Geraldo Rivera Calls Boston Marathon Bombing 'Modest' Compared to Al Qaeda

Geraldo Rivera's tweet saying the Boston Marathon bombs were "relatively modest in killing power" compared to Al Qaeda's enraged Twitter users, who instantly launched an attack on the Fox News commentator.

It appears that Rivera was simply trying to make the statement that the explosions that killed three and left countless others injured during Monday's Boston Marathon was the work of "homegrown anarchists," not Al Qaeda.

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Thankfully Boston bombs relatively modest in killing power Not like al Qaeda's More like homegrown anarchists They'll hunt them down in days

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 15, 2013

But those on social media understood his message differently.

@geraldoriveraNot modest in killing power to the two people who are dead.

— David-Damien Mattia (@DaveMattia) April 15, 2013

Tell that to the victims' families MT @geraldorivera: Thankfully Boston bombs relatively modest in killing power Not like al Qaeda's

— Brandon Chapman (@bwake77) April 15, 2013

@geraldorivera are you drunk? What kind of BS statement was that from a supposed professional?

— Jacqué Stoddard (@jacquestoddard) April 15, 2013

@geraldorivera Thank you for your speculation. What is wrong with you?#irresponsible

— Caught A. Case (@CaughtAcase) April 15, 2013

Bloggers also attacked Rivera's assertion that the Boston bombs must not have been the work of Al Qaeda because they weren't as powerful.

"What evidence supports that? True, the number of fatalities in Boston was lower than in, say, the 2004 Madrid train bombings or the 2005 London bombings," Twitter aggregation site Twitchy posted. "Then again, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing killed 'only' six people (plus one unborn baby). Unfortunately, the fatality count in Boston may eventually top that, as a number of people injured in the blast are in critical condition. The number of fatalities is a faulty metric for judging who committed this heinous attack."

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