Boston Marathon bombing suspect arrested
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“Sources tell #wcvb police have a suspect in Boston Marathon bombings. @WuWCVB says an arrest is imminent or may have already taken place,” tweeted the station’s Kristen Setera Wednesday afternoon.
http://inserbia.info/news/wp-content...i_-650x365.jpgFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrive at the scene after explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013 (Reuters / Neal Hamberg)
Earlier in the day, CNN reported shortly after 1 p.m. that a suspect has apparently been identified. It is unknown as to whether or not the suspect has been detained, and his name has not been made public as of this time, but he is reportedly a dark-skinned male, according to police.
Around 40 minutes later, local network WCVB reported that the suspect may have been caught.
According to CNN’s sources, surveillance video from a Lord and Taylor department store and a local television station are believed to have helped authorities identify the person sought responsible for Monday’s incident, which US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday is being investigated as an act of terror.
CNN’s John King reports from Boston that the video footage helped police narrow in on a person being considered a suspect in the attack “to such detail, I’m told, that they believe they have a clear identification, including a facial image of a suspect.”
The footage, sources say, show the suspect carrying and perhaps placing down a black bag that is thought to have contained a bomb that was detonated at the second of two crime scenes near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon just before 3 p.m. on Monday.
The mayor of Boston, Massachusetts has confirmed that a suspect was ID’d, and officials are expected to speak to the press at 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. According to sources speaking to the Boston Globe, authorities may publicize their findings at that briefing.
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