Subject: Morning Brief: Boston Marathon investigation focuses on pressure cooker bomb
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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:24:17 -0400 (EDT)

FP Passport Morning Brief
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Boston Marathon investigation focuses on pressure cooker bomb
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*Top news: *Police investigating the bombing at the Boston Marathon on Monday  
said [1] that explosives housed in a pressure cooker had likely been used in  
the attack that killed three and wounded 176. But police still lack any solid  
leads as to who carried out the attack, though they are said to be combing  
through images and videos from the day of the attack for a man carrying  
heavy, possibly black, nylon bags.

At a televised briefing Tuesday, Richard DesLauriers, the FBI's top agent in  
Boston, said [2] that "the range of suspects and motives remains wide open”  
and pleaded with the public to send in any tips to the authorities, adding  
"someone knows who did this." DesLauriers said that the remnants of the bomb  
recovered from the blast had been sent to the FBI's lab and that the agency  
was working feverishly to identify the make and model of the pressure cooker.  
President Barack Obama, who said Tuesday the attack was being investigated as  
"an act of terrorism," will travel to Boston Thursday for a memorial  
service.

Though no group-ties or affiliation have been established in the attack, the  
nature of the bomb may suggest a connection to al Qaeda or perhaps a domestic  
sympathizer of the group. Pressure cooks have been used widely [3] in  
Afghanistan and by mujahideen in India, and methods for manufacturing the  
device are widely available online and in al Qaeda's propaganda magazine.

More details emerged [4] Tuesday about the medical response to the attack as  
doctors described a frantic but efficient effort to save lives after the  
blast. Despite over 170 wounded, Boston-area hospitals were at no point  
during the response overwhelmed by the number of wounded, as a triage system  
was able to distribute patients to hospitals with available resources. Still,  
doctors described a grisly scene as patients arrived with devastating  
injuries caused by the shrapnel-loaded devices that shredded flesh and  
resulted in many amputated limbs.

*Venezuela: *Tensions in Venezuela over the disputed outcome of Sunday's  
presidential election increased [5] on Tuesday as large opposition-led  
protests turned violent, killing at least seven. Nicolas Maduro, who  
triumphed on Sunday by a razor-thin margin, vowed to crack down on the  
protests, leading his challenger, Henrique Capriles, to suspend a planned  
march.

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Europe

 * Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is being [6] laid to rest
   today at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
 * The trial against Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of
   President Vladimir Putin, on trumped up begins Wednesday embezzlement
   charges began [7] today.
 * The European Parliament approved [8] new rules on bonuses for bankers and
   capital minimums.

Middle East

 * A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Iran may have killed [9] as many as 46
   people, but initial reports differed on the exact death toll.
 * Militants in the Sinai Peninsula fired [10] two rockets at the southern
   Israeli city of Eilat.
 * A government rocket attack killed [11] at least 12 in the Syrian village
   of Buwaydah.

Asia

 * The Pakistani army was dispatched to Baluchistan province to evacuate
   individuals wounded in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred just over
   the border in Iran.
 * Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was disqualified [12]
   from upcoming parliamentary elections, snuffing out hope of a political
   comeback.
 * New Zealand's parliament voted [13] to legalize same-sex marriage, making
   it the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.

Africa

 * Kenya's Supreme Court found [14] that while there were irregularities in
   the country's recent election they were not sufficiently substantial to
   challenge the election's credibility.
 * The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said [15] that following the
   overthrow of the government at least 119 people have been killed in the
   Central African Republic.
 * Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited [16] Niger, a country with
   vast uranium reserves, but local officials denied his visit was related to
   the material.

Americas

 * A letter sent to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker was found to contain
   [17] the lethal poison ricin.
 * Top officials at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay defended [18] a recent
   raid that resulted in injuries on both sides.
 * Police in Colombia seized [19] nearly 300 properties around the country
   belonging to a notorious drug lord.

/-By Elias Groll /

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[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/us/officials-investigate-boston-explosions.html?hp&pagewanted=all
[2] http://news.yahoo.com/boston-marathon-bombs-believed-packed-pressure-cookers-013934377--sector.html
[3] http://killerapps.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/16/pressure_cookers_have_been_used_to_hide_ieds_in_afghanistan_for_years
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/us/physical-legacy-of-bomb-blasts-could-be-cruel-for-boston-marathon-victims.html?hp
[5] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/world/americas/post-election-tensions-rise-in-venezuela-amid-deadly-protests.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130417&_r=0
[6] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324493704578427961176489542.html
[7] http://news.yahoo.com/trial-russian-opposition-leader-adjourned-062537329.html
[8] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22164384
[9] http://news.yahoo.com/quake-hits-iran-pakistan-death-toll-160024780.html
[10] http://news.yahoo.com/rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel-065342105.html
[11] http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-attack-kills-least-12-central-syria-104404999.html
[12] http://news.yahoo.com/pakistans-musharraf-disqualified-election-111047559.html
[13] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22184232
[14] http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-supreme-court-election-not-perfect-123710935.html
[15] http://news.yahoo.com/un-rape-violence-raging-c-african-republic-134449200.html
[16] http://news.yahoo.com/irans-president-visits-uranium-rich-niger-113157093.html
[17] http://news.yahoo.com/letter-sent-senator-tested-positive-ricin-000130117.html
[18] http://news.yahoo.com/us-military-defends-guantanamo-prison-raid-183731887.html
[19] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22179894
[20] http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/16/a_few_bad_men
[21] http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/16/stay_the_hand_of_vengeance
[22] http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/16/what_extremists_are_saying_about_the_boston_massacre
[23] http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/16/plot_block_internet_freedom
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