Bomb goes off at Oregon bank - 4 hours ago

[Aqaba]

Source: Oregon Live

WOODBURN -- A bomb exploded at a West Coast Bank branch in Woodburn Friday, killing at least one person, and injuring at least two others.

The bomb detonated late afternoon around 5:45 p.m. at the bank in the 2500 block of Newberg Highway.

A Marion County deputy medical examiner said he was en route to the scene, saying that he was told of at least one fatality. He added that police were concerned about a secondary device in the area.

The bank had been evacuated before the bomb detonated, according to West Coast Bank chief executive Robert Sznewajs. The branch has been there for at least 10 years, he said.

He said two employees sustained some injuries, but not life-threatening. But the blast caused serious injuries to an unspecified number of officers, according to an Oregon State Police release. The ATF said it knew of one bomb technician who had been injured.





Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/bomb_explodes_outside_bank_in.html

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This happened almost four hours ago, haven't seen jack squat about it on CNN, MSNBC or Faux websites.

You would think this would be major news.

[readmoreoften]

1. Why would they report this? Does it relate to holiday cheer? Was Britney Spears at the bank?

Didn't think so...

:sarcasm:

[HEyHEY]

25. what the hell does that mean?

[Frank Cannon]

34. It means that if it doesn't fit the corporate media's script of what...

we're supposed to be told, then we're not going to hear about it.

Right now, we're supposed to be focused on Blagojevich's haircut, Kate Walsh's divorce, and going out and having a happy holiday.

I also think there's something to Orrex's response downthread. Can't have anything spoiling Bush's last great remaining legacy of preventing another terrorist attack on U.S. soil since his first epic failure. :eyes:

[TalkingDog]

39. OMG!! Kate Walsh is teh divorce????!!!

/snark off

Who, exactly, is Kate Walsh?....or do I care?


2nd thought...if I have to ask, I probably don't

[HEyHEY]

49. Whatever, had they lead with this you'd be saying "All they report is violence"

It's a bombing at a bank, that's TV "Eyewitness news" gold. If it wasn't covered there's a good reason such as having trouble confirming it or a fuck up...etc. Cause they're covering it now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I wonder why they're sitting on it...

Perhaps because it's not a major city? But that doesn't normally stop them.

And how dreadful...

What was the motivation?

Nothing but shock and questions...

[sarcasmo]

9. Divert attention away from the bailout, TERRA, TERRA!

[Orrex]

3. WTF?!? First I've heard of it

I'm sure we'll hear all about it in the MSM after they've figured out a way to avoid calling it a terrorist attack on US soil.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

6. Currency prices are volatile right now.

It was only a matter of time before something like this happened, really.

[Alamuti Lotus]

4. heard this one the radio as I was driving home from work

I work in Portland and live in Salem, was on I-5 just north of Woodburn when this was being cleaned up. Massive traffic jam due to all roads out and into Woodburn being shut down, and a couple accidents from the dumbass rubberneckers on the freeway.

[jwirr]

45. Then it is bigger than first reported.

[DJ13]

5. What passes for "news" on TV stops reporting real breaking news after 6pm on Fridays

That why the Bush administration always released damaging (to them) news late on Fridays.

We have the laziest bunch of over priced millionaire news "reporters" in the world.

[bkkyosemite]

7. First I heard of it ...I left my debit card by mistake in Woodburn in a Denny's while moving to

Medford. Hope this is isolated.

[uppityperson]

8. k&r for more exposure.

[rwenos]

10. Anyone Take Credit Yet?

That's EarthFirst country.

[regnaD kciN]

29. It's the Tualatin Mujahadeen...

:sarcasm:

I wouldn't expect the ELF unless it was well-known that West Coast Bank was involved in environmental depradations. Those guys would rather get the publicity from blowing up a BofA or Wells Fargo.

My guess: either an ex-employee or mortgage holder at the bank who had lost their home and was convinced the bank was at fault.

(Actually, in the latter case, you may be seeing more such incidents in the next few years... :-( )

[Ghost Dog]

31. I just knew someone would have to mention the nefarious presumed 'ELFs'

:rofl:

:)

ed. Not funny, though, when people get hurt, or worse. :(

[BR_Parkway]

33. 401K Freedom Fighters?

[stubtoe]

44. "Tualatin Mujahadeen" LOL

:rofl: Love it

But seriously, what a tragedy. I hadn't heard; wasn't on our local news last night

[LeftyMom]

53. Oh ffs.

No. :eyes:

[Triana]

11. They won't report it until/unless they can find a way to try to connect Obama to it. n/t

[Aqaba]

12. CNN's webpage just updated it like 1 minute after I posted this

Funny thing is, I've been sitting on this for almost two hours wondering when media in general were going to start reporting it. Waited and waited and waited.

[eilen]

15. It's all about the prisons on MSNBC (NT)

[readmoreoften]

19. It also hit yahoo about a minute after you posted it as well. That was weird.

[bkkyosemite]

13. Someone might be very mad that the banks took their money ...in the bailout

[The Magistrate]

16. Police Will Doubtless Be Looking Into Recent Foreclosures, Ma'am

But on the facts as presently reported, this seems to have been aimed as much at the police themselves as the bank....

[WheelWalker]

14. I was still at work at the time...

No further comments likely today.

[catnhatnh]

17. Aren't We All So Clever....

...Yet Someone is DEAD. If you are as embarassed as I then pray for the passing of their soul.

[uppityperson]

18. Sounds like one of the bomb disposal squad people most likely.

What a shame. I hope they find who ever did this.

[Posteritatis]

20. More recent stuff on Google News is 'just' saying 2-3 injured

Still, though. ;P

[LisaL]

36. CNN website is reporting one police officer is dead.

[LisaL]

47. Now two people are reported to be dead.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/13/oregon.bank.bomb/index.html

[readmoreoften]

21. Why are you embarrassed? That's a strange response.

[Ex Lurker]

27. I assume the OP was embarassed at the flippant replies upthread n/t

[sunnystarr]

22. It's Friday night - News Depts are closed lol (nt)

[Libertas1776]

23. ...

Why would they report this kind of news?
There is no such thing as domestic terrorism anymore, right?
Of course not, the only ones who pose a threat to America are dark skinned and muslim :sarcasm:

[FlaGranny]

30. CNN spent some time Friday

on the poor fella that got buried up to his chest in concrete dust, a relatively minor industrial accident.

[peacetalksforall]

24. The media is not covering it because it isn't a car chase. Pathetic news in the U.S. of A..

Bombs. Shootings. We are so happy with our leaders.

[HEyHEY]

26. Hey, guess what! Sometimes the media misses shit!

Ta da!

Do CNN, NBC...etc have woodburn bureaus? You realize that someone has to actually INFORM major networks of something like this before they can cover it right? Bank bombing? HELLOOO pathetic, hack news directors at all major networks would be creaming themselves at a story like this... it isn't part of some vast conspiracy.

Fuck.

[Aqaba]

28. Sure.

The problem is I stumbled on it on another forum roughly two hours after it happened. Multiple local sources. Two hours later, still nothing on MSM, Drudge or whatever, so I posted this.

They locked down/evacuated neighborhoods, shut down that part of the city where the banks were. You can't tell me that CNN et al. didn't have this on their feed. If there were muslims or mexicans involved (who knows who is involved), like maybe a church, synagogue, tomato factory or whatever, it would've been freaking red-light 24/7 coverage.

"He said the Wells Fargo evacuated at 1:30 p.m. and he saw people leaving the bank from his balcony."

We'll see how it plays out. Probably about as well as the cyanide fella in Texas a couple years back except this time there's injuries and a death involved.

[HEyHEY]

48. Well they're covering it now, aren't they?

I laugh at how much you guys knock the media. If they had covered it right away you'd be saying they were blood vultutres spreading fear. Sad.

[ohio2007]

41. an people wonder why the old media outlets are going out of business

can anybody even find that place on a map ?

[guruoo]

32. And so it begins. n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

35. Wow

how terrible. Woodburn of all places. Those poor people.

[Mari333]

37. CBS has it and cnn has it now

http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/12/oregon.bank.bomb/index.html

[jwirr]

46. They are not clear. Is this a branch of Wells Fargo or some other

bank? Also because it was between and there was a call to the wrong bank this outfit does not seem to be too clear on what they wanted to do.

[muriel_volestrangler]

50. It was a branch of West Coast Bank

There was an earlier bomb threat called into a Wells Fargo branch; they searched, and didn't find anything there. Then there was a threat about the West Coast Bank branch; they did find this bomb there.

[truthisfreedom]

52. A remarkably crazy tale. Someone called in a bomb threat earlier to a different bank 150 feet away?

The cops examined a different package and left, then someone found something in a bush later and called them back? Then they brought it inside???

There's so many twists to this. I hope the survivors make it. What a horrible thing to go through, having a bomb go off in your face. I hope they catch whoever did it, and fast!!

[pattmarty]

38. I think the networks shut down on the weekends now since...........

........the Bush admin came into power 8 yrs ago.

[ohio2007]

40. 'inside job'

if they knew enough to evacuate people,why are they sitting on info about "an alleged" bomb threat ?

its all comming together now ;)

[chrisa]

42. Sadly...

I have the feeling this is going to become common.

[GliderGuider]

43. Perpetrated by the "Howard Beale" cell of the Popular Front for the Liberation of America? n/t

[conspirator]

54. Not that front, The people's front of America nt

[sofa king]

51. I wonder if it was part of a bank job.

In the movies, it's a common ruse to create a distraction away from the scene of the intended crime. "The movies" is hardly a credible source, though.

I feel very sad for those harmed by this crime. My best wishes to all of them.

[conspirator]

55. Could this be the beginning of V for Vendetta nt

[Taverner]

56. So much for "if it bleeds it leads"

[lovuian]

57. banks in Greece burned Banks in China burned

banks in Oregan burned ...its a trend the revolution is worldwide