(Breaking News)
Reports: Boston bombing suspect captured
Boston Globe newspaper says one of two suspects in the marathon blasts has been
captured by police.
Last Modified: 19 Apr 2013 06:39
One suspect in the Boston Marathon blasts has been captured, the Boston Globe
newspaper reports quoting an official with knowledge of the investigation.
Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police, the
Boston Globe reported on Friday, adding that authorities had established a
20-block perimeter as they searched for him.
The FBI had earlier released images and videos of two men wanted as key
suspects in connection to the marathon bombing and had asked the public for
help in identifying the two men.
Richard Deslauriers, an FBI special agent, said in a press conference on
Thursday that the FBI regarded the suspects as "armed and extremely dangerous",
adding that the agency did not believe there is any imminent danger of another
attack.
The bombings that killed three people and wounded 176 began a week of security
scares that rattled the US and evoked memories of the September 11, 2001
hijacked plane attacks.
"Today we are enlisting the public's help to identify the two suspects,"
DesLauriers said at the news conference.
Both men carried backpacks that were believed to contain the bombs.
The man identified as suspect No 1 wore a dark baseball cap. Suspect No. 2 wore
a white cap backwards and was seen setting down his backpack on the ground,
DesLauriers said.
"Somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbours, co-workers
or family members of the suspects. Though it may be difficult, the nation is
counting on those with information to come forward and provide it to us," he
said.
Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from Boston, said that with the release of
the images, the FBI set off one of America's biggest ever manhunts.
"These two men are now the most wanted men in America and it is understood that
investigators have in the last hour or so already been passed a number of
names, some of which are recurring. So those leads will obviously be checked
out."
Investigators hoped the men would be identifiable within hours of the release
of the pictures and video, a national security official said, speaking on
condition of anonymity.
Investigators were looking at the men for some period of time before deciding
to make the videos public, and they had extensive video and still pictures to
justify the FBI decision to label the two men as suspects, the official said.
Source:
Al Jazeera And Agencies
------------------------------------
Post message: [email protected]
Subscribe : [email protected]
Unsubscribe : [email protected]
List owner : [email protected]
Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[email protected]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
