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Please pray for the safety of our employees. This is in silver spring, MD. News said there is a hostage. Police locked down the vicinity and I saw swat team. We were out of the bldg but some I believe are still there. This is the discovery channel corporate bldg.

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saint.
09-01-2010 at 12:55 PM.
09-01-2010 at 12:55 PM.
same post over and over
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PaintTheSkyGrey
09-01-2010 at 12:57 PM.
09-01-2010 at 12:57 PM.
Quote from ForeverDcember :
So if he does have a pipe bomb (s) strapped to his chest, and they detonate, how much damage does that cause? Would it take out the building?
Depends on what it is and where he is.
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vec
09-01-2010 at 01:02 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:02 PM.
Quote from PaintTheSkyGrey :
Depends on what it is and where he is.
Also depends on who made it. This guy could be an inept asshole.

They should have seen it coming:



An angry manifesto posted by Lee on a website called SaveThePlanetProtest.com repeatedly refers to humans as "filth" and demands that the Discovery Channel "stop encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants."
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09-01-2010 at 01:04 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:04 PM.
Quote from vec :
Also depends on who made it. This guy could be an inept asshole.

They should have seen it coming:

I was assuming it was actually capable of detonation.
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09-01-2010 at 01:04 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:04 PM.
"The man believed to be holding at least one hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, has been identified as James Lee, a law enforcement source tells CNN.

"We can confirm that he is armed and he does have some sort of package with him," said Scott Graham of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Fire Department. Asked if that means Lee has as bomb, Graham said he could not say.

Police remain in contact with him, Graham said.

He said there have been unconfirmed reports of a shot fired, but there have been no reports of injuries. "It would be premature to speculate on any exact causes as to why this is occurring," he added."

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09...1&iref=BN1
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09-01-2010 at 01:05 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:05 PM.
These police interviews at these situations are stupid:
"I can't answer that"
"I don't have that information"
"No, we still don't know"
... usually all followed by "at this time". laugh out loud

Why do they bother standing up in front of a mic anyway?
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09-01-2010 at 01:05 PM.
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Really? You'd think someone would have started a thread about this already Dontknow
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09-01-2010 at 01:06 PM.
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Quote from MrIncredible :
These police interviews at these situations are stupid:
"I can't answer that"
"I don't have that information"
"No, we still don't know"
... usually all followed by "at this time". laugh out loud

Why do they bother standing up in front of a mic anyway?
To say that nothing has changed, basically. It's better to hear that than let the news agencies speculate.
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09-01-2010 at 01:07 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:07 PM.
Quote from vec :
Really? You'd think someone would have started a thread about this already Dontknow
if it happened in germany, we know you would have created it hours ago
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Slashdot.
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09-01-2010 at 01:10 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:10 PM.
Quote from dogi :
We are supposed to have a meeting the same floor near the lobby then we saw our receptionist rushing afraid toward us then followed by the security shouting there is a gun. Some employee said they heard some gunshots then we run to the 4th floor. And hide back in the other side of the bldg. Locked ourselves in the conference room. Then we went floor by floor hiding based from the instructions of the management until we found a way to exit through fire escape and garage. The babies and childrens were evacuated safely from the bldg.
Company email said to hide in offices. Fark that, bullets go through sheet rock!
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09-01-2010 at 01:12 PM.
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Quote from vec :
Company email said to hide in offices. Fark that, bullets go through sheet rock!
Bullets go through most things.
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09-01-2010 at 01:15 PM.
09-01-2010 at 01:15 PM.
Quote from ForeverDcember :
So if he does have a pipe bomb (s) strapped to his chest, and they detonate, how much damage does that cause? Would it take out the building?

It depends on the type and amount of explosive used. Five or ten pounds of Semtex, HMX or octanitrocubane can level the entire building ..... these explosives are difficult to obtain. Most likely the perp is using black powder, which will destroy the room and most likely kill everyone inside.
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09-01-2010 at 01:15 PM.
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Quote from PaintTheSkyGrey :
Bullets go through most things.
My point was that evacuation > staying in the building.
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