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Several prominent Muslim-American groups released statements Friday condemning the Boston marathon bombings as the world learned the two suspects were natives of Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region.
The city of Boston remained on lockdown Friday afternoon while authorities conducted a massive manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger brother of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in an overnight shootout with police. The brothers are believed to be responsible for two bombs that exploded Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuries more than 170.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest civil liberties and advocacy organization for Muslims, joined other American Muslim leaders for a noon news conference in Washington, D.C., to offer reaction to the latest information in the case.