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| Boston accused Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 'manhunt photos' emerge | Boston accused Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 'manhunt photos' emerge |
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| Disturbing images of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect have emerged the day after Rolling Stone magazine revealed the accused on its next cover. | |
| Police Sgt Sean Murphy released photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev taken when he was captured in Watertown, Massachusetts. | Police Sgt Sean Murphy released photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev taken when he was captured in Watertown, Massachusetts. |
| The images, given to Boston magazine, show him with the red dot of a laser sight of a sniper rifle on his face. | The images, given to Boston magazine, show him with the red dot of a laser sight of a sniper rifle on his face. |
| A number of US retail chains said on Wednesday they would not stock the Rolling Stone edition. | A number of US retail chains said on Wednesday they would not stock the Rolling Stone edition. |
| A spokesman for state police said the release of the photos had not been authorised, and they would not be given to other news media. | |
| 'Relieved of duty' | |
| The spokesman also said Sgt Murphy, a police photographer, was subject to an internal investigation. | |
| A tweet from the author of the Boston Magazine article said Sgt Murphy had been "relieved of duty". | |
| He reportedly released the contrasting images of Mr Tsarnaev as a response to the Rolling Stone cover. | |
| The latest pictures show the "real Boston bomber, not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine", Sgt Murphy said. | The latest pictures show the "real Boston bomber, not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine", Sgt Murphy said. |
| "These were real people, with real lives, with real families," he said in a statement. "And to have this cover dropped into Boston was hurtful to their memories and their families." | "These were real people, with real lives, with real families," he said in a statement. "And to have this cover dropped into Boston was hurtful to their memories and their families." |
| The pictures were taken when Mr Tsarnaev, wounded after a gunfight with police, was found hiding in a drydocked boat in a residential garden. | The pictures were taken when Mr Tsarnaev, wounded after a gunfight with police, was found hiding in a drydocked boat in a residential garden. |
| On Wednesday, Rolling Stone defended its decision to put Mr Tsarnaev on the cover, saying it was committed to serious, thoughtful coverage. | On Wednesday, Rolling Stone defended its decision to put Mr Tsarnaev on the cover, saying it was committed to serious, thoughtful coverage. |
| But two Massachusetts-based convenience store chains, Rockland and Tedeschi Food Shops, and national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens, said they would not stock the edition. | But two Massachusetts-based convenience store chains, Rockland and Tedeschi Food Shops, and national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens, said they would not stock the edition. |
| An outpouring of angry comments appeared on social media networks saying the magazine cover was tasteless. | An outpouring of angry comments appeared on social media networks saying the magazine cover was tasteless. |
| Three people were killed and more than 260 injured in the two explosions at the marathon finish line on 15 April. | Three people were killed and more than 260 injured in the two explosions at the marathon finish line on 15 April. |