A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for evidence in the ongoing investigation of a 2011 Massachusetts triple murder, saying the information wouldn't help their case.
The two explosions in Boston drew a swift response from the New York Police Department, as they began to mobilize their anti-terror units, bomb squads and additional uniformed presence to key New York City landmarks and buildings.
Members of Congress strongly suggested on Monday that the deadly Boston Marathon explosions were acts of terrorism.
At least two people are dead and dozens injured - including up to 10 with amputated limbs - after two bombs tore through the finish line of the Boston Marathon, at the heart of downtown Boston.
