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[Agentnibs]

It sounds like the they have the two suspects

 

[BobLoblaw]

Goddamnit. This is crazy.

 

[xbhaskarx]

The bombers have apparently STOLEN a POLICE SUV.

wut

Well that settles it, Ben Affleck is definitely going to make a movie about this...

 

[JABEE]

Dammit.

 

[shira]

Hand grenades?? Stolen police car? Fuck its like a real life gta.

If they have dildo bats . . .

 

[pigeon]

WHAT IN THE FUCK

 

[Reven]

Officer missing.

 

[jstripes]

If this isn't the bombers (I'd assume they got way out of there), WTF is going on in Boston?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

wait...pajamas?

 

[wenis]

just go to the reddit thread

link?

 

[Kccitystar]

link?

http://reddit-stream.com/comments/1cnrrg/

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Sounds like def the bombers

 

[whytemyke]

CNN will be reporting that the bombers have taken over the white house *cue playing clips of Olympus has fallen*

If it's from Olympus Has Fallen, then they'll have only hijacked the Whitehouse.

 

[Paches]

How are the cable news networks not picking this up?

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

They switched to a different channel. We may stop hearing updates.

 

[Savitar]

This sounds like a freaking movie.

 

[Scrooged]

It this point I would be shocked if it was unrelated. This shit just doesn't happen here often.

Well yeah, but signs point it being related to the MIT shooting if anything. There's no reason to think that the bombing suspects would have grenades anyway.

 

[xelios]

One suspect is in custody and one is down on the ground, much of the discussion is going on in the other Boston thread.

 

[quaere]

just saw this, can anyone quickly sum up what's happened so far?

Met suspects with automatic weapons, grenades, suspected IEDs. Two officers down, one suspect in custody, one at gunpoint.

 

[Divvy]

just saw this, can anyone quickly sum up what's happened so far?

Roughly, and correct me if I'm wrong:

Suspect robs a store, confronts a police officer, shoots an kills him
They hijacked a guy's car and drove off towards Harvard Square
Hijacked car's driver escaped while they were filling up gas
Police find and begin chasing them across town
Suspects throw grenades at officers
Officer shot
Suspects steal a police SUV
Futher chase
Suspects apparently caught, both seemingly suffering gunshot wounds
One suspect on the way to hospital
One suspect on the ground at gunpoint

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Yep. Channel switched. Completely different issue now; some sexual assault.

 

[Sanjuro]

Well yeah, but signs point it being related to the MIT shooting if anything. There's no reason to think that the bombing suspects would have grenades anyway.

Doesn't sound like it. The description of the MIT was very different.

 

[MIMIC]

On CNN now.

 

[BadAss2961]

CNN is reporting it now.

 

[jerry113]

Choke a female? Wut?

edit: oh a different case.

 

[RiZ III]

What county is it? I want to listen in on police radio.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Well yeah, but signs point it being related to the MIT shooting if anything. There's no reason to think that the bombing suspects would have grenades anyway.

Yeah, but why the hell would a guy robbing a 7/11 have hand grenades?

 

[Neffarias_Bredd]

just go to the reddit thread

Met suspects with automatic weapons, grenades, suspected IEDs. Two officers down, one suspect in custody, one at gunpoint.

Thanks, the Reddit thread gives a really good summation

 

[hawkshockey11]

Homeland Security in Watertown

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Choke a female? Wut?

edit: oh a different case.

Yeah, channel has been changed. Watch local news now for more update.

 

[JABEE]

Homelance security in Watertown.

 

[Mariolee]

This is crazy.

 

[Joel Was Right]

I'm streaming it here for those that cannot hear the scanner

http://tinychat.com/573qa

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Regular robbers have grenades?

 

[cartoon_soldier]

FBI is en route according to buzzfeed twitter. Sounding more and more like bombing suspects.

 

[deejay8595]

This is the craziest week ever!

 

[AlphaDragoon]

This is fucking insane. GTA indeed.

 

[Surface of Me]

This is insane, I can't believe it.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

They've switched channels.

That was crazy.

 

[Fantastical]

Yeah, but why the hell would a guy robbing a 7/11 have hand grenades?

Why the hell would the bombers rob a 7/11? (I don't know if that's what you're trying to say, but it doesn't really make sense to me)

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

One officer dead? ("Live have been lost. Officer shot multiple times", as per the news outlet). Damn...

 

[Loxley]

RIP for the cop who was killed What a fucked up week.

 

[NihonTiger90]

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Wate...near=Watertown,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts&z=17

I heard Upland Road, so this is possibly where it's taking place.

 

[xbhaskarx]

This is crazy.

To you, this is crazy. For America, this is April.

 

[I H8 Memes]

How certain is the explosions thing? That is a pretty crazy and unusual situation that really points to this being related to the Boston Marathon bombers.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Why the hell would the bombers rob a 7/11? (I don't know if that's what you're trying to say, but it doesn't really make sense to me)

I was saying that the guys being chased might not be the 7/11 robber or the bombers.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

How certain is the explosions thing? That is a pretty crazy and unusual situation that really points to this being related to the Boston Marathon bombers.

They mentioned grenades and packages being left on the road.

 

[DatDude]

CNN Ratings will be hella high this week.

 

[Shard]

Alright, I am going to find a hold and hide in it till Monday.

 

[benjipwns]

how is this not on any of the cable networks, don't they have gobs in people in Boston at this point?

EDIT: Guess CNN has decided it might be worth covering.