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FLIR cameras help police find Boston bombing suspect
April 22, 2013SSN Staff
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—A helicopter with infrared cameras from FLIR Systems helped police confirm a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was hiding in a covered boat behind a residence in Watertown, Mass., according to an SIA news item.
Photos taken from a helicopter by the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing show a person—later confirmed to be suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—hiding in the boat.
Oregon-based FLIR manufactures sensing products with a focus on thermal technology. According to a USA...