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We were at the theatre at the Northwest side of the North Oval at the time the bomb went off. We didn't hear it.

The first word after the performance was that there was a "suicide bombing."

It was pretty obvious upon walking outside that it wasn't -- at least as we have come to understand the word.

It was a suicide using a bomb. A subtle difference in language, but a huge difference in meaning.

While the police sealed off the South Oval, there was no presence on the North Oval at all. Clearly, nobody really considered this incident as a big threat to the campus.

A bomb Haz/Mat disposal unit which was on hand for the O.U. football game (which was in the first half when the bomb went off -- not far from the stadium) reportedly destroyed something else found on the oval, reportedly using a robot -- but it's a little unclear to me whether it was another explosive device or just a suspicious package.

According to the OKC newspapers this morning, the stadium and area around it had been swept by trained K-9 teams before the game, and the K-State team busses were checked out by the dogs before the team embarked after the game. The blast was clearly heard by those in the stadium and police and security were said to have "streamed" out of the stadium. Nobody else was allowed to leave the stadium at halftime and everyone was made to leave through the East gates after the game. Both teams had extra security as they left the stadium.

We drove by the Oval/Stadium after a late, post theatre, dinner last night and there were police and fire units on the scene, but not nearly as many as you have expected.

When we drove by the stadium and the South end of the South Oval today on the way to the airport, the area was still sealed off and there was probably a daytime sweep in progress.