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| Boston suspect Tsarnaev 'manhunt photos' leaked | |
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| A US police photographer has leaked images of Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during his capture in anger at the picture used by Rolling Stone magazine for its next cover. | |
| Police Sgt Sean Murphy said his photos showed "the real bomber" - the magazine cover was "hurtful" to the victims' memories and their families. | |
| The images, given to Boston Magazine, show him with the red dot of a laser sight of a sniper rifle on his face. | |
| The bombings killed three people. | |
| More than 260 were injured in the two explosions at the marathon finish line on 15 April. | |
| Mr Tsarnaev is also accused of the murder of a fourth person, a university police officer, who was allegedly shot dead by him and his brother Tamerlan in the days after the attack. | |
| 'Relieved of duty' | 'Relieved of duty' |
| 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. | |
| The spokesman also said Sgt Murphy, a police photographer, was subject to an internal investigation. | 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". | A tweet from the author of the Boston Magazine article said Sgt Murphy had been "relieved of duty". |
| The police photographer told the magazine he 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 dry-docked 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. |