Tag: Bombings: Page 13

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Slain MIT Officer Identified

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has identified the officer allegedly killed Thursday night in a confrontation with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

April 18, 2013

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Bombing Suspects Attended Boston Colleges

Police say two brothers accused of bombing the Boston Marathon on Monday attended Boston-area colleges. They were born in the Russian region near Chechnya, but have attended U.S. schools.

April 18, 2013

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Transit Officer Wounded Pursuing Boston Suspects

An MBTA Transit Police officer wounded by gunfire while pursuing the Boston Marathon bombing suspects early Friday remains in stable condition at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.

April 18, 2013

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Second Boston Bombing Suspect Taken Into Custody

The second Boston Marathon bombing suspect who eluded authorities for five days in a manhunt that left another officer dead has been taken into custody, the Boston Police Department announced via their Twitter feed.

April 18, 2013

Technology

Video Images Show Two Boston Bombing Suspects

Federal authorities have clear images of two separate suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings carrying black bags at each explosion site and are planning to release them today.

April 17, 2013

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Video: FBI Seeks Public's Help in Finding Boston Bombers

Boston Area Special Agent in Charge Richard Deslauriers said the visual evidence shows Suspect Number 2 planting a bag possibly containing an IED at the site of the second bombing. Other images showed the two suspects—both young men—walking through the crowd and associating with each other.

April 17, 2013

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Boston Bombers Used Toy Car Parts

Federal agents suspect parts from radio-controlled hobby cars were used to construct the IEDs used in the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday.

April 17, 2013

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Feds Have Image of Boston Bombing Suspect

Confusion over the possible arrest of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing left federal officials scrambling to continue their investigation and contain conflicting media reports on Wednesday.

April 16, 2013

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Boston Bombing Investigators Say Only Two Devices, No One in Custody

Boston Police Commissioner Edwin Davis said the area of the bombing had been swept twice by explosive ordnance teams before the bombing.

April 15, 2013

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NYPD Steps Up Security Following Boston Bombings

In the hours following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, the NYPD increased security of hotels, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.

April 15, 2013

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Boston Bombs Made With Pressure Cookers

The two explosive devices that killed three people and wounded more than 170 at the Boston Marathon were likely pressure-cooker bombs similar to those used in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.

April 15, 2013

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Video: Boston Marathon Bombing Kills 3, Injures 134

Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, killing three and injuring 134 others including a police officer. A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian suspect with severe burns is being guarded at a local hospital.

April 14, 2013