One Boston marathon bombing suspect has been shot dead and another is on the loose believed to be "armed and dangerous", police have said.
It follows a shootout in Watertown between the two suspects and dozens of armed officers after a policeman was shot dead at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, nine miles from Boston city centre.
Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis said: "What we are looking for right now is a suspect consistent with the description of suspect number two - the white-capped individual who was involved in Monday's bombing of the Boston Marathon."
He is described as light-skinned with brown wavy hair and dressed in a grey hooded top.
The shootout took place in the Watertown neighbourhood near Boston "You have seen the picture, You all have it. That's the individual we are looking for at this moment."
He added: "We believe this to be a terrorist. We believe this to be a man who came here to kill people."
The suspects carjacked a black Mercedes SUV taking one person hostage near the university campus and drove off towards the residential suburb of Watertown with police in pursuit.
On their way, the hostage was dumped at a petrol station after about 30 minutes, before a dramatic shootout ensued in Watertown.
Police officers arrove at the scene The New York Times quoted local resident Andrew Kitzenburg, who said he saw the pair, wearing backpacks, shooting at dozens of police officers from behind a black Mercedes SUV.
The 29-year-old said the officers and the men were 70 yards apart and engaged in "constant gunfire".
He said an explosive device was also thrown at the police and went off some 20 yards from where they were shooting from.
One suspect ran at police and was shot at and apprehended. He later died in hospital.
The other, who is said to be badly injured, managed to get away from the stand-off.
Residents in the area have been told to stay indoors and remain vigilant until further notice.
Police have sealed off the area and are conducting door-to-door searches and enquiries.
It comes just days after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 180 others.
The FBI have released pictures and video of two suspects in the deadly Boston marathon bombings.
More follows...
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Boston Marathon Bombings: One Suspect Dead
Dengan url
http://malurasanya.blogspot.com/2013/04/boston-marathon-bombings-one-suspect.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Boston Marathon Bombings: One Suspect Dead
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Boston Marathon Bombings: One Suspect Dead
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar