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Five days of fear: What happened in Boston

By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer BOSTON (AP) - In the tight rows of chairs stretched across the Commonwealth Ballroom, the nervousness - already dialed high by two bombs, three deaths and more than 72 hours without answers - ratcheted even higher. The minutes ticked by as investigators stepped out

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press The twin explosions that ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Boston Marathon triggered a massive manhunt that paralyzed a city. Two bombs set off about ten seconds and 100 yards apart signaled the end of one race and the start of another - to identify

Police: Bombing suspects planned more attacks

By ALLEN G. BREED and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - As churches paused to mourn the dead and console the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing Sunday, the city's police commissioner said the two suspects had such a large cache of weapons that they were probably planning other

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press Ten seconds and 100 yards. The time and distance between two bombs. Two crudely built bombs set off 10 seconds and 100 yards apart without warning or threat, ripping through a crowd of spectators and runners, filling the street with fire, blood and limbs. Two bombs