Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/10890113/detail.html Apparently their were fake pipe bombs placed all over Boston...Terrorists often test security by using tricks like this, maybe this is the situation.
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations Turns out it was an ad campain gone wrong or something...just goes to show you can't trust the media to get anything right.http://drudgereport.com/
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jan 31 2007, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/10890113/detail.html Apparently their were fake pipe bombs placed all over Boston...Terrorists often test security by using tricks like this, maybe this is the situation.</div>Lol, they were light-board ads for Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations Looks like some kid just left his Lite Brite laying around
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16902707/BOSTON - More than 10 blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger.Peter Berdovsky, 29, of Arlington, was arrested on one felony charge of placing a hoax device, and one charge of disorderly conduct, state Attorney General Martha Coakley said."We're not going to let this go without looking at the further roots of how this happened to cause the panic in this city," she said at a news conference Wednesday night.Story continues belowHighways, bridges and a section of the Charles River were shut down and bomb squads were sent in before authorities declared the devices were harmless."It's a hoax — and it's not funny," said Gov. Deval Patrick, who said he'll speak to the state's attorney general "about what recourse we may have."Turner Broadcasting, a division of Time Warner Inc. and parent of Cartoon Network, said the devices were part of a promotion for the TV show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," a surreal series about a talking milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball."The packages in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger," Turner said in a statement, issued a few hours after reports of the first devices came in.It said the devices have been in place for two to three weeks in 10 cities: Boston; New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Atlanta; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; San Francisco; and Philadelphia."We regret that they were mistakenly thought to pose any danger," the company said. As soon as the company realized the problem, it said, law enforcement officials were told of their locations in all 10 cities.The marketing firm that put them up has been ordered to remove them immediately, said Phil Kent, Turner chairman."We apologize to the citizens of Boston that part of a marketing campaign was mistaken for a public danger," Kent said. "We appreciate the gravity of this situation and, like any responsible company would, are putting all necessary resources toward understanding the facts surrounding it as quickly as possible."Interference Inc. had no immediate comment. A woman who answered the phone at the New York-based firm's offices Wednesday afternoon said the firm's CEO was out of town and would not be able to comment until Thursday.There were no reports from police Wednesday of residents in the other nine cities spotting similar devices.Austin police spokeswoman Toni Chovanetz said the marketing company told the department about the devices Wednesday afternoon and was working with the city to remove them. She did not know where the devices were placed and said no one had contacted police about seeing one.Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he'll seek to punish those responsible, and indicated that the penalty could be two to five years in prison per count.After Turner made its announcement, Menino said he was "prepared to take any and all legal action" against the company and its affiliates "for any and all expenses incurred during the response to today's incidents.""That would include any criminal or civil action," Menino spokeswoman Meaghan Maher later clarified. Boston Police would not comment on any potential charges.Homeland Security Department spokesman Russ Knocke praised Boston authorities for sharing their knowledge quickly with Washington officials and the public."Hoaxes are a tremendous burden on local law enforcement and counter-terrorism resources and there's absolutely no place for them in a post-9/11 world," Knocke said.Authorities said some of the objects looked like circuit boards or had wires hanging from them.Subway station, highway shut downThe first device was found at a subway and bus station underneath Interstate 93, forcing the shutdown of the station and the highway.Later, police said four calls, all around 1 p.m., reported devices at the Boston University Bridge and the Longfellow Bridge, both of which span the Charles River, at a Boston street corner and at the Tufts-New England Medical Center.The package near the Boston University bridge was found attached to a structure beneath the span, authorities said.Subway service across the Longfellow Bridge between Boston and Cambridge was briefly suspended, and Storrow Drive was closed as well. A similar device was found Wednesday evening just north of Fenway Park, police spokesman Eddy Chrispin said.Wanda Higgins, a 47-year-old Weymouth resident and a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, heard about the threat as she watched television news coverage while preparing to leave work at 4 p.m."I saw the bomb squad guys carrying a paper bag with their bare hands," Higgins said. "I knew it couldn't be too serious."Messages seeking additional comment from the Atlanta-based Cartoon Network were left with several publicists."Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is a cartoon with a cultish following that airs as part of the Adult Swim late-night block of programs for adults on the Cartoon Network. A feature length film based on the show is slated for release March 23.The cartoon also includes two trouble-making, 1980s-graphic-like characters called "mooninites," named Ignignokt and Err — who were pictured on the suspicious devices. They are known for making the obscene hand gesture depicted on the devices.</div>Only in Boston... LMAO
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jan 31 2007, 08:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I have had the same topic posted here all day.</div>my bad.Still funny as hell though.
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2ytr2Oyv4Their press conference is awesome. :LMAO:
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations Hahah..I love how all the serious reporters get pissed off about them joking around. But these guys arent helping themselves much.
Re: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 1 2007, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2ytr2Oyv4Their press conference is awesome. :LMAO:</div>They were pretty committed to the hair bit.
