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‘Dark-Skinned’ Bombing Suspect Identified – Breakthrough from analysis of department-store video
WND
Authorities probing the Boston Marathon bombings believe they have identified a suspect, but the U.S. Justice Department is denying earlier broadcast reports someone has been arrested.
The suspect, described as a “dark-skinned” male, was picked up on security camera footage from the Lord & Taylor department store along the marathon route, near the site of the second explosion.
It was reported the suspect could be seen on camera dropping a black bag.
The source also indicated video from a Boston television station contributed to the progress in the hunt for the party responsible for the April 15 explosions that left at least three dead and some 175 injured.
After initial reports saying the suspect was in custody, CNN reporter Fran Townsend said, “There’s not somebody in custody or arrested. The situation is very fluid. They’re working to positively identify this individual … There has been a misunderstanding … as law enforcement tries to work through this.”
Justice Department officials told CNN’s Joe Johns there was indeed no one in custody Wednesday afternoon.
After CNN and others wrongly reported an arrest had been made in Boston, the FBI is urging media to “exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.”
“Contrary to widespread reporting, no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack,” the FBI said. “Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.”
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