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Live updates from the Boston Marathon explosions

Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.

3rd & 7 37yd

DEVEAU: No traffic in or out of Watertown until further notice.

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 9:48:39 AM
Shelter in place. No vehicle traffic at all in Watertown. "This situation is grave," said Ed Davis.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 9:48:52 AM
#CommunityAlert: Vehicle traffic in and out of Watertown suspended.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 9:49:25 AM
RT @BostonGlobe: BREAKING: Police: No vehicle traffic in and out of Watertown until further notice

by Cynthia Needham via twitter 4/19/2013 9:49:25 AM
RT @WesleyLowery: The city of Boston is, more or less, being brought to a halt.

by Jaclyn Reiss via twitter 4/19/2013 9:49:31 AM
CORRECTION: not Ed Davis.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 9:49:39 AM
Col. Alben: We believe these are the same individuals responsible for #MITshootings and #BostonMarthon

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 9:49:39 AM
It's Kurt.Schwartz, director of MEMA.

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 9:50:01 AM
Hard to see but that's the massive State Police Incident Command trailing backing into Marshall's parking lot. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINYVgGCYAAfUBu.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 10:54:30 AM
Someone bright their puppy here. Not sure why. Been here all night. Sight for sore eyes though. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINYmprCIAAS34A.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 10:55:40 AM
Lowell, Reading, and Peabody cruisers just flew by press area.

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 10:56:21 AM
Police from all over the state are here. Just saw cruisers from Peabody and Lowell pass by. I'm sure Watertown appreciates the assist.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 10:56:44 AM
The two Boston bombing suspects are brothers, according to a federal law enforcement official.

by Swati G. Sharma, Things To... 4/19/2013 10:56:50 AM
2 MBTA buses with "STATE POLICE" showing on route display sign. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINZaebCcAA9x_D.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 10:59:13 AM
Now a convoy of unmarked State Police vehicles, it appears. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINZscNCMAAXfBi.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:00:26 AM
RT @taylordobbs: @DanielAdams86 @EmersonCollege Same with Northeastern.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:00:57 AM
Not to be outdone, Boston Police also have a bus. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINaE67CEAEcgHA.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:02:07 AM
RT @EdDavis3: Controlled explosion on Vharles St. in Boston by BPD bomb squad. Do not be concerned.

by Jen Peter via twitter 4/19/2013 11:02:50 AM
Can't stress enough how many police vehicles are here. Literally hundreds, and more arriving by the second. All in Marshall's parking lot.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:03:29 AM
Dozens of officers disembark MBTA bus, huddle for apparent meeting. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINayIUCMAAgrNI.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:05:12 AM
Media lined up waiting for news. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINbNo9CMAEIa57.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:07:04 AM
For residents in the area of Comm and Charlesgate, police will be conducting a controlled detonation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 11:08:43 AM
RT @EdDavis3: Controlled explosion on Charles St. in Boston by BPD bomb squad. Do not be concerned.

by Garrett Quinn via twitter edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:12:12 AM
Tons of motorcycle cops now. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINcnkaCIAApYgu.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:13:13 AM
#breaking State Police: Norfolk st and Cambridge St in Watertown - suspect might be there. Asking media to leave that area. Dangerous.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:14:29 AM
Manhunt underway for Suspect #2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,19, a Chechen resident of Cambridge

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 11:15:05 AM
Sorry, that address is in Cambridge I believe. Checking now. Breaking the by the second, apologies.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:17:07 AM
Motorcade of police vehicles now cursing down Arsenal St. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINdlNuCIAIMqlB.jpg

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 11:17:26 AM
Again that's Norfolk and Cambridge streets in Cambridge. Possible location of second suspect per State Police.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:19:47 AM
BREAKING: All MBTA service has been suspended.

by Swati G. Sharma, Things To... edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:25:23 AM
Now in Cambridge, outside of apartment believed to be shared by suspects. State police have street blocked off http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINfQ8XCAAAUVYm.jpg

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:25:24 AM
BREAKING: @AP sources say Boston bomb suspects are brothers from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in United States for at least one year. Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge.

by Swati G. Sharma, Things To... edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:25:31 AM
Dina Temple Raston says identification came from dead suspect's driver's license

by NPR via twitter 4/19/2013 11:26:51 AM
Just a reminder: If you live in Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Cambridge, Belmont, or Allston-Brighton, police urge you to stay indoors. If you own a business in one of those communities, police ask that you remain closed.

by Catherine Cloutier 4/19/2013 11:27:31 AM
For residents in the area of Comm and Charlesgate, police will be conducting a controlled detonation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 11:28:19 AM
The name Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the same name as the second suspect who is still at large, appears on a list of recipients of $2,500 City of Cambridge 2011 City Scholarships. The scholarships are given to seniors at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School who are pursuing higher education.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:38:25 AM
Need to note - no indication at all that living suspect is thought to be in apartment.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:43:52 AM
Officers taking a woman into custody. TV camera next to me - who can zoom - say she's resisting

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:43:56 AM
Camera operators say officers dragging a handcuffed woman out of suspects' apartment

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:44:22 AM
EMAIL FROM NEWTON POLICE CHIEF

Dear Resident,

While a search is in progress for the 2ndBoston Marathon bombing suspect, Newton residents are urged to follow the advice of Massachusetts officials and stay INDOORS until you receive further instructions.

Newton businesses are ALSO asked to remain closed until further notice.

The MBTA is completely shut down in the greater Boston area so please DO NOT DRIVE, WALK OR CONGREGATE AT ANY LOCAL MBTA STATIONS.

THIS SUSPECT IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS. DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOORS TO ANYONE EXCEPT UNIFORMED PERSONNEL WITH CITY IDENTIFICATION CARDS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE LIMIT THE USE OF 9-1-1 CALLS FOR TRUE EMERGENCIES ONLY, AS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL WILL VERY BUSY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Thank you.

Chief Howard Mintz

Newton Police Department

by Adrienne Lavidor-Berman 4/19/2013 11:47:42 AM
Camera operators looking back at tape. Woman may not have been handcuffed when pulled out. Began resisting, then got cuffed led down street

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:47:55 AM
This is a screenshot from vk.com for a young man with the same name as the suspect being pursued by police.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:48:22 AM
This photo is also from the website used by a young man in Chechnya with the same name as the suspect being pursued by police in Boston.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:49:43 AM
College-age woman who lived in apartment next door to suspects giving interviews: "I've never seen that guy."

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:50:15 AM
#MBTA Service Continues to be Suspended on ALL MODES Until FURTHER NOTICE. Please DO NOT Wait at Bus and Station Stops.

by MBTA via twitter 4/19/2013 11:50:22 AM