ColonelTribune @ColonelTribune1m Update: Conflicting reports about whether an arrest has been made in the Boston bombings. More soon. http://trib.in/17GaRTG Arrest made in Boston Marathon bombings case Tribune staff and wire reports 1:15 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2013 Authorities may have arrested a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings based on security video that showed a man depositing a bag at the bomb scene before the blasts, according to two media reports citing U.S. and Boston law enforcement sources. CNN and Fox News have reported an arrest has been made, while the Associated Press and Boston Globe say the bombing suspect is in custody and expected in federal court. However, CBS and NBC are reporting there has not been an arrest in the case. An official announcement is expected at 4 p.m. central time. RELATED Photos: Aftermath and reactions Photos: Boston Marathon explosions Photos: Boston Marathon bombing evidence Ind. woman hurt in marathon blasts: 'Blood and glass everywhere' Videos: Explosions at marathon See more stories » Ads by Google Photos: Remains of Boston Marathon bombs Bombing investigators have searched through thousands of pieces of evidence from cell phone pictures to shrapnel shards pulled from victims' legs. Based on shards of metal, fabric, wires and a battery recovered at the scene, the focus turned to whomever may have made bombs in pressure cooker pots and taken them in heavy black nylon bags to the finish line of the world-famous race watched by crowds of spectators. The twin bombs in Boston, which killed three people and injured 176 others, was the worst attack in the United States since security was stepped up across the country after the September 11, 2001 hijacked plane strikes. A stretch of Boston's Boylston Street almost a mile long and blocks around it remained closed on Wednesday as investigators searched for clues. The explosions sprayed shrapnel far enough that police were...
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