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Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect | |
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US police are hunting a suspect in Monday's deadly Boston Marathon bombing, after another suspect was killed in a car chase and shoot-out. | US police are hunting a suspect in Monday's deadly Boston Marathon bombing, after another suspect was killed in a car chase and shoot-out. |
Police began the manhunt on Thursday after an officer was killed at a university campus. | Police began the manhunt on Thursday after an officer was killed at a university campus. |
Two suspects stole a car and threw bombs and traded gunfire with police chasing them. An officer was wounded. | Two suspects stole a car and threw bombs and traded gunfire with police chasing them. An officer was wounded. |
Three people were killed and more than 170 wounded when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon. | Three people were killed and more than 170 wounded when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon. |
The authorities tracked the two suspects to Watertown, west of Boston, where one was killed and another escaped. | The authorities tracked the two suspects to Watertown, west of Boston, where one was killed and another escaped. |
Police later confirmed that the two men they were chasing were suspects in Monday's marathon bombing. | Police later confirmed that the two men they were chasing were suspects in Monday's marathon bombing. |
The FBI has released several images of two men they were hunting in relation to the bombing. | The FBI has released several images of two men they were hunting in relation to the bombing. |
One was wearing a white cap, the other had a black cap. | One was wearing a white cap, the other had a black cap. |
Police said "suspect number one" had been killed, and they were looking for "suspect number two", the "white-capped individual". | Police said "suspect number one" had been killed, and they were looking for "suspect number two", the "white-capped individual". |
The authorities in Massachusetts Bay have suspended the transport system and no vehicles are being allowed in or out of the Watertown area. | The authorities in Massachusetts Bay have suspended the transport system and no vehicles are being allowed in or out of the Watertown area. |
Officials have told people in the area to stay at home, and warned businesses not to open. | Officials have told people in the area to stay at home, and warned businesses not to open. |
Armed police Swat teams are going from door-to-door in Watertown searching for the suspect. | Armed police Swat teams are going from door-to-door in Watertown searching for the suspect. |
Blast wounds | Blast wounds |
An earlier police statement said the two men were suspected of killing a police officer on campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) late on Thursday. | An earlier police statement said the two men were suspected of killing a police officer on campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) late on Thursday. |
They then stole a car at gunpoint and drove away with the car's owner still on board. | They then stole a car at gunpoint and drove away with the car's owner still on board. |
They released the driver unharmed. | They released the driver unharmed. |
After a car chase, witnesses in Watertown heard several explosions and a gun-battle lasting 10 minutes. | After a car chase, witnesses in Watertown heard several explosions and a gun-battle lasting 10 minutes. |
Video footage emerged showing a fully-clothed suspect lying on the floor, surrounded by police. | Video footage emerged showing a fully-clothed suspect lying on the floor, surrounded by police. |
More video was shown by US media of a suspect being led into a police car after being stripped of his clothes. | More video was shown by US media of a suspect being led into a police car after being stripped of his clothes. |
But it is not clear who the men were - and what happened after their apparent arrest. | But it is not clear who the men were - and what happened after their apparent arrest. |
Dr Richard Wolfe, of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said the suspect was brought in with multiple blast and gunshot wounds to his upper body. | Dr Richard Wolfe, of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said the suspect was brought in with multiple blast and gunshot wounds to his upper body. |
He was in cardiac arrest when he arrived at hospital and despite attempts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at 01:35 (05:35 GMT), Dr Wolfe said. . | He was in cardiac arrest when he arrived at hospital and despite attempts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at 01:35 (05:35 GMT), Dr Wolfe said. . |
Police also confirmed that an officer had been critically wounded in the chase. | Police also confirmed that an officer had been critically wounded in the chase. |
Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis said he believed the man being hunted in Watertown was a "terrorist". | Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis said he believed the man being hunted in Watertown was a "terrorist". |
"We believe this to be a man who came here to kill people," he said. | "We believe this to be a man who came here to kill people," he said. |
Three people were killed and more than 170 wounded when the two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. | Three people were killed and more than 170 wounded when the two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. |
The blasts killed Martin Richard, aged eight, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a postgraduate student from China. | The blasts killed Martin Richard, aged eight, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a postgraduate student from China. |
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