EDL And Allies Make Boston Blaming BLOOPER

In a desperate attempt to blame Islam or Muslims, far-right xenophobic individuals and groups like Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller and the English Defence League (EDL) immediately jumped on a New York Post story that turned out to be FALSE, claiming that a Saudi national had been taken into custody in the Boston bombings.

Later reports like one from the Washington Post reported that the Saudi man injured in the blasts was a witness, not a suspect.

Quote: “U.S. law enforcement officials said Tuesday that a Saudi national injured in the Boston Marathon bombing is regarded as a witness, not a suspect.”

EDL Divisions who tried circulating such inaccurate information included the EDL Angels, the EDL Bradford Division, the EDL Yorkshire Division, the EDL Jewish Division, the EDL Lancaster Division, the EDL Luton Division, the EDL Northampton Division and the Italian Defense League (IDL).

It is now two days after the incident and the admins have not made any correction to the posts even after it has emerged the Saudi isn’t a suspect.

This just goes to show how the EDL are sharing wrong information to further their cause. Intentional or unintentional, it is deceptive and most of all, stupid.

Further reading:

1. Right Wing Blogs’ Massive Fail: Injured Saudi Is a Witness, Not a Suspect