TOTAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS

Thursday, February 01, 2007

RAW STORY:

"Parts of Boston were shut down today after a number of "suspicious" packages were found. The first device found on a highway forced authorities to shut off traffic, and detonate the package which witnesses on various news reports said contained loose wires.

At least four more suspicious packages were found in the Boston metropolitan area, and the Charles River was shut down by the Coast Guard as authorities took precautions. Later, Fox would report that sources said that there may be as many as ten such "suspicious devices."

While some local Boston stations quickly determined that at least the last four devices were some sort of "hoax," the major cable news channels, like CNN and Fox News Channel, weren't so quick to call it harmless.

But at around 3:30 PM, reports trickled in that the governor was also calling it a hoax.

"It's a hoax -- and it's not funny," said Gov. Deval Patrick.

"Anytime you get a report of a suspicious device, it is always a concern," U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Scott Carr said. "We went ahead and shut down the waterways so we could clear the area and keep everybody safe."

Boston's ABC affiliate reported on the detonated device, "Officials said it contained an electronic circuit board with some components that were 'consistent with an improvised explosive device,' but they said it had no explosives. They determined that the device was not dangerous, but destroyed it as a precaution."
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