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Wednesday 17 April 2013

Boston bomber is caught on camera: FBI reveals store footage shows 'dark-skinned man in backwards hat' planting second explosive moments before blasts tore through marathon crowds

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Source: Daily Mail
The FBI said there has been 'substantial progress' in the Boston bombing investigation after they analyzed surveillance footage from a nearby department store which showed a 'dark-skinned man in a backwards baseball cap' planting the second bomb.
Because of that video - and local news footage - authorities were able to get exactly what they have been looking for - an individual coming in and dropping a package in a black bag before quickly walking away again. 
It was initially believed the man had been arrested and would soon be taken to court but White House officials later denied that anyone had been take into custody or even positively identified.
CNN - who broke the arrest news - later backtracked and said it had been a misunderstanding and no arrest had been made.
However, the Associated Press stood by their reports that someone was taken into custody, even after it was widely disputed. 
According to the LA Times, two suspects have been singled out in surveillance videos of the scene. A federal official said he has been briefed that authorities believe a second video or photo showed 'two men with two backpacks'. More pictures after the cut......


Though CNN's John King said sources told him it was a 'dark-skinned man', CBS reported that it was a white man who was wearing a black jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a white or off-white baseball cap backwards. He is said to be six feet or 6-feet-2-inches tall with a medium build.
It is not clear whether they have a name to go with the face. 
Soon after this was reported, a bomb threat was called into the federal courthouse and the building - as well as the surrounding area - was evacuated.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT AND VIDEO BELOW
Investigators search for evidence on the rooftop of a building located above the site of a bomb blast on Boylston Street
Investigators search for evidence on the rooftop of a building located above the site of a bomb blast on Boylston Street
Needle in a haystack: Investigators lean over the rooftop of a building located above the site of the bomb blast
Needle in a haystack: Investigators lean over the rooftop of a building located above the site of the bomb blast
The suspect is seen in the Lord and Taylor surveillance footage walking towards the mail box shown in this picture before dropping a package and walking away
This picture was taken from exactly the same angle as the camera from Lord and Taylor which is believed to have shown someone walking towards the mail box before dropping a package and walking away
Second Bomb: Photos show a bag next to a mailbox along the marathon route and may have been the footage used by the FBI to positively ID a suspect Second Bomb: Photos show a bag next to a mailbox along the marathon route and may have been the footage used by the FBI to positively ID a suspect
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Shocking: Seconds after the bombs went off on Boylston Street there is no sign of the bag, the picture is blurred because of the graphic nature of the content
While everyone seems to instinctively cower - the man dressed in black and highlighted - appears to run away at speed from the scene in the opposite direction to everyone else who was caught up in the blast
While everyone seems to instinctively cower - the man dressed in black and highlighted - appears to run away at speed from the scene in the opposite direction to everyone else who was caught up in the blast
Is this the man? While everyone seems to instinctively cower - the man dressed in black and highlighted - appears to run away at speed from the scene in the opposite direction to everyone else who was caught up in the blast 
Could this be the bombing suspect? The man runs away as everyone around him instinctively falls to the ground or covers their ears
Could this be the bombing suspect? The man runs away as everyone around him instinctively falls to the ground or covers their ears
No arrest has been made but the FBI believe they can see the suspect drop the bag and run away from video footage
No arrest has been made but the FBI believe they can see the suspect drop the bag and run away from video footage
As members of the public and those caught up in the blast appear to help the stricken victims of the bombing - the man in black can be seen to make his way at speed away from the scene
As those caught up in the blast appear to help the stricken victims of the bombing - the man in black and tattered clothes can be seen sprinting away from the scene
Evidence: Authorities viewed video footage from the Lord and Taylor department store
Evidence: Authorities viewed video footage from the Lord and Taylor department store
The pressure cooker lid was found on top of the Charlesmark Hotel which is 35 yards away from the explosion site - such was the force of the blast
The pressure cooker lid was found on top of the Charlesmark Hotel which is 35 yards away from the explosion site - such was the force of the blast
Map showing the Boston crime scene perimeter where experts are trying to piece together the clues left behind the deadly marathon explosion
Map showing the Boston crime scene perimeter where experts are trying to piece together the clues left behind the deadly marathon explosion
Amateur pictures taken by someone in a nearby office building may show the man responsible running away from the scene - though this is only speculation. 
'I went to the window and I was looking in the direction of the finish line. I saw simultaneously a runner go down, a huge explosion, and then a deafening roar,' Benjamin Thorndike said. 'I had my camera in my hand, and I just pushed the rapid-shutter button down and just took 25 pictures over the course of what felt like a long time, but I think it was only 15 or 20 seconds.'
He added that he thought it was strange that the man was running away from the scene while everyone else was instinctively crouched down and taking cover.
It also emerged today that the force of the first blast at the marathon was so strong, the lid of the pressure cooker bomb was found on the sixth-floor roof of a hotel 35 yards away from the explosion site and is now a vital clue in the investigation. 
A guest at the Charlesmark Hotel discovered the crucial piece of evidence just minutes after the blast. He picked up the twisted metal – believing it was a hubcap from a vehicle damaged in the bomb – and gave it to a policeman.
Twenty-four hours later he was quizzed by FBI agents, who revealed the mangled metal was one of biggest clues so far in the search for the terrorists who killed three and injured 183 others.
Hotel owner Mark Hagopian said: 'One of the guests had been up on the roof earlier in the day. Immediately after the blast he went back up there and spotted what he thought was a hub cap.
'As it hadn’t been there earlier he thought it could have come from a damaged car, so he picked it up and took it downstairs.
'He handed it to a policeman and thought nothing more of it until the FBI contacted him and hotel manager Curt Butcher on Tuesday evening.
'They met for 35 minutes and the FBI confirmed that it was part of the pressure cooker bomb.'
Hogopian, 50, was hosting a marathon party for 100 people when the first bomb exploded on Monday afternoon.
As guests rushed outside the see what was happening, the second bomb went off just yards from the hotel’s outdoor patio.
'We were knocked off our feet by the blast and all around us there were bodies – seven or eight people missing limbs’ he said.
'There was blood splayed everywhere. It was utter chaos.
'One of the fourth-floor guests went up to the roof to see if he could see what was happening. That’s when he found what he thought was the hubcap.
'He handed it to the cop as everyone was being evacuated – at the time it was feared there were more bombs set to go off.
'Now it turns out that piece of metal is a big piece of the evidence. Apparently, forensics should be able to get many more clues from that.
 'The FBI also took away video and photos the guest had taken. They are scouring those for further evidence.'
Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device.
Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device
Bomb: The photos were produced by the Joint Terrorism Task Force of Boston and provided to Reuters by a U.S. government official who declined to be identified and show pieces of a stainless steel pressure cooker with an Underwriters Laboratory number. One picture shows the imprint: Gas and Electric
The photos were produced by the Joint Terrorism Task Force of Boston, provided to Reuters April 16, 2013 by a U.S. government official who declined to be identified
Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device
The devices are believed to be pressure cooker bombs  — a commonplace cooking utensil in many countries — a piece of which is shown on the left along with remnants of the black nylon bag and on the right, pieces of the sophisticated detonator 
This picture obtained by Fox 5 Atlanta is believed to be the black back-pack that is thought to have held one of the explosive devices which detonated at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon on Monday
This picture obtained by Fox 5 Atlanta is believed to be the black back-pack that is thought to have held one of the explosive devices which detonated at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon on Monday
The photographs appeared to confirm that the trigger mechanism of the Boston marathon bombs were indeed battery powered - with experts claiming that they showed a high level of sophistication
The photographs appeared to confirm that the trigger mechanism of the Boston marathon bombs were indeed battery powered - with experts claiming that they showed a high level of sophistication
The photographs appeared to confirm that the trigger mechanism of the Boston marathon bombs were indeed battery powered - with experts claiming they showed a high level of sophistication 
This picture reportedly shows the damaged remains of a circuit board - which could indicate how the device was triggered to detonate on Monday at the finishing line of the Boston marathon
This picture reportedly shows a number of ball bearings which were packed into the pressure cooker to cause maximum maiming potential
Destroyed electronic board parts lie on the ground around the scene of the detonation of the first Boston marathon bomb - in photographs obtained anonymously by Reuters and produced by the FBI
Destroyed electronic board parts lie on the ground around the scene of the detonation of the first Boston marathon bomb - in photographs obtained anonymously by Reuters and produced by the FBI
Fagor Duo Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
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Fagor Duo Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker which is believed to have been the type used in the bombing, left, and the graphic right, shows how the household appliance would have been used to cause maximum damage
 
New crime scene photographs of the remnants of the first bomb which detonated during Monday's Boston marathon shows that a six-liter pressure cooker was used in at least one of the deadly charges - as experts described the devices as military-style 'anti-personnel' devices.
The images - released by the Joint Terrorist Task Force - show the wreckage of a stainless steel pressure cooker with an Underwriters Laboratory safety mark and an imprint that reads gas or electric, with experts describing the devices as military-style 'anti-personnel' devices.
Furthermore, it is being claimed the deadly devices used were designed to act like 'homemade claymores' - powerful, directional anti-personnel devices.
Described as using a 'low explosive', most likely black or smokeless powder, the bombs are reported to have exploded outwards with shrapnel at 3,300 feet per second. The lid of a pressure cooker was found on a nearby rooftop and investigators were able to pinpoint which type of cooker was used.
One brand of pressure cooker with '6L' on the bottom is made by the Spanish company Fagor, which sells about 50,000 of the six-liter pots in the United States every year, according to the New York Times.
This gives investigators a real chance to narrow down their list of suspects - which they said yesterday was 'wide open' - and find out who is responsible for the worst attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11.
They will use every clue, from the cooker's manufacturer and retailers to the types of nails used in the shrapnel, to try and find out from where the bomb parts were purchased and by whom.
Roy Parker, a retired Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives agent who ­developed the agency’s explosives training program, said examiners are looking at scraps of the bomb components, bags and all other forensic evidence.
He said: 'You’re looking for a needle in a haystack, but the needle is there. If you look long enough, you’ll get stuck with it. This is not an unsolvable crime.'
The bombs had the power to propel metal shards great distances, designed primarily to maim - like a military 'claymore' device.
The resulting explosions sent metal tearing through skin and muscle, destroying the lower limbs of some victims who had only shreds of tissue holding parts of their legs together when they arrived at the emergency room of Massachusetts General Hospital, doctors there said.
Initial examination of the bombs revealed they appeared to utilize battery packs and circuit boards, which indicates a sophisticated triggering mechanism with an 'egg-like' timer.
'It appeared to be built from scratch but with a sophisticated triggering mechanism. And frankly, at the end of the day, all bombs are crude devices, and it is the way they are triggered that can be sophisticated,' said one official with strong knowledge of explosives. 'They functioned as designed.' 
Low quality explosive ingredients may have been the bombs’ key components, according to an unnamed expert quoted by CNN. That would explain the yellowness of the flame, as shown in video and photos of the event.
Higher-quality military explosive is usually gray or black, said the expert.
Photographs taken by a member of the public of the second bomb site before and after detonation show an orange and grey bag next to the barrier - right where the bomb appears to have gone off.
Detectives are now investigating the possibility that this bag contained the device that exploded with such devastating effect. 
However images and fabrics from the remains of the bomb shows they were kept in black nylon duffel bags so it is as yet unclear if the bomb was in he gray and orange bag.
Investigators are still combing through the area for more vital clues to try and find the person or persons responsible for Monday's bomb
Investigators are still combing through the area for more vital clues to try and find the person or persons responsible for Monday's bomb
Investigation: Officials survey the site of a bomb blast on Boylston Street looking for evidence that might help them find a suspect
Investigation: Officials survey the site of a bomb blast on Boylston Street in Boston searching for evidence that might help them find a suspect or suspects
Forensic investigators look through the top of a building on Boylston Street for clues, two days after the bombs exploded just before the Boston Marathon finish line
Forensic investigators look through the top of a building on Boylston Street for clues, two days after the bombs exploded just before the Boston Marathon finish line

Vigils were held overnight as hundreds of people gathered to remember the victims, the third of whom was named yesterday as Chinese Boston University student Lü Lingzi.
Lingzi was attending the Boston marathon with her friend Zhou Danling, a student of actuarial science at BU, who was originally said to be in a coma at Boston Medical Center but showing signs of improvement after suffering serious injuries in the blast.
The other two fatalities in the bombing have been identified as eight-year-old Martin Richard, the son of a Dorchester community activist, and 29-year-old restaurant manager Krystle Campbell. 
A five-year-old boy is still critically injured at Boston medical center.
A law enforcement official told CBS News that the two bombs that exploded were made to look like discarded property. 
Earlier in the day, lead FBI agent Richard DesLauriers confirmed that items from the first blast have been recovered and are being sent to a special facility at FBI headquarters in Quantico for study - in the hope that they will lead them to the killer or killers.
He also admitted the investigation into those responsible was in its 'infancy' and that the range of suspects remained 'wide open'.
More than 2,000 tips from the public were reviewed and analyzed in the first 24 hours but no individual or group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The FBI has issued a plea to members of the public for help in the hunt for clues saying: 'Someone knows who did this'.
He said among those items were 'pieces of black nylon which could be from a backpack and fragments of BBs (ball bearings) and nails possibly contained in a pressure cooker device.
'The bag would have been heavy because of the components believed to be in it. We won't know with certainty until the laboratory completes its final review.'
The second device was also housed in a metal container says the document, but so far there is not enough evidence to confirm for certain if a pressure cooker was also used.
'Someone knows who did this,' added Richard DesLauriers, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office. 
'Importantly, the person who did this is someone’s friend, neighbor, coworker or relative. We are asking anyone who may have heard someone speak about the marathon, or the date of April 15, in any way that indicated that he or she may have targeted this event to call us.'
DesLauriers added: 'At this time, there have been no claims of responsibility.'
Earlier he vowed to go 'to the ends of the earth' to find those responsible.
In video footage also handed over to the FBI, an unidentified man is seen to flee the scene of one of the blasts as everyone else cowers in the seconds after the explosions.
Dressed all in black, the man's pants have been shredded and he hurriedly looks from left to right before making off in the opposite direction to the where members of the public are aiding the injured.
In a press conference held today, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis confirmed that the marathon route had been swept twice by bomb detection units and declared clear.
'[But] people can come and go and bring items in and out after the races started,' said Davis.
As members of the public and those caught up in the blast appear to help the stricken victims of the bombing - the man in black can be seen to make his way at speed away from the scene
As those caught up in the blast appear to help the stricken victims of the bombing - the man in black can be seen to make his way at speed away from the scene

And as the circumstantial evidence builds up around the devastating attacks builds, one counterterrorism expert told said that the Boston bombings bore all the hallmarks of the 2004 Madrid attacks - albeit on a lesser scale.
'This has the hallmarks of a Madrid-style event in many respects,' Rossini told The Daily Beast. 'We don’t know who the bombers are, but I assume it was more than one. It’s just my gut that there might have been two people involved.'
The Madrid commuter train bombings were a coordinated attack that used multiple explosive devices which killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 on March 11th, 2004.
They were attributed to an al Qaeda affiliated terror cell.
'I’m not sure if it’s domestic, or if there was shrapnel or ball bearings in the bombs,' Rossini said, 
'But when I saw a still photo of the explosion, there was what looked like a fireball from an accelerant like a propane tank or gasoline”—yet another similarity to the carnage in Spain. 
'Of course, a pipe bomb could have that effect as well.'
Saying that the bomber or bombers most likely dropped the bags easily amongst the commotion during the race, Rossini said that the FBI will be looking to the remnants of the bags to lead them to the killers.
Rossini, however, cautioned against jumping to any conclusions that the bombing was the result of Islamic-inspired terrorism. 'It could be a white supremacist group. We just don’t know.'
The Shenyang Evening News reported Wednesday on its official Twitter-like microblog account that the victim is named Lu Lingzi. An editor at the newspaper says that Lu's father confirmed his daughter's death
The Shenyang Evening News reported Wednesday on its official Twitter-like microblog account that the victim is named Lü Lingzi. An editor at the newspaper says that Lü's father confirmed his daughter's death
People gather for a vigil for the victims on the Boston Common as an investigation continues into dual bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday
People gather for a vigil for the victims on the Boston Common as an investigation continues into dual bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday
People gather for a vigil for the victims on the Boston Common as an investigation continues into dual bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday
A member of the National Guard and a Boston policeman direct a man away from a barricade near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston on Tuesday
A member of the National Guard and a Boston policeman direct a man away from a barricade near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston on Tuesday
People stand during an interfaith prayer service remembering the victims of Boston Marathon bombings at the Paulist Center on Tuesday evening in Boston, Massachusetts
People stand during an interfaith prayer service remembering the victims of Boston Marathon bombings at the Paulist Center on Tuesday evening in Boston, Massachusetts
People stand during an interfaith prayer service remembering the victims of Boston Marathon bombings at the Paulist Center on Tuesday evening in Boston, Massachusetts 
Disaster: Mourners attend candlelight vigil for Martin Richard at Garvey Park, near Richard's home in the Dorchester section of Boston, on Tuesday, April 16
Disaster: Mourners attend candlelight vigil for Martin Richard at Garvey Park, near Richard's home in the Dorchester section of Boston, on Tuesday, April 16


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2310596/Boston-bombings-latest-Arrest-Boston-marathon-bombing-suspect-brought-court.html#ixzz2Qky2ynLY 
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