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[NEWS] Explosions near Boston Marathon Finish Line (UPDATE: MIT/Watertown shootout w/ suspects)

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  1. basso

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    not in the zone they'd searched door-to-door.

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>No plan. MT @<a href="https://twitter.com/caidid">caidid</a>: This was not in the door-to-door zone, but is still in Watertown. So he got a little further than expected last night</p>&mdash; DCGomez (@AllThingsHLS) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllThingsHLS/status/325389140357152768">April 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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  2. fallenphoenix

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    they're just positioning people around the perimeter and making sure no friendlies are in the line of fire per police scanner
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>RT @<a href="https://twitter.com/meredithdake">meredithdake</a> <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#BostonScanner">#BostonScanner</a>: "Maintain radio silence" until "this happens." Looks like they're about to rip top off boat and get him.</p>&mdash; Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) <a href="https://twitter.com/emzanotti/status/325389798829350912" data-datetime="2013-04-19T23:25:48+00:00">April 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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  4. basso

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    suspect alive, surrounded, still moving.
     
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    Yes they didn't kill him.

    Clear that **** quick, and save his life. We need that information
     
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    im worried he will just detonate his vest or a bomb as soon as he hears them close
     
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    This is like a real-life Counter-Strike.
     
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    Switching to non-lethal ammo to take him alive.
     
  9. Castor27

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    Kam it is on Ustream. I believe they have a mobile app for streaming.
     
  10. SC1211

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    Source? Listening to scanner and didn't hear
     
  11. Air Langhi

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    The should just throw some sleeping gas.
     
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    They better hope he doesn't have a dead man's switch.
    That's probably why they're being as cautious as possible.
     
  13. fallenphoenix

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    edit: no movement reported in boat, asking for confirmation
     
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    Holy crap, I'm out at dinner. Keep the updates coming guys!
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>WFXT on our air reporting.. suspect is alive.. surrounded.. and still moving.</p>&mdash; Bret Baier (@BretBaier) <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/325390780850126849">April 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    "Need to know if there's movement in that boat"
     
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    I'm late to the party, so the MIT shooting was related to the bombings? And they have found the perps?
     
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    Why don't they back one of those armored vehicles up to the boat and tow his ass to jail?
     
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    one perp killed last night, the second is surrounded right now
     
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    STFU...
     

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