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Man with meat cleaver detained outside Tsarnaev sentencing

BOSTON - A man with a meat cleaver in his car was taken into custody outside federal court during the Boston Marathon bomber's sentencing on Wednesday, reports CBS Boston.

The man was handcuffed by authorities and placed in a police SUV.

Officers searched the man's Honda CRV and removed the meat cleaver from his car, according to the station.

The incident occurred while the court was taking a recess for lunch.

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The meat cleaver found in a man's car outside the courthouse in Boston where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was being sentenced Wednesday, June 24, 2015. CBS Boston


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