[Tim]

Anyone else seen the news http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ted-injured-device-goes-near-finish-line.html

 

[Tim]

Al Qaeda or North Korea?

 

[Lee]

It's never ending.

 

[Hardcore]

I'm just waiting for the tin foil had brigade to start saying it was inside job.....

Reading things on it just now, as more info becomes available. I'm trying to keep an open mind but i suspect it might be religiously motivated.

 

[Matthew]

if you look at one of the pictures in the article, the cop has their gun drawn... what are they going to shoot? an explosion? dust? fire?

 

[Hardcore]

I think if big explosion went off in a crowded area and you didn't know who or what caused it, i'd pull my gun out as well if i had one.

 

[Tim]

Terrorist maybe

What's thrown me is that it wasn't a suicide bomber and it wasn't on transport, Al Qaeda seem to go for some kind of public transport to maximise the exposure or go out with guns into crowds. This seems more like what we used to have with the IRA.

 

[Matthew]

have they said it was a bomb yet? could be a gas leak...:shocked:

 

[Samo]

Very much doubt it was Al-qaeda

 

[Lee]

I'd react the same. It's a natural instinct - fight or flight.

 

[Matthew]

I wouldn't pull a gun, its a sign of panic... not the example to set for the civilians

 

[Samo]

I wouldn't pull a gun, its a sign of panic... not the example to set for the civilians

Emergency services have incstict reaction the same as anyone else, in the midst of panic, they wouldnt of know if there was someone there who set it off

 

[Shrehorn]

if you look at one of the pictures in the article, the cop has their gun drawn... what are they going to shoot? an explosion? dust? fire?

As mostly stated above, the bomb went off so draw the weapon and wait out, for all they know there may have been a suicide bomber or anything like that waiting to kill more innocent people, we are trained to do this as we serve the people and protect the country plus I wouldn't think twice about blowing and attackers head off

 

[dragon2309]

I wouldn't pull a gun, its a sign of panic... not the example to set for the civilians

So you don't expect them to be panicked? Just dust their shoulders off and tweet about it then go for a pint? They could have been inches away from having their faces plastered across 300feet of pavement.

 

[Vegas]

Of course they'd pull a gun FFS..

Bomb going off, everywhere. For all they know the suspect is alive and in area, and obviously don't approach a bomb man with "can we have a quick chat mate"

**** all this protocol crap, this is a real situation, I think people will accept its a aerious situation with blood splatters across pavements and people limbs hanging off

 

[JOJC1313]

my mate from uni was running in that..

 

[Vegas]

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