Is what happening right now in Watertown connected to the Marathon bombings? n/t

[cynatnite]

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Nobody but CNN has suggested that yet

[marybourg]

2. Not known yet.

[Electric Monk]

3. There is no evidence they are connected, just speculation, at this point.

As far as I know.

[renegade000]

4. no official connection yet... but

considering i heard three explosions at 2-2.5 miles distant earlier tonight leads me to think these aren't munitions from your run of the mill criminals...

[ailsagirl]

5. I just turned on MSNBC-- more explosions in Massachusetts?

in Watertown, MA

[longship]

6. Everything I've heard... Apparently not.

That includes up to this minute ABC national reportage. Unconnected. So they say.

The video of the one perp on the ground did not look like either of the guys in the FBI released pics earlier today. He was a big blonde guy with longish hair.

But who knows.

[jpak]

7. Nothing yet

n/t

[MadBadger]

8. Boston Globe is reporting that One Marathon Suspect has been caught

The Boston Globe ✔ @BostonGlobe

One Marathon bombing suspect has been caught, and another is on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police, officials said.

Take it with a grain of salt

[edbermac]

9. sounds like a robbery gone awry

[Quantess]

11. I'm betting it is. (no text)

[Agschmid]

14. Yup. N/t

[DrewFlorida]

12. When I saw the pictures of the two suspects, my 1st thought was, they were college students.

There are many schools within walking distance from the marathon finish-line. I'm not all surprised that just a few hours after the photos were released to the public, a gun battle erupts. It seems too much of a coincidence that hundreds of officers (including ATF, FBI and others) are chasing and having a gun and explosives battle with two suspects.

It's my opinion they are chasing down the two bombing suspects.

[kestrel91316]

13. I give it better than even odds that it IS the bombing suspects.

I don't happen to think this is a simple coincidence.