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8. April 2017, 21:58

Huge manhunt for Boston suspect

Police investigating the Boston Marathon bomb attacks say one of two suspects in the case has died after a shoot-out and car chase through a city suburb. Officials say the suspects threw explosives and fired at police pursuing them before one of them was shot. The second suspect escaped and a massive police operation is underway in the suburb of Watertown. Officials have also shut down Boston's public transport system whilst the manhunt continues. It's thought the suspects high-jacked the car they used after shooting dead a police officer on the campus of the nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The developments follow the release of photographs of the suspects. Dr Richard Wolfe from Boston emergency services says the suspect who died was brought in with multiple wounds including blast and gunshot injuries.

French family released in Cameroon

Authorities in France and Cameroon say a French family with four young children who were kidnapped at gunpoint by militants in northern Cameroon have been freed. The family had spent two months in captivity. All 7 family members are said to be in good health.

Investigations into Texas plant blast continue

Emergency teams are continuing to search through the rubble of homes which were destroyed by a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas. Local officials put the current death toll at least 14 with over 160 injured. The cause of the blast is still unclear. Officials say they've found no evidence of foul play and that it appears to be an industrial accident.

Musharraf taken into custody

The former President of Pakistan - Pervez Musharraf - has been taken into custody after being arrested at his home on the outskirts of Islamabad. Musharraf faces allegations that he unlawfully detained judges during a 2007 dispute with the judiciary.

Death toll in Baghdad bomb attack rises

Officials in Iraq say the death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a cafe in Baghdad has now risen to 32 with 65 wounded. The latest violence comes ahead of tomorrow's provincial elections - the first in the country since 2010.

Telescope leads to planet discovery

Scientists using NASA's Kepler space telescope say they've identified two planets capable of supporting life. They're believed to be beyond the solar system and appear to be orbiting a star 1,200 light-years away. Paul Hertz is NASA's director of astrophysics: "this is a gradual path that Kepler's been taking us down and today's exciting announcement takes us even closer to that goal of finding habitable planets around other stars."

The weather

It will be cloudy with some showers, some of them thundery. Snow in the northern Alps later on. Highs will be ranging between 6 in the Bregenzerwald and 20 in the far east and southeast where there'll be a bit of sun.

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