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                      Massive Police Operation Near Boston

   by VOA News

   A massive police operation has been taking place in Watertown,
   Massachusetts, outside the city of Boston, which is still reeling from
   Monday's bombing of the city's prestigious marathon.
   Media reports say one suspect is in custody in Watertown, although it
   is unclear whether the operation is linked to Monday's bombing or the
   fatal shooting Thursday night of a police officer on the campus of
   nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
   Early Friday, police, FBI personnel, and bomb squads converged with
   flashing lights and blaring sirens on Watertown, where a helicopter
   circled overhead and some residents reported hearing gunshots and
   explosives. One resident told VOA's Carolyn Presutti that the activity
   had been going on for several hours.
   State police spokesman David Procopio confirmed that at least one
   suspect tried to use explosives against police officers. Police have
   asked residents to remain indoors.
   On Thursday, the FBI released photographs and videotape of two suspects
   in the Boston Marathon bombing, in hopes the public will help identify
   them.
   One suspect is wearing a white baseball cap turned backwards. The other
   is wearing a black cap. Both are carrying backpacks.
   Monday's twin bombings near the finish of the  Boston Marathon killed
   three people, including an 8-year-old boy and a Chinese-born graduate
   student. More than 170 people were injured. Some of them lost their
   legs.
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