Boston police find ‘lid’ of pressure cooker bomb
18 April 2013 6:29 AM IST
The two bombs, which exploded within 12 seconds of each other at the marathon finish line Monday, killed three people and wounded 183, according to latest reports.
One of the bombs was housed in a pressure cooker hidden inside a backpack, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Joint Intelligence Bulletin.
The device also had fragments that may have included nails and ball bearings, the agency said. The second bomb was also housed in a metal container, but there’s not enough evidence to determine whether it was also in a pressure cooker, the FBI said.
Discovery of the lid could yield vital clues as to the origin of the bomb, CNN said, citing a federal law enforcement source with firsthand knowledge of the investigation.
While such clues move the investigation forward, even for seasoned investigators, the theories run the gamut on whether Monday's attack was an act of domestic or foreign terrorism, the channel said.
CNN said photos obtained by it showed the remains of a pressure cooker found at the scene, along with a shredded black backpack and what appear to be metal pellets or ball bearings. Scraps of at least one pressure cooker, nails and nylon bags found at the scene are being sent to the FBI's national laboratory at Quantico, Virginia, where technicians will try to reconstruct the devices, the federal agent leading the investigation said.
POPE SENDS CONDOLENCES TO BOSTON VICTIMS
Pope Francis has sent commiserations for the three victims of the bombing at the Boston marathon, saying he was ‘deeply grieved’ by the ‘act of violence’. Francis called the bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which also injured 176 people, ‘a senseless tragedy’. The message to Boston Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley urged citizens ‘to combat evil with good,’ he said expressing his sympathy for the victims.
INDIAN AMERICAN RUNNER ESCAPES UNHURT IN BLAST
An Indian-American marath -oner and his family escaped unhurt from Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings, but only after hours of anxiety as they searched for each other after the twin blasts.
Dallas area runner Ajith Pai had finished the 26.2-mile course in a personal best time of 3 hours, 2 minutes 16 seconds, about an hour before the explosions, dallasnews.com reported. His father and others had cheered him at the finish line right at the international flags, where the first explosion occurred.
Another group of family members including his mother and wife were on Boylston Street near the finish line when the explosions occurred, the news site said.
They had cheered him at Mile 22 and were walking toward the family gathering place from Boston College.
‘We got in touch briefly to know they were okay,’ Pai was quoted as saying. ‘They were on the other side of the finish line. They wouldn't allow them to come where we were.’ Before the explosions, the day couldn't have been better for the Pais, according to the website. ‘The weather was fantastic,’ Pai said. ‘Everyone was in great spirits. The crowds were amazing. Everything was awesome. For this to happen was very sobering. I'm happy for my family and sad for those that weren't so lucky,’ he said.
NRI SURGEON COMES TO MARATHONERS’ AID
Vivek Shah, an Indian American orthopaedic surgeon at Boston's New England Baptist Hospital, was 25 yards away from finishing the 26.2-mile run when he was put to the ultimate test.
Shah and his running mates heard a loud boom, but weren't sure what had happened. So they continued toward the finish line. Then came the second blast, local WCVB Boston TV reported.
‘All the runners and spectators started running towards us, away from the finish line. But my entire family, my wife, my daughter, my parents and my sister were all at the finish line. So I started running toward where I heard the boom,’ Shah told the station.
Concerned for his family, he had no idea what he was about to witness. ‘People with traumatic amputations, one leg, both legs, it just looked like everyone was in shock,’ he added.
One of the bombs was housed in a pressure cooker hidden inside a backpack, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Joint Intelligence Bulletin.
The device also had fragments that may have included nails and ball bearings, the agency said. The second bomb was also housed in a metal container, but there’s not enough evidence to determine whether it was also in a pressure cooker, the FBI said.
Discovery of the lid could yield vital clues as to the origin of the bomb, CNN said, citing a federal law enforcement source with firsthand knowledge of the investigation.
While such clues move the investigation forward, even for seasoned investigators, the theories run the gamut on whether Monday's attack was an act of domestic or foreign terrorism, the channel said.
CNN said photos obtained by it showed the remains of a pressure cooker found at the scene, along with a shredded black backpack and what appear to be metal pellets or ball bearings. Scraps of at least one pressure cooker, nails and nylon bags found at the scene are being sent to the FBI's national laboratory at Quantico, Virginia, where technicians will try to reconstruct the devices, the federal agent leading the investigation said.
POPE SENDS CONDOLENCES TO BOSTON VICTIMS
Pope Francis has sent commiserations for the three victims of the bombing at the Boston marathon, saying he was ‘deeply grieved’ by the ‘act of violence’. Francis called the bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which also injured 176 people, ‘a senseless tragedy’. The message to Boston Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley urged citizens ‘to combat evil with good,’ he said expressing his sympathy for the victims.
INDIAN AMERICAN RUNNER ESCAPES UNHURT IN BLAST
An Indian-American marath -oner and his family escaped unhurt from Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings, but only after hours of anxiety as they searched for each other after the twin blasts.
Dallas area runner Ajith Pai had finished the 26.2-mile course in a personal best time of 3 hours, 2 minutes 16 seconds, about an hour before the explosions, dallasnews.com reported. His father and others had cheered him at the finish line right at the international flags, where the first explosion occurred.
Another group of family members including his mother and wife were on Boylston Street near the finish line when the explosions occurred, the news site said.
They had cheered him at Mile 22 and were walking toward the family gathering place from Boston College.
‘We got in touch briefly to know they were okay,’ Pai was quoted as saying. ‘They were on the other side of the finish line. They wouldn't allow them to come where we were.’ Before the explosions, the day couldn't have been better for the Pais, according to the website. ‘The weather was fantastic,’ Pai said. ‘Everyone was in great spirits. The crowds were amazing. Everything was awesome. For this to happen was very sobering. I'm happy for my family and sad for those that weren't so lucky,’ he said.
NRI SURGEON COMES TO MARATHONERS’ AID
Vivek Shah, an Indian American orthopaedic surgeon at Boston's New England Baptist Hospital, was 25 yards away from finishing the 26.2-mile run when he was put to the ultimate test.
Shah and his running mates heard a loud boom, but weren't sure what had happened. So they continued toward the finish line. Then came the second blast, local WCVB Boston TV reported.
‘All the runners and spectators started running towards us, away from the finish line. But my entire family, my wife, my daughter, my parents and my sister were all at the finish line. So I started running toward where I heard the boom,’ Shah told the station.
Concerned for his family, he had no idea what he was about to witness. ‘People with traumatic amputations, one leg, both legs, it just looked like everyone was in shock,’ he added.
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