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cali

(114,904 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 03:05 PM Apr 2013

FBI Statement on (non) arrest in Boston:

2:42 p.m. ET: “Contrary to widespread reporting, there have been no arrests made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack,” the FBI said in a statement. “Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.”
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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/live-updates-boston-marathon-bombing-day-3/

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FBI Statement on (non) arrest in Boston: (Original Post) cali Apr 2013 OP
Spoilsports! FarCenter Apr 2013 #1
How many false reports have there been already? BlueCheese Apr 2013 #2
Daily Mail is reporting that officials now having second thoughts. That library fire might indeed be snagglepuss Apr 2013 #3

BlueCheese

(2,522 posts)
2. How many false reports have there been already?
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 03:08 PM
Apr 2013

I haven't been following this too closely, but I can think of these:

1) Several unexploded bombs.
2) Bomb at JFK library.
3) Suspect arrested.

Basically, you really can't trust anything you hear within the first several days of a huge news story.

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