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WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – The brothers suspected of the

Boston Marathon bombings had originally planned to carry out the

attack on July 4 this year, a law enforcement official said.

But the Tsarnaev brothers decided to strike earlier because

they completed building their bombs more quickly than expected,

the official said.

(Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Alistair Bell and Eric

Walsh)