BREAKING: Suspicious Backpacks Found Near Boston Marathon Finish Line
Source: ABC News
Amid a throng of police and high security for the Boston Marathon, authorities are investigating two suspicious bags that were left at the race finish line Tuesday evening.
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Police said the bags were left in the area of Boylston St. and Exeter St., and the road was closed. A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority offcial said after the discovery, Green Line trains are not stopping at Copley Station. No other information was available.
Peter Wilson of WBZ tweeted that people have been moved away from the Boston Marathon finish line. A black backpack is seen in the tweeted photo placed in the middle of the road.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/suspicious-backpacks-found-boston-marathon-finish-line/story?id=23339082
Seeing this on local news on TV. Area is evacuated and they are going to investigate.
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More info - bunch of tweets at link:
Breaking: Marathon Finish Line Evacuated After Suspicious Packages Discovered
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/04/15/breaking-marathon-finish-line-evacuated-after-suspicious-packages-discovered/DTSiAn2NlNQe3honPF97uO/story.html
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NECN) - A man was detained Tuesday night and the area near the Boston Marathon finish line evacuated after two unattended backpacks were found.
Boston Police said two backpacks were left unattended by the finish line around 8 p.m. Authorities say Boylston Street has been closed and they are asking the pedestrians and motorists to avoid the area.
NECN witnessed a man being put in the back of a police cruiser. Boston Police confirm that a male suspect is in custody in connection to the unattended backpacks; it is unknown if he is under arrest or if he was being questioned. Eyewitnesses said he was wearing all black with a veil covering his face. Video also shows he was not wearing any shoes."
And here I was thinking that the capacity for suspicion was a trait exclusively limited those of the living. A cerebral/emotive thing, you know? I knew that a backpack could be:
• Unattended.
• Abandoned.
• Unclaimed.
• Sitting, unattended, abandoned, unclaimed and is now all alone by itself.
• Or, maybe it can even be used as a flotation device in the event of an emergency.
- But I still don't think they can be suspicious.
