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Live blog from Boston.com: Boston bombing updates

Get live updates from Boston.com for developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation

3rd & 7 37yd

RT @EvanMAllen: Cops taking off with sirens blaring @BostonDotCom

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 2:43:07 PM
RT @NickKristof: RT @NewsBreaker: BREAKING: UMass Dartmouth evacuating, 'Please leave campus calmly as soon as possible' - @UMassD

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 2:43:23 PM
RT @AndreaWBZ: .@Boston_Police: Taxi service has resumed in the city. #wbz

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 2:46:23 PM
MT @BostonDotCom Car sought by authorities in connection with terror bombing search has been found, unoccupied, per Boston police.

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 2:47:42 PM
Just biked back to E Watertown. My car still parked inside police lockdown search zone & roads closed anyway. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIOOSYoCcAAvSqK.jpg

by Eric Moskowitz via twitter 4/19/2013 2:50:13 PM
RT @wgbhnews: .@MayorTomMenino addressed presser from wheelchair: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIOnTPUCIAIuV3y.png

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 4:39:39 PM
RT @EvanMAllen: Cops searched "60-70%" of Watertown neighborhood. No developments yet. @BostonDotCom

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 4:41:04 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
MT @TuftsUniversity For those on the Medford/Somerville campus, we are providing safe transpo to/from dining centers: http://publicsafety.tufts.edu/adminsvc/april-19-dining-hall-shuttles/

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 4:43:58 PM
RT @MassGovernor: The stay indoors request stays in place due to continuing developments. Only allow uniformed, identified, officers into y…

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 4:45:11 PM
RT @MassEMA: 1235PM: Residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, Brookline, Boston are STILL advised to stay indoors.

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 4:45:51 PM
Here's the latest closings update from Tufts: http://bit.ly/Z5DHL5

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 4:46:14 PM
Controlled explosion will take place today on Norfolk in Cambridge, authorities said

by Jaclyn Reiss via twitter 4/19/2013 4:46:17 PM
RT @MassStatePolice: RIP MIT Police Officer Sean A. Collier.Your family is in our thoughts.

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 4:47:10 PM
RT @SomervilleCity: Controlled detonation in Norfolk St. area on #Cambridge - #Somerville line still planned for later this afternoon http:…

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 4:47:28 PM
RT @DylanByers: RT @amtrak: UPDATE: All #Amtrak service is suspended NY to Boston indefinitely. Trains are currently operating as schedu ...

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 4:49:25 PM
RT @Amtrak: UPDATE: All #Amtrak service is suspended NY to Boston indefinitely. Trains are currently operating as scheduled DC - NY.

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 4:49:45 PM
The newlywed marathon runners who each lost a leg in the bombing. http://b.globe.com/13mw0yG by @GlobeMoskowitz #weareBC

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 5:20:32 PM
AP: FBI at NJ home of sister of Boston bomb suspects http://bo.st/ZE63Xo

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 5:24:25 PM
cc @spsullivan RT @AP: FBI at NJ home of sister of Boston bomb suspects: http://apne.ws/178oeut

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 5:26:39 PM
"Sheltering in place" is the phrse of 2013.

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 5:33:09 PM
What a picture. RT @judithd: Watertown is normally a quiet suburban town. photo: @mdanubio4) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIO2OZ0CQAA42hx.jpg

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 6:38:42 PM
And in related news.. RT @lynchforsenate: The campaign obviously remains suspended - will remain on hold until further notice. Stay safe.

by Cynthia Needham via twitter 4/19/2013 6:40:51 PM
The shutdown of the #MBTA is unprecedented. http://ow.ly/keFpT “We’ve got to be able to isolate this guy.”

by David Dahl via twitter 4/19/2013 6:41:15 PM
The New Yorker unveils this week's cover, "Shadow Over Boston." They do this so well. Still remember 9/11 cover. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/04/cover-story-boston-marathon-bombing.html?mbid=social_retweet

by Billy Baker via twitter 4/19/2013 6:41:20 PM
Fine piece of student journalism. MT @thecrimson: Former classmates call suspect 'down to earth and friendly' http://bit.ly/117VaiZ

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 6:44:46 PM
RT @JimArmstrongWBZ: Heavy equipment continues to come in and out of restricted #watertown neighborhoods. Massive. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIPDPp5CYAI9IOO.jpg

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 6:45:41 PM
RT @mviser: RT @mikiebarb: This week's haunting New Yorker cover http://bit.ly/11s8WMf, reminiscent to its famous 9-11 cover: t.co…

by Cynthia Needham via twitter 4/19/2013 6:47:17 PM
Wow MT @rachelzarrell: Globe co-op and friend of Dzhokhar texted him to watch out bc people might think he was bomber http://www.boston.com/video/?bctid=2312754444001

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 6:49:07 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 6:51:30 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 6:51:50 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 Andrew Tran, BostonGlobe.com via twitter 4/19/2013 6:52:06 PM
Copyeditors reminded me to call my mother to let her know I'm alive. Thanks for that. #beenalongcoupledays #imahorribleson

by Andrew Tran, BostonGlobe.com via twitter 4/19/2013 6:55:01 PM
Mother of suspects arrested in 2012 for stealing $1,600 in clothing from Lord & Taylor, reports @DailyMail.
http://bit.ly/10nR2QA

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 6:55:39 PM
RT @zuriberry: Just an FYI, our co-op never got in touch with the suspect when he reached out to him. I just want to make sure that's clear.

by Andrew Tran, BostonGlobe.com via twitter 4/19/2013 6:56:03 PM
Reminder just how small a city Boston is. RT @AnicaButler: Globe video: Globe co-op was friends w/ Boston bomber. http://bit.ly/11saExb

by Cynthia Needham via twitter 4/19/2013 6:56:50 PM
RT @sethmnookin: My son just came into my room, crying: "I want the balloon that we let go into the sky to come back." This was 18 months a…

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 7:34:40 PM
RT @NHLBruins: Per release, final decision on rescheduled day/time of game will be made by NHL, Bruins & Pens by 8:30 am ET tomorrow, S…

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/19/2013 7:35:56 PM
RT @swhelman: Cops towing away the infamous green Civic down Arsenal St. just now. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIPQGDdCcAEDrhr.jpg

by Cynthia Needham via twitter 4/19/2013 7:40:22 PM
CBS News: Package thrown at police in Cambridge was pressure cooker bomb, search of Norfolk St. home in Cambridge uncovered pipe bombs.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 7:42:27 PM
RT @dabeard: Crowds gather near Cambridge apt. of suspect, awaiting controlled detonation http://wapo.st/XV76rK http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIPS7hNCQAEh9Em.jpg

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 7:50:27 PM
The scene in #Watertown very early this morning, via @abtran + @globedavidd http://ow.ly/keNY5

by David Dahl via twitter 4/19/2013 7:50:38 PM
RT @GlobeDavidD: The scene in #Watertown very early this morning, via @abtran + @globedavidd http://ow.ly/keNY5

by Catherine Cloutier via twitter 4/19/2013 7:51:22 PM
.@GlobeMcGrory perfectly sums up mood in our newsroom this week. "We are running on adrenaline." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/media-becomes-part-of-story-in-boston-manhunt.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&smid=tw-share By @brianstelter

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 7:51:30 PM