No, Boston is not in the grips of a mad scientist with anthrax. Nor is it under siege from a series of terrorist briefcase bombs. It was pot, marijuana, Mary Jane, grass, weed and a whole lot of it that tied up half the emergency services in the city Thursday afternoon. Mailroom workers at One [...]
Mumbai standoff ends
Nov. 28, 2008 Leave a Comment
Top Indian news agencies, quoting police sources, are reporting that the standoff with attackers at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai has ended. Since Wednesday, 150 people have been killed in the violence that began with well-coordinated attacks at 10 sites across India’s financial capital. Fifteen non-Indians have also been killed, including two New York-area [...]
Online coverage of Mumbai attacks
Nov. 26, 2008 1 Comment
As part of the breaking news coverage of the sudden attacks that took place today in Mumbai, India, Blast has received webcasts from the South Asian Journalists Association who covered these events via live blog talk radio. Suketu Mehta, author of “Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found,” Madhu Bhatia Jha, US correspondent for the Indian [...]
Terror in India
Nov. 26, 2008 2 Comments
‚ At least 80 people have been killed, 250 injured and more held hostage in Mumbai, India, in coordinated terror attacks, according to news agencies. The attackers, armed with machine guns, bombs and grenades struck at least seven sites throughout Mumbai Wednesday and were holding Western hostages at two hotels, according to NBC news. “We [...]
Feds release threatening letter details, photos
Oct. 24, 2008 1 Comment
Starting Monday,‚ more than 50‚ threatening letters started to arrive at Chase Bank, the FDIC, and government offices. The letters, originating from‚ Amarillo, Texas, contained a white powdery substance that was found to be harmless, and the FBI is investigating. “Sending a hoax letter is a serious crime, and a drain on law enforcement resources,” said FBI Section [...]
Secret Service: No specific terror threat to conventions
Aug. 23, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Secret Service responded quickly Saturday morning to an Associated Press report that stated terrorists might clone police and emergecy vehicles to conduct attacks against the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minn., and the Democratic Convention in Denver. “Unfortunately the article suggests a connection to the Democratic [...]
September 15, 2007
Sept. 15, 2007 1 Comment
The final day of a photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.
September 13, 2007
Sept. 13, 2007 1 Comment
Day three of a five day photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.
