Freakyness
I honestly hope this is just what it is and not an attempted terrorist attack gone wrong. I remember hearing/feeling the Murrah blast and though this was on a much smaller scale, I am sure many fans in that stadium knew that sound all too well.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORMAN, Okla. -- An explosion outside of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium claimed the life of one person in what OU President David Boren characterized as an "individualized suicide." The blast happened late in the second quarter of the Sooners' game against Kansas State University.
Officials say the bomb detonated 100 yards west of the stadium near the George Lynn Cross Hall, Botany-Microbiology Building. Explosive experts brought in bomb dogs and located a second device, which was later safely detonated.
Some 84,000 fans were not allowed to leave the game until late in the 4th quarter, after another sweep of the building. The bomb squad also swept the stadium before the game began and found no explosives inside. No one inside the stadium was injured.
Despite the circumstances, the fans remained calm. "It sounded like two explosions very close together," stated one person who heard the blast. "The seats rattled a little bit. We didn't know anything until the game was over."
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Norman Police, OU Police, and the State Homefront Security Team are investigating. So far, the person killed in the explosion has not been identified. No other suspects have yet been named.
A police bomb squad detonated explosives found at the site of the blast. The area near the stadium was searched by bomb dogs. NewsChannel 4 confirms an individual committed suicide using an explosive device. That person detonated one bomb west of the stadium while police detonated a second bomb nearby.
OU President Boren Issued a statemnt on bombing event during OU vs. KSU football game:
We are apparently dealing with an individual suicide which is under full investigation. At no time was anyone in the stadium in danger. Law enforcement officers and bomb experts on site were activated in the area immediately. As soon as the area was secured and the area was sealed, President Boren ordered a through search of the garage area near the stadium by trained bomb detection teams including bomb-sniffing dogs.
A further search of the areas on the lower levels outside the stadium yielded a second device which was found during the search and which has been detonated. Pass-Outs were suspended during the half-time for security reasons in order to enhance safety for the fans.
President Boren, who is convalescing, has been in continuous contact with law enforcement personnel throughout this period.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORMAN, Okla. -- An explosion outside of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium claimed the life of one person in what OU President David Boren characterized as an "individualized suicide." The blast happened late in the second quarter of the Sooners' game against Kansas State University.
Officials say the bomb detonated 100 yards west of the stadium near the George Lynn Cross Hall, Botany-Microbiology Building. Explosive experts brought in bomb dogs and located a second device, which was later safely detonated.
Some 84,000 fans were not allowed to leave the game until late in the 4th quarter, after another sweep of the building. The bomb squad also swept the stadium before the game began and found no explosives inside. No one inside the stadium was injured.
Despite the circumstances, the fans remained calm. "It sounded like two explosions very close together," stated one person who heard the blast. "The seats rattled a little bit. We didn't know anything until the game was over."
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Norman Police, OU Police, and the State Homefront Security Team are investigating. So far, the person killed in the explosion has not been identified. No other suspects have yet been named.
A police bomb squad detonated explosives found at the site of the blast. The area near the stadium was searched by bomb dogs. NewsChannel 4 confirms an individual committed suicide using an explosive device. That person detonated one bomb west of the stadium while police detonated a second bomb nearby.
OU President Boren Issued a statemnt on bombing event during OU vs. KSU football game:
We are apparently dealing with an individual suicide which is under full investigation. At no time was anyone in the stadium in danger. Law enforcement officers and bomb experts on site were activated in the area immediately. As soon as the area was secured and the area was sealed, President Boren ordered a through search of the garage area near the stadium by trained bomb detection teams including bomb-sniffing dogs.
A further search of the areas on the lower levels outside the stadium yielded a second device which was found during the search and which has been detonated. Pass-Outs were suspended during the half-time for security reasons in order to enhance safety for the fans.
President Boren, who is convalescing, has been in continuous contact with law enforcement personnel throughout this period.
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