Man with meat cleaver detained outside Tsarnaev sentencing

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A man who allegedly had a meat cleaver in his vehicle outside the federal courthouse during the Boston Marathon bomber's sentencing was detained by police on Wednesday, according to local news outlets.

Police surrounded the man as he sat on the ground laughing and smiling, the Boston Herald reported. Authorities took the man into custody and removed the meat cleaver from his car.

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