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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.

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From the AP:

The FBI is at the northern New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

The police director in West New York, N.J., says the woman has told authorities she has not been in frequent touch with her brothers. He says she is very upset.

Police did not have her name.

They have cordoned off the three-story brick building across the Hudson River from New York City.

The woman, speaking through a crack in the door, tells The Star-Ledger of Newark (http://bit.ly/15nf66S ) her brothers are smart and great people. She says she doesn’t know what got into them.

She also tells the newspaper she is sorry for ‘‘all the people who are hurt.’’

by Catherine Cloutier 4/19/2013 5:25:57 PM
I am at an unspecified location not far from staging area where there is some police activity. Being kept far back. Police calm for now.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 5:27:09 PM
I asked a Boston Police officer if all their guys are okay here. He says, "so far, so good."

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 5:28:27 PM
On Norfolk Street in Cambridge, where police plan a controlled detonations of something suspicious in a building where one of the suspects is believed to have lived, a silver SUV has all of its doors open and its hood up. The area has been evacuated of residents.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 5:32:48 PM
MEMA director Kurt Schwartz press conference: The public has heeded warnings to stay inside so far, but large numbers of people went to work before hearing the message.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 5:33:07 PM
Same friendly BPD cop said he got 35-40 concerned texts from friends and family Today. #Watertown. @BostonGlobe

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 5:33:59 PM
MEMA: If you are at work, we do not expect you to stay there. Feel free to get in your cars and drive home. Public transit is not running, but taxis are available. Call friends and ask them to pick you up.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 5:53:46 PM
My informal fact-finding mission has determined that JP residents not taking shelter-in-place policy too seriously.

by JeremyCFox via twitter 4/19/2013 6:43:22 PM
But in fairness we are about 6 miles from Watertown. Seems really unlikely bomber made it this far past police.

by JeremyCFox via twitter 4/19/2013 6:45:10 PM
Thousands of local college students are huddling in their dorms and apartments today, listening to scanners, texting parents, and swapping stories, as police and FBI agents are on an all-out manhunt for the marathon bomber. www.boston.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 6:47:16 PM
All bus service in and out of South Station has been suspended while authorities continue their hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Amtrak train service has also been canceled.

“The building is locked down. There’s nobody coming in, going out,” said Stephen Squibb, bus manager at South Station. “Everything has been canceled completely.”

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 6:48:10 PM
"This was not a normal night for trauma." - Great dispatch from @GlobeLizK, about the doctors who treated suspect. http://bo.st/Z5TIAz

by Jen Peter via twitter 4/19/2013 6:50:24 PM
RT @mviser: Amazing video. Globe co-op was friends with Boston bomber. After bombing, reached out to warn him to be careful. t.co…

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/19/2013 6:51:36 PM
Wow. 1 of @BostonGlobe co-ops is friends w/suspect. Texted him saying to watch out bc ppl might think he was bomber http://www.boston.com/video/?bctid=2312754444001 …

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 6:51:55 PM
Farah Stockman: Rarely do you get to see into the mind of a suspected killer, especially on the day that he kills. But thanks to Twitter, now we do. @J_tsar appears to be the twitter handle of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Marathon bombing suspect still at large. www.boston.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 6:54:52 PM
Mother of suspects arrested in 2012 for stealing $1,600 in clothing from Lord & Taylor, reports The Daily Mail www.dailymail.co.uk

by Catherine Cloutier 4/19/2013 6:56:06 PM
Earlier, we posted that the YouTube account of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old brother killed this morning, contained a playlist labeled "Terrorists", but that the videos had been deleted. We tracked one video to the owner: www.youtube.com We'll post a translation as soon as we can.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 7:16:24 PM
CBS News is reporting that a package thrown at police in Cambridge earlier was a pressure cooker bomb, and that police found pipe bombs in the Norfolk Street, Cambridge home they are searching.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 7:38:12 PM
4:00 PM #MBTA UPDATE: Service on ALL MODES remains SUSPENDED. Please continue to check this account and t.co

by MBTA via twitter 4/19/2013 7:59:19 PM
A slew of arts organizations have announced cancellations due to the Boston-area lockdown as police continue searching for marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Globe's Geoff Edgers reports.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 8:02:28 PM
Officials in Watertown have been fielding calls all day but say they have little information to offer residents. http://bo.st/ZElvCW

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 8:09:30 PM
RT @ailworth: Good time to remind people that to get the emergency alerts that Boston sends out, you have to opt in. Do so here: t.c…

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 8:14:21 PM
RT @RockCenterNBC Seven IEDs have been recovered so far, some in Watertown & some at the house in Cambridge, police officials tell @NBCNews

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 8:15:19 PM
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s profile on Twitter http://www.boston.com/news/source/2013/04/dzhokhar_tsarna.html via @BostonDotCom

by Anushelb via twitter 4/19/2013 8:17:40 PM
With his brother shot by police, Dzhokhor A. Tsarnaev drove over him, two law enforcement officials said.

by Catherine Cloutier 4/19/2013 8:18:30 PM
RT @bostonchannel: Runner gets photo of bombing suspect fleeing blast http://bit.ly/11MflV0

by JeremyCFox via twitter 4/19/2013 8:19:24 PM
BPD website crashed due to high traffic today, per spokes @BostonDotCom

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 8:25:12 PM
Manhunt in Boston after bombing suspect is killed http://qctimes.com/news/national/manhunt-in-boston-after-bombing-suspect-is-killed/article_5da28690-a811-11e2-b0ae-0019bb2963f4.html

by Quad-City Times via twitter 4/19/2013 8:38:12 PM
@J_tsar appears to be the twitter handle of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Marathon bombing suspect still at large. Here are some posted Tweets: www.boston.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 9:13:05 PM
Presser at 530 -- gov and mayor state police and Watertown police chief. @BostonDotCom

by Evan Allen via twitter edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 9:14:38 PM
State Police: Want to thank all of you for your patience. But we remain committed to this. We went through 20 streets in Watertown, door-to-door, limited searches of those homes.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:06:16 PM
SP: No leads have been fruitful. Ballistics and forensics work will be completed in Boston in next few days. Exploded and unexploded ordnance was recovered and made safe.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:07:00 PM
SP: 10 State Police patrols augmenting Watertown police throughout the town.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:07:36 PM
SP: For everyone hurt or killed during the Marathon, or those police officers who lost their life, we are committed to finding this suspect.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:08:12 PM
The MBTA is open effective immediately.

by Jen Peter via twitter 4/19/2013 10:08:26 PM
Gov: Stay-at-home request lifted, T running again, but be vigilant. There still is a very very dangerous individual at large.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:08:44 PM
Menino: Thank you for your cooperation. We do not have an individual arrested yet, but there are a lot of leads out there. Stand tall, but don't stand down.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:09:33 PM
Watertown chief: You're going to see saturated patrols in Watertown. A big presence. We did a very thorough search of 20-block area, but didn't have any results.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:10:12 PM
SP: There's a photo of our suspect widely distributed. If you see this individual, call 911 -- don't take action on your own.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:11:05 PM
Question: Any second thoughts about decisions today? SP: No. At the time of the first shooting, we didn't have enough people on the scene to establish a perimeter.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:12:25 PM
RT @MBCR_info: Commuter Rail service will remain suspended this evening. Service will resume tomorrow (Saturday Schedule).

by Martine Powers via twitter 4/19/2013 10:12:57 PM
UPDATE: Transit resuming in Boston. Residents no longer being asked to remain indoors. BUT: Boston Marathon bombing suspect still at large.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 10:13:15 PM
Firefight. 200 rounds. Explosives.

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/19/2013 10:13:23 PM
Speaking the thoughts of so many. RT @A1exXxan The #MBTA is running again. Let's hit the bars, guys!

by Martine Powers via twitter 4/19/2013 10:13:41 PM
Gov: The investigation continues to develop, but we can't give you details right now. But based on those developments, you can go back out, but be vigilant.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 10:13:47 PM