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Manhunt in Boston
In less than 12 hours the FBI's two suspects were identified as brothers in Boston. We look at what's known about them and possible connections to their Chechen roots.
By Mike Shuster • • 52m ListenIt took less than 12 hours for the FBI's two suspects to be identified as two brothers in Boston. Guest host Mike Shuster reviews what's known about them, and discusses possible connections to their Chechen roots. Also, the covert war on terrorism: drones, special ops and Guantánamo Bay.
Banner image: SWAT teams surround a house as they search for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in Watertown, Massachusetts April 19, 2013. Photo Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
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