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#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
If you're on lockdown, close your shades/curtains. Only open the door for police officers. #Boston

by RedCrossMA via twitter 4/19/2013 11:52:11 AM
Just spoke with the woman. She lives down street. Friend lives next door to suspects. Friend texted to say he's never seen suspects either

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:52:23 AM
Presser coming soon, possibly with VIP. Many staties on foot lining Arsenal St. Spokeswoman being elusive about who it is, fueling suspicion

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:52:26 AM
It is Gov Patrick. Will be here in one minute. No questions.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:53:39 AM
Gov on in 1 minute @BostonDotCom

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 11:53:52 AM
Businesses in the area of 480 Arsenal Street in Watertown are closed until further notice, WBZ reports.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:54:56 AM
Update by officials from the parking lot of the Arsenal Mall in Watertown.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:57:24 AM
Special ops http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN1Q22CcAIgWnc.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 1:00:53 PM
BPD special operations truck just rolled through. #watertown

by akjohnson1922 via twitter 4/19/2013 1:01:31 PM
RT @mattdpearce: Two government sources tell the Los Angeles Times' DC bureau that the brothers have been in the US for 10 years.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 1:02:01 PM
Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was born in 1994, the year of the first Chechan uprising against Russia. He may have been named after Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of Chechnya and Chechen leader who fought against Russians during that war.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:02:48 PM
RT @MassStatePolice: Reminder-stay in home order remains in place Watertown, Boston, and residents of Cambridge, Belmont, Newton and sur ...

by akjohnson1922 via twitter 4/19/2013 1:03:10 PM
Lots of police at Nichols and Melendy Ave in Watertown, including MPs. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2BW-CAAQA2En.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:04:12 PM
FBI just cleared everyone further back.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 1:05:06 PM
Weary residents in Watertoen have been blocked from returning home for hours and hours. Hanging here swapping stories.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:05:22 PM
Tense scene here. @bostondotcom http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2b9ECUAAyJrg.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 1:06:01 PM
Special ops truck appears to be leaving Nichols Ave in Watertown. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2hdBCEAITxLk.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:06:24 PM
Another photo of Suspect 2, White Hat. If seen, do not approach but call 911 immediately. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2mUMCcAA7R3C.jpg

by MASS STATE POLICE via twitter 4/19/2013 1:06:45 PM
Weary residents in Watertown have been blocked from returning home for hours and hours. Hanging here swapping stories.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:07:42 PM
High school yearbook photo of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:09:09 PM
Cops in Watertown ... We are close to scene of shoot out last night @bostondotcom http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN3QgaCcAAZ_yt.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:09:36 PM
vehicles, cops coming in http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN4GQKCQAAAtlt.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 1:13:16 PM
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a wrestling all star at Cambridge Rindge in Latin in the winter of 2011 in the Greater Boston League....

by Brock Parker via twitter 4/19/2013 1:15:53 PM
WBZ-TV is broadcasting an interview in person in Maryland another man they are identifying as another uncle of the suspects, Alvi Tsarni, said he saw the surveillance photos released by the FBI yesterday but did not recognize his nephews.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:23:17 PM
Cops taking off with sirens blaring @BostonDotCom

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 2:42:07 PM
Russia Today also reports that the older brother, Tamerlan, was arrested in 2009 for beating his girlfriend, who described him in an interview as a "very nice man," according to the City of Cambridge Police Department. rt.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 2:43:40 PM
WBZ-TV says the older brother trained in mixed martial arts at Waikru on Brighton Ave. in Allston. www.waikru.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 2:43:42 PM
In a telephone interview, Pamala Rolon, a UMass-Dartmouth senior and a resident assistant at the Pine Dale dorms, said she knew Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the past year and finds it incredulous that he played any role in the bombs at the Boston marathon. "He studied. He hung out with me and my friends," she said Friday morning. "I’m in shock." www.boston.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 2:45:23 PM
Sean Collier, 26, MIT police officer killed in confrontation with bombings suspects: “In a very short period of time, it was remarkable how engaged he was with students, particularly graduate students,” MIT Police Chief John DiFava said in a statement, adding that Collier had become active with the MIT Outing Club. www.boston.com

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 2:47:22 PM
Taxi service in the City of Boston has been restored.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 2:48:30 PM
Major crime scene in Watertown will possibly take until through the weekend to control, said Watertown PD chief

by Jaclyn Reiss via twitter 4/19/2013 4:39:25 PM
1235PM: Residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, Brookline, Boston are STILL advised to stay indoors.

by MEMA via twitter 4/19/2013 4:40:49 PM
#CommunityAlert: Per Mass State Police: "60% of the search is done but there is still more work to be done."

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 4:41:05 PM
RT @MaeveReston: Watertown Police say it may be well into weekend until they have crime scene under control. Ask for Watertown's patience.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 4:42:17 PM
RT @ImamSuhaibWebb: @RevEverett the community has been nothing but warm blankets of love. Hate cannot untie love's knots. Thank you...

by Maria Sacchetti via twitter 4/19/2013 4:42:48 PM
Smaller media presence outside second relative's townhouse. He does not appear to be home. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIOoTSlCcAAbGiR.jpg

by Noah Bierman via twitter edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 4:44:43 PM
#CommunityAlert: Chief Ed Deveau thanks Watertown residents for their exceptional patience & cooperation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 4:44:57 PM
Here's the latest closings update from Tufts: http://bit.ly/Z5DHL5

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 4:46:34 PM
#CommunityAlert: Gov Patrick asks residents to remain safe & inside as search for suspect continues.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 4:47:39 PM
From Amtrak: All Amtrak service is suspended NY to Boston indefinitely. Trains are currently operating as scheduled DC - NY.

by Adrienne Lavidor-Berman edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 4:49:15 PM
RT @RT_com: MORE: YouTube channel allegedly belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's brother Tamerlan, featuring terror-related videos t. ...

by Anushelb via twitter 4/19/2013 4:50:14 PM
@BostonAngela Thrive Boston Counseling is offering free counseling for those effected by the Boston Marathon Tragedy http://ow.ly/kemzz

by elioverbey via twitter 4/19/2013 4:51:11 PM
Major news items from the press conference: 1. There will be a controlled explosion at a building on Norfolk Street in Cambridge that police obviously worry could be booby-trapped. 2. Police are searching an area of Watertown door-by-door.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 5:07:34 PM
#CommunityAlert: Per State Police – expect a controlled explosion later in the day on Norfolk Street in Cambridge.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 5:20:54 PM

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