*breaking news* Boston Marathon explosions

[Azza]

Following on from the other one yesterday... (or was it Monday?)

The Associated Press ‏@AP

Officials: 2nd letter addressed to Senate intercepted, being tested for poisonous ricin.

And one for Barack as well.

The Associated Press ‏@AP

BREAKING: Secret Service: Letter addressed to Obama contained 'suspicious substance'.

Peter Alexander ‏@PeterAlexander 6m

Secret Service confirms to @NBCNews letter sent to Obama Tuesday contained suspicious substance & was intercepted.

Michael Skolnik ‏@MichaelSkolnik 4m

BREAKING: a letter addressed to Obama contained "suspicious substance," being tested for ricin. Sent from same person who sent ricin to Sen.

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Apparently a lid from one of the pressure cookers (or the) was found on a rooftop.

 

[Azza]

A second source briefed on the investigation told King that department store video (apparently surveillance footage) from a local Lord & Taylor in Copley Square shows a clear facial recognition; investigators had been looking for video of a suspect placing down a bag and walking away.

The Associated Press ‏@AP 4m

BREAKING: Law enforcement official: Arrest imminent in Boston Marathon bombing, suspect to be brought to court.

The camera store is across from the 2nd bomb site.



CNN saying an arrest has been made.

 

[Azza]

The Associated Press ‏@AP 31s

BREAKING: Law enforcement official: Boston Marathon bomb suspect in custody, expected in federal court.

They wouldn't announce this now at risk of making a mistake with the suspect surely?

Someone on the radio earlier from the US was saying it could take them a while to get through all the evidence they have. By that he meant everyone pretty much has a phone with a camera, it was televised, cctv, pictures from people at event. All has to be checked thoroughly and could take time.

My question is in such an event do you think if they collected together everything they had and posted them up on a domain for people to view then the 'internet' could help? Not quite on the same level but some of the detective work on here is impressive at times and if you through enough people at something they can surely help spot something that maybe be missed. Huge amount of people on 4chan/reddit/something awful etc.. all these resources pooled could help make the work much easier.

That's already pretty much happened.

 

[Azza]

CNN are saying that this person is being treated as highly suspect by the FBI and authorities. Deb Feyerick reporting says that the photographer who took these pictures to make the gif below has been spoken to by authorities about him and what he seen, how he moved etc

Spoiler

No confirmation if this person is the suspect that's been taken into custody. There's a press conference to happen at 5PM local time, it's 2PM there now.

 

[Azza]

Sounds like they may have arrested gif leg it man!
CNN keep playing that vid

**beaten like a ginger step-child

BBC reporting that there will be a press conference about the arrest at 22:00. I do hope that they have a perpetrator.

Apparently there was meant to be at 1PM but got changed to 5PM.



hahaa the woman on CNN just said "the leaks.. err.. the reports coming out, we're bound to hear more in the next hour, hour and a half".

 

[Azza]

fox news is not clear whether they have anyone or not.

Not confirmed if they have been arrested, but it seems they could have some one in custody.

As CNN woman said, I'm sure the 'leaked' info will come out in the next hour or so!

 

[Azza]

Some people are going to get battered with these leaks coming out.

 

[Azza]

You do realise that is exactly what you are doing.

Cool.

 

[Azza]

Reporters were told to move back and now people are leaving the federal court house rather quickly. :/

 

[Azza]

The court house is actually being evacuated or maybe staff were told to leave as they bring some one in...

 

[Azza]

This is like something from a film now!

 

[Azza]

What is?

There's been a bomb threat on the court house and it's been evacuated.

link to this court room evacuation or whatever?

CBS - http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2n

 

[Azza]

Don't think it was an evacuation, just clearing people away that have gathered at the courtroom.

Been confirmed by CBS reporter who was inside the court house that it was a bomb threat. I'm going to guess some joker, who'll probably get a right shafting now.

 

[Azza]

Sounds more exciting then the game I'm trying to watch. Cheers

Would have thought you'd go to watch. Part timer.

 

[Azza]

The first headline literally said someone was on the phone, they updated it to possible suspect next time round.

CBS are saying that FBI have used it in coordination with cell phone carrier to determine which exact person it was in relation to the video footage from the camera store they supposedly have.

 

[Azza]

Blue coat & sports bag, and backpack & white cap guy have been talked about and pictures shown on CNN as being people the feds are trying to identify.

 

[Azza]

Just released the images and video of the people they are looking for.

Photos here - http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston/photos

 

[Azza]

As you can see from the video they are seen together.

 

[Azza]

The rest from FBI website are here - http://imgur.com/a/wRl0g

 

[Azza]

Some one on reddit actually has them both in a picture though from a distance and from behind nearby the restaurant.