I'm in NYC and my first reaction to seeing the video was: this was staged.
The story goes that an "explosive device" went off, creating confusion. That device was revealed to be a smoke bomb. As people fled in terror, the shooter began firing into the crowd.
The platform (36th street in Brooklyn) is a major hub of train traffic. The attack took place at 8:30AM
Here is where my biggest concern rests: there is crystal clear, steady video taken by a person on the platform capturing the immediate aftermath of the explosion and the shots. That video was on TV within an hour of the incident
It is a bit incredible that someone stood, calmly, recording this. Maybe incredible is too vague a term. It is UNBELIEVABLE.
It makes no sense for a bomb to go off, followed by gunshots, in a subway tunnel - and someone is just casually standing and filming. If you felt like you were in danger, you would be fleeing.
I'm in NYC and my first reaction to seeing the video was: this was staged.
The story goes that an "explosive device" went off, creating confusion. That device was revealed to be a smoke bomb. As people fled in terror, the shooter began firing into the crowd.
The platform (36th street in Brooklyn) is a major hub of train traffic. The attack took place at 8:30AM
Here is where my biggest concern rests: there is crystal clear, steady video taken by a person on the platform capturing the immediate aftermath of the explosion and the shots. That video was on TV within an hour of the incident
It is a bit incredible that someone stood, calmly, recording this. Maybe incredible is too vague a term. It is UNBELIEVABLE.
Same lack of sense of urgency as at the abandoned Sandy Hook school.
It makes no sense for a bomb to go off, followed by gunshots, in a subway tunnel - and someone is just casually standing and filming. If you felt like you were in danger, you would be fleeing.