Tactical team is in place at Willow Park. “We don’t need any more help here,” one officer said over the police radio at 8:38 a.m., before voicing concern that units are rushing into the Willow Park area haphazardly, and abandoning previously secured perimeters and locations. … “We need to move the media back,” one officer says. … Police report finding a “rocket” in a house basement near Willow Park. … Officer notices window curtains rustling. …
17.02 (12.02) John Kerry, the US secretary of state, said "We are part of the way there" in finding those responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing and bringing them to justice. Quote Terror is terror. And this underscores the importance of all of us maintaining vigilance and cooperation together internationally... Terror anywhere in the world against any country is unacceptable, and we need to continue to stand up and fight against it.
17.05 (12.05) After Uncle Ruslan's pretty amazing press interview, he has become the top trending Twitter topic worldwide.
The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect is urging his nephew to turn himself in. Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Md., said Friday that 19-year-old Dzhozkar Tsarnaev should turn himself in to police and ask for forgiveness. Officials say Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a 26-year-old who had been known to the FBI as Suspect No. 1, was killed overnight. The brothers came from a Russian region near Chechnya and lived together in Cambridge, Mass. Tsarni says he hasn't seen them for several years. He says the family is ashamed. He says he loves the U.S. and respects this country.
STATEMENT OF THE FAMILY OF SEAN COLLIER “We are heartbroken by the loss of our wonderful and caring son and brother, Sean Collier. Our only solace is that Sean died bravely doing what he committed his life to – serving and protecting others. We are thankful for the outpouring of support and condolences offered by so many people. We are grieving his loss and ask that the media respect our privacy at this time.”
Jack Harper/Staff @JackWCVB National guard helicopters now over the scene
A man named Tamerlan Tzarnaev recently described himself as “very religious” and did not like to take his shirt off around females, according to a social media post uploaded by a boxing blog. Tamerlan Tzarnaev was the real name of 26-year-old Boston Marathon “Suspect 1,” who is now deceased, according to authorities. The Daily Caller has not confirmed the Tzarnaev described and photographed by the boxing blog is in fact Suspect 1, and is working to verify that they are the same person. “If he wins enough fights there, Tamerlan says he could be selected for the US Olympic team and be naturalized American,” the boxing blog post reads. “Unless his native Chechnya becomes independent, Tamerlan says he would rather compete for the United States than for Russia.”
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