[identity profile] badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] talkpolitics
Figured it's worth an update after 12 hours:

* Second suspect was arrested, alive, brought to Mount Auburn hospital in Cambridge, MA. He went and hid in a boat after they lifted the travel restriction. Very sneaky, Boston Police.

* Still finding unidentifiable bags around Watertown where the second suspect was holed up.

* Three other people were arrested by the FBI in New Bedford, not far from UMass Dartmouth where the second suspect was a student. No other word on this yet.

* At some point today, the police scanners reported an old man, approximately 60-70 years old, with a bomb vest. No word whatsoever on what happened after they got to him.

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Date: 20/4/13 14:03 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] existentme.livejournal.com
"A hospital spokesperson said early this morning that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was still alive, however the FBI asked they give no updates on his condition."

Why?

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Date: 20/4/13 18:51 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] telemann.livejournal.com
This link was posted ten minutes ago and said he's still in serious condition and unable to answer questions. (http://www.10news.com/news/u-s-world/boston-bombing-suspect-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-caught-04202013)

Absolutely speculation on my part: I would assume this means he's either on a ventilator, or he's sedated for medical reasons.

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Date: 20/4/13 19:12 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] existentme.livejournal.com
Yes, I'd assumed he was not in the best of condition. I only wondered why the FBI asked that the hospital give no updates on his condition, and further, the more important why, of why whomever that information was conveyed to did not directly ask that question at the time.

Obviously, I don't know the context in which the information (the FBI wants no condition updates given) was delivered, but still, how is that not a relevant question for a so-called journalist to pose?

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Date: 20/4/13 19:50 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] telemann.livejournal.com
Yeah, I agree, it's an odd request for them. What's with the cloak and dagger routine.

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Date: 20/4/13 20:02 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] telemann.livejournal.com
I also wonder if we will find out if Tamerlan Tsranaev was killed by his brother hitting him with a SUV and then dragging him for a few feet. I don't know if the autopsy will be released to the public though. And ultimately I suppose it won't make a bean of difference, except it seems the older brother is the one who planned and executed the bombings.

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