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Manhund in Boston.

I'm Mike Schuster sitting in for Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Dramatic and tragic events in Boston last night and today.

Police identified the two suspected Boston Marathon bombers after they robbed a 7-Eleven store

in Watertown, a Boston suburb. That led to a deadly gun battle and the city is locked down.

Who are the two brothers identified as

suspect one and suspect two? Does their Chechen background help explain their actions? And why did

they attack the Boston Marathon? On reporter's notebook later on, how should the U.S. conduct the war on

terror from Boston to Kabul? First, here's the news. Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel.

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I'm Mike Schuster sitting in for Warren Allney back with To the Point.

It took less than 12 hours for the FBI's suspect one and suspect two to be identified as two brothers in Boston.

On today's program, we'll review what's known about them and discuss possible connections to their Chechen roots.

And later on, reporters, notebook, The Covert War on Terrorism, Drones, Special Ops, and Guantanamo Bay.

First, this news update.

To recap briefly, one of the suspected Boston bombers has been killed in a shootout with

police.

An enormous manhunt is underway for the second, and Boston is on lockdown.

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