure most people are assuming Islamic terrorism (could be) but yeah.

Good that nobody has been killed (so far).


Also I hope this doesn't lead to another middle-eastern country intentionally destabalized/bombed just to satisfy the US government's obsession with Eye-for-an-eye.

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