BOSTON (CBS) – Investigators have made a “clear identification” of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, according to CNN.
Correspondent John King, a Boston native, said authorities have a clear video image of a “dark-skinned male” placing a package at one of the bomb sites and then leaving the area before the explosion.
The breakthrough came through analysis of surveillance video from the Lord and Taylor store in Copley Square. King said his sources said the video is said to be so clear they can see the suspect’s face.
It’s not known if they know the man’s name.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino told WBZ-TV’s Joe Shortsleeve that investigators are “very close” to identifying a suspect, but Menino would not go as far as the CNN report.
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ZitatThe deadly bomb attack on the Boston Marathon highlights what may be a growing threat to American cities -- the use of IEDs to target large gatherings, inflicting mass damage with a device that is difficult to detect.
Security experts say the use of IEDs is becoming a preferred tool of terror in both domestic and global attacks -- or attempted attacks -- against the United States.