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Saudi national no longer ‘person of interest’ in Boston bombings, no other suspects
FP via Drudge ^ | 4/16/13 | Josh Rogin

Posted on 04/16/2013 4:44:56 PM PDT by Jean S

The Saudi national injured during the bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon Monday has been cleared and is no longer even a person of interest, intelligence officials told lawmakers Tuesday.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper briefed members of the Senate Intelligence Committee behind closed doors in a pre-scheduled hearing that was supposed to focus on the budget, but Clapper began with an update of the bombings. Ranking Republican Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) emerged from the briefing and said he was told the 22-year old Saudi student who was injured during the bombings and remains in the care of a local hospital was no longer a focus of investigators.

"He was never categorized as a suspect; he was a person of interest. My understanding is that he totally cooperated and that he is no longer a person of interest," Chambliss said.

Asked if there were any other persons of interest at this time, Chambliss said, "Not that I know of."

(Excerpt) Read more at thecable.foreignpolicy.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bostonbombing; bostonmarathon; bostonmarathonattack; saudinational; terroristattack
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1 posted on 04/16/2013 4:44:56 PM PDT by Jean S
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To: Jean S

He was reportedly chased down by the people
at the event and HELD.


2 posted on 04/16/2013 4:46:37 PM PDT by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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To: Jean S

Wrong place at the wrong time. Like I mentioned on another thread, it is important not to get too hung up on one suspect on this or any other unconfirmed facts until the final answers come out. Early on there are a lot of hazy stories.


3 posted on 04/16/2013 4:49:04 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Diogenesis

I have serious doubts about all of this. We will never hear the truth.


4 posted on 04/16/2013 4:49:42 PM PDT by acapesket
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To: Diogenesis

So, with all the cameras at the marathon, no one knows a thing? That is very odd. I am hoping they just haven’t gotten to it otherwise something fishy is going on.

I wish the media would only report the facts of the incident. What they are doing now is just polluting minds with misinformation.


5 posted on 04/16/2013 4:51:40 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Jean S

Thanks for the update.


6 posted on 04/16/2013 4:52:05 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: acapesket

hahaha.

Yeh, the Washington Post. They’ll tell the truth (lol).

James Clapper, as reported by Wapo. Great.


7 posted on 04/16/2013 4:52:30 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: acapesket

No we won’t. Not from this administration. Another Benghazi.


8 posted on 04/16/2013 4:52:52 PM PDT by mardi59 (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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To: Dutch Boy

Just like Sandy Hook.


9 posted on 04/16/2013 4:54:07 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Dutch Boy
I wish the media would only report the facts of the incident. What they are doing now is just polluting minds with misinformation.

The media ? Misinformation ? Do they report anything else ?
10 posted on 04/16/2013 4:54:18 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: mardi59

Kerry met with representative from Saudi Arabia and suddenly the guy is innocent.


11 posted on 04/16/2013 4:54:33 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: mardi59

What does it matter ? @#$%@^#$^#$^ /sarc


12 posted on 04/16/2013 4:55:08 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: Jean S

every hour that passes, the perpatrator(s) put 60-600 miles between themselves and justice.


13 posted on 04/16/2013 4:55:25 PM PDT by RC one (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Dutch Boy

I wish the media would only report the facts of the incident. What they are doing now is just polluting minds with misinformation.


The current Pravda is better than our domestic Enemedia.


14 posted on 04/16/2013 4:55:37 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals will never get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: driftdiver

Of course. Captain Cambodia saved the day for Ozone.


15 posted on 04/16/2013 4:55:37 PM PDT by mardi59 (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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To: jimbo123
Wrong. Latest report is suspect is 20 year old Saudi on student visa caught on surveillance cameras planting the bombs from his backpack.

Looks like that was another case of false information over the past 24 hours.......

16 posted on 04/16/2013 4:56:03 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (This space for rent)
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To: driftdiver

Behind closed doors no less.


17 posted on 04/16/2013 4:56:31 PM PDT by doc1019 (There is absolutely no difference between pro-choice and pro-abortion.)
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To: Jean S

Since they the gov say they don’t know who did it you know it’s Muslims.

Either way the result will be an increase in government power (DHS , big sis etc) with a corresponding decrease in individual freedom and rights of law abiding Americans( a cracking down on Americans and taking away of their gun rights).

But this is the result of every crisis real or manufactured

nothing will be done to foreign Muslims who caused it except to let more in on Visas


18 posted on 04/16/2013 4:56:41 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Mary Landrieu voted for the UN to take away our 2nd amendment rights)
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To: Jean S
No suspect, no leads. (Official story)

So, an unknown bomber or bombers on the loose, the authorities act as if the two explosives were the end. Who knows what / where another IED(s) or heaven forbid VBIED turn up.

Napolitano hasn't even bothered to raise public awareness yet, so that the public won't get panicked.

19 posted on 04/16/2013 4:56:55 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Jean S

If the bomber is somehow connected to Arab groups, we will NEVER know about it..this administration will do everything in its power to cover this up..they will blame the right, as usual..and the media will go right along with it..why do you think they keep on bringing up “Tax Day” they are planting the seeds because they need to..they probably already know it was some Islamist connected to Saudi Arabia or Iran but they wont say it because they stand hand in hand with the arabs


20 posted on 04/16/2013 4:57:13 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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