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| A manhunt is under way for one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Police have sealed off a 20-block radius of a suburb where the suspect is believed to be hiding. | A manhunt is under way for one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Police have sealed off a 20-block radius of a suburb where the suspect is believed to be hiding. |
| Ed Davis, the police commissioner of Boston, said officers were trying to apprehend a man identified on Thursday night as Suspect Two. The suspect was captured in video footage carrying a black rucksack and white baseball cap amid the marathon crowd shortly before the bombings. | Ed Davis, the police commissioner of Boston, said officers were trying to apprehend a man identified on Thursday night as Suspect Two. The suspect was captured in video footage carrying a black rucksack and white baseball cap amid the marathon crowd shortly before the bombings. |
| Suspect Two was believed to be hiding somewhere within the Watertown area after a dramatic police chase in which explosive devices were thrown out of a Mercedes SUV that had been carjacked from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Police confirmed that an MIT officer was killed and another officer critically injured overnight. | Suspect Two was believed to be hiding somewhere within the Watertown area after a dramatic police chase in which explosive devices were thrown out of a Mercedes SUV that had been carjacked from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Police confirmed that an MIT officer was killed and another officer critically injured overnight. |
| During the car chase, one of two assailants – presumed to be Suspect One from the marathon bombing photographs – was injured. He later died at Beth Israel hospital. | During the car chase, one of two assailants – presumed to be Suspect One from the marathon bombing photographs – was injured. He later died at Beth Israel hospital. |
| Watertown residents within the 20-block radius were told to stay in their homes and not to offer a lift to anyone. Suspect Two was considered armed and extremely dangerous, a senior police officer said. | Watertown residents within the 20-block radius were told to stay in their homes and not to offer a lift to anyone. Suspect Two was considered armed and extremely dangerous, a senior police officer said. |
| Davis had the following advice for Watertown residents: "Do not open your doors. Stay in your home. We believe this man to be a terrorist and we need to get him into custody." | Davis had the following advice for Watertown residents: "Do not open your doors. Stay in your home. We believe this man to be a terrorist and we need to get him into custody." |
| He said the death of the MIT police officer and the injury of another was "a terrible tragedy. We don't want to increase the tragedy." | He said the death of the MIT police officer and the injury of another was "a terrible tragedy. We don't want to increase the tragedy." |
| In the photographs released by police on Thursday, Suspect Two is seen wearing a grey hoodie and a basketball cap turned backwards. He has long curly dark hair, and walks through the marathon crowd about five paces behind Suspect One. | In the photographs released by police on Thursday, Suspect Two is seen wearing a grey hoodie and a basketball cap turned backwards. He has long curly dark hair, and walks through the marathon crowd about five paces behind Suspect One. |
| Police have said Suspect Two was spotted placing a black bag outside the Forum restaurant, close to one of the bomb epicenters shortly before it detonated. That video has not been made public. | Police have said Suspect Two was spotted placing a black bag outside the Forum restaurant, close to one of the bomb epicenters shortly before it detonated. That video has not been made public. |
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