A grim hunt for answers in wake of Marathon attack

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Remains of a backpack the FBI says contained one bomb.

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This image shows the remains of a pressure cooker that the FBI says was part of one of the bombs.

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Emily Gillis, 7, her brother Conor, 4, of Dorchester, and their cousin Benjamin McCormick, 8, of Milton attended a vigil for blast victim Martin Richard at Garvey Park in Dorchester.

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Garvey Park in Dorchester was nearly filled with people during the vigil for Martin Richard, who was killed in Monday’s blasts.

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Sam Galvin of West Roxbury added candles to a makeshift memorial on the barricades blocking off Boylston Street.

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Sisters Justine Lescarbeau (left) and Jocelyn Lescarbeau, both of Boston, sign a banner during a vigil and memorial on Boston Common.

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Lizzie Lee, 56, of Lynwood, Wash., who had participated in her first Boston Marathon, holds a candle and a flower at a vigil at Boston Common.

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Members of the military walked along Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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The Red Sox had a moment of silence for victims before a game in Cleveland, playing the Indians at Progressive Field.

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Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia walked past a sign from an Indians fan in the dugout.

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Investigators were combing through the aftermath of the deadly Boston Marathon terrorist attack Tuesday.

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Two people stood above 755 Boylston St.

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A wide view of the scene Tuesday.

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The scene outside of Marathon Sports, the site of the first bomb explosion.

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Police tape blocked off access to the area.

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A woman looked down Boylston Street Tuesday, toward the finish line of the Boston Marathon and the site of deadly bombings a day earlier.

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A Boston Police officer stood on Boylston Street on Tuesday.

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Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis spoke along with other local and federal officials Tuesday morning.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Governor Deval Patrick, and FBI special agent in charge Richard DesLauriers spoke at the press conference.

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Speaking Tuesday afternoon at the White House, President Obama said, "We do not know whether this is an act of an organization, or an individual, or individuals."

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Roads around Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay were closed and considered an active crime scene on Tuesday morning.

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Another look at the scene around Boylston Street on Tuesday.

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Boston Police officers stood near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Tuesday morning.

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A police officer stood guard at the corner of Boylston Street and Arlington Street early Tuesday.

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Neighbors left flowers outside the Dorchester home of the eight-year-old killed during the attack.

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A military police officer checked the identification of a man on Massachusetts Avenue on Tuesday morning.

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Overnight, a wave of law enforcement officials swarmed a home of a "person of interest" on Ocean Avenue in Revere.

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FBI and Homeland Security agents were seen entering the Water’s Edge apartment complex at 364 Ocean Ave.

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Police units assembled along the Boston Public Garden on Tuesday morning.

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Special police units assembled in the Boston Common on Tuesday morning.