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Friday 19 April 2013

Boston marathon bombing suspect seized after shoot-out: Police officer shot dead and second terrorist still on run after car chase

Police take on men armed with machine guns and grenades after cop killed at MIT



One of the Boston bombing suspects was in custody this morning and another on the loose after a dramatic shootout in the suburbs of the city.
Explosions and machine gun fire rocked the Watertown area hours after a police officer was shot dead on the MIT campus.
The city descended into chaos on Friday morning as police dramatically held a suspect at gunpoint after multiple shots and explosions were heard in the suburb of Watertown.
The drama unfolded hours after the FBI released images of two men named as suspects in the deadly Boston marathon attacks and the Boston Globe has said the two men involved in this evenings shoot-out are those same men.
Police screamed at reporters on the scene to turn off phones 'if they want to live' as they hunted for the suspects - fearful that explosives could be remotely detonated. More pictures after the cut......

Gun battle: Police officers draw weapons from behind a car during a dramatic shoot-out with two of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings
Gun battle: Police officers draw weapons from behind a car during a dramatic shoot-out with two of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings
Are these the bombers? The shoot-out came hours after the FBI released this image of the suspects as they hunted two 'armed and extremely dangerous' men
Are these the bombers? The shoot-out came hours after the FBI released this image of the suspects as they hunted two 'armed and extremely dangerous' men

Dozens of police officers, FBI agents, national guard, K-9 units and SWAT teams rushed to Watertown after midnight after a reported car chase involving two suspects in a black 2013 Mercedes.
The shoot-out came hours after the FBI released images of the Boston bombing suspects as they launched a hunt for two 'armed and extremely dangerous' men.
The images show them walking in single file toward the finishing line of the race around 13 minutes before the twin detonations.

Hours after the initial photos were made public, investigators released close-up shots this morning of the two suspects that more clearly show the men's faces
Suspect Number One was wearing a black baseball hat, a dark hooded jacket and khaki pants. Suspect Number Two was wearing a white basketball cap on backwards and a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The latest picture to emerge shows the second suspect calmly walking away from the scene of carnage. 
Stand-off: A police officer trains his weapon as chaos descends on Boston after multiple shots and explosions were heard in the suburb of Watertown
Stand-off: A police officer trains his weapon as chaos descends on Boston after multiple shots and explosions were heard in the suburb of Watertown
On alert: Police search neighborhoods yard by yard after a chase and shoot-out with two heavily armed men following the shooting of an MIT police officer
On alert: Police search neighborhoods yard by yard after a chase and shoot-out with two heavily armed men following the shooting of an MIT police officer
Manhunt: Dozens of police officers, FBI agents, national guard and SWAT teams rushed to Watertown after a car chase involving two suspects in a black Mercedes
Manhunt: Dozens of police officers, FBI agents, national guard and SWAT teams rushed to Watertown after a car chase involving two suspects in a black Mercedes

The image taken by Florida businessman David Green emerged just hours after the FBI lodged an appeal to identify two suspects behind the attacks that killed three and injured over 180.
His picture shows runners and spectators fleeing in panic around the suspect, closely resembling the man identified by officials as Suspect Number Two, who is wearing a white basketball cap and a dark hooded sweatshirt.
Mr Green has spoken to the FBI and told the New York Times and CNN's Piers Morgan that agents believe the man is Suspect Number Two. 
Earlier on Thursday, the FBI launched a hunt for two 'armed and extremely dangerous' men now considered suspects in Monday's deadly Boston bombings - as it was revealed they stayed to watch the carnage unleashed by the twin blasts.
The earlier images, released by the FBI, show the as-yet unidentified men walking in single file toward the finishing line of the race eastward along Boylston Street at 2:37pm, approximately 13 minutes before the twin detonations which came 12 seconds apart. 
Hours after the initial photos were made public, investigators released closeup shots on Friday morning of the two suspects that more clearly show the men's faces. 
Mr Green captured the astonishingly clear photo with his iPhone at 2:50pm on Monday, as he ran toward the site of the first blast.
Chaos: In a photograph captured by David Green, a man closely resembling suspect Number Two in the Boston Marathon bombings (pictured far left in a white baseball cap) is seen calmly walking away from the scene
Chaos: In a photograph captured by David Green, a man closely resembling suspect Number Two in the Boston Marathon bombings (pictured far left in a white baseball cap) is seen calmly walking away from the scene
Suspect 1 Up Close
Suspect 2 Up Close
Early on Friday morning, the FBI released closeup shots of Suspect Number One (left) and Suspect Number Two (right)
This photo released by the FBI early Friday April 19, 2013, shows what the FBI is calling suspect number 2 behind
This photo released by the FBI early Friday April 19, 2013, shows what the FBI is calling the suspects together, walking through the crowd in Boston on Monday
This photo (right) released by the FBI early Friday April 19, 2013, shows what the FBI is calling the suspects together,  walking through the crowd in Boston on Monday
In a newly released photo
Clearer shot: David Green, 49, captured this picture with his iPhone likely of the man identified by the FBI as Suspect Number Two, as Green faced east on the corner of Fairfield and Boylston Streets, shortly after the Boston Marathon blasts
This frame grab from a video released by the FBI on Thursday, April 18, 2013,
Clearer photograph of Suspect Number Two
Comparison: Suspect Number Two is seen in surveillance footage from the FBI released on Thursday (left). The man closely resembling that suspect is seen (right) in a clearer image released by a man who had competed in the Boston Marathon and captured the picture as he ran toward the site of the blast

The married 49-year-old, who is the CEO of an athletic apparel company, had competed in the marathon and finished the race at around 1:40pm. 
It was the first time he had competed in the race.
He was in search of friends who were cheering for him in the crowd when the blasts occurred, he told CNN's Piers Morgan on Thursday night. 
As he ran toward the scene of the blast, he captured just one picture with remarkable clarity. 
After the explosions, Mr Green posted the photo to his Facebook page and also contacted the FBI on Monday, alerting them to the scene he had captured on his smartphone. 
On Thursday, after officials released the photos of the main suspects in the Boston bombings, one of Mr Green's friends contacted him and noted the resemblance to the man in Green's photograph and the picture of Suspect Number Two released by the FBI.  
Earlier on Thursday, FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers spoke at a press conference to release photos of two men identified as 'suspect one' and 'suspect two' from surveillance footage near the blast site. 
Suspect one is dressed in dark clothes, a baseball cap and wearing sunglasses, while suspect two is clearly wearing a white baseball cap on backwards - both are seen in the images with back packs on.
Originally, Mr Green thought that his photograph also included the man referred to as Suspect Number One, who was wearing a black baseball hat, a dark hooded jacket and khaki pants. 
Though there is a man wearing khaki pants in Mr Green's picture, who is seen next to a woman in a pink jacket, the man in his picture is wearing a red jacket and is not believed to be the suspect being hunted down by the FBI. 
Wanted
Wanted: Suspect One (pictured back in khakis and a black hat) and Suspect Two (pictured front in a white hat and backpack) are the main suspects in the Monday bombings
Captured: Suspects One (left) and Two (back right) who are wanted for questioning in relation to the Boston Marathon bombing of April 15th were revealed in this handout photo during an FBI news conference today
Captured on camera: Suspects One (left) and Two (back right) who are wanted for questioning in relation to the Boston Marathon bombing of April 15th were revealed in this handout photo during an FBI news conference today

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