Thursday, April 25, 2013

Boston Maraton Bombing -- News Updates April 25, 2013



Latest Developments In The Boston Bombing Investigation -- CNN

(CNN) -- Here are some of the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation:

NEW:

-- FBI Director Robert Mueller traveled to Boston Thursday on a trip that was scheduled before the bombings, an FBI official said. While in the city, he is meeting with members of the field office who are working on the bombings case.

Previously reported:

-- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev revealed to investigators that he and his brother intended to drive to New York City and "detonate additional explosives in Times Square," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. Bloomberg said the FBI told New York officials this information Wednesday night.

Previously reported:

-- At least one of the two bombs used in Boston -- the second to explode -- was detonated by remote control, a law enforcement official told CNN Thursday. Previously, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat and member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, said Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev used a remote control device similar to those used to control toy cars to detonate both bombs at the marathon.

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More News On The Boston Marathon Bombing

Times Square attack planned by Boston bombing suspects, authorities say -- CBS/AP
Boston Bombing Suspects Talked of Times Square as Next Target, New York Officials Say -- New York Times
Authorities: Tsarnaev brothers planned attack on New York’s Times Square -- Washington Post
New York Mayor Bloomberg says Boston Marathon bombers wanted to detonate bombs in Times Square -- Boston.com
Boston bomb suspects also wanted to attack New York: officials -- Reuters
Boston bombings: Brothers had more explosives and planned New York attack -- Chicago Tribune
Bomb suspects planned second attack: Times Square -- USA Today
Boston Marathon Bombings Update: Suspects planned Times Square attack, officials say -- CBS
Boston suspects planned Times Square attack: NY mayor -- AFP

Tamerlan Tsarnaev vowed to die for Islam; judge may have prematurely stopped brother's interrogation, sources say -- FOX News
Officials: Suspect Described Plot Before Miranda -- Time/AP
AP: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev silent after read Miranda rights -- CBS/AP
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Talked for 16 Hours Before He Was Read His Rights -- Slate
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's pre-Miranda confession: Will it hurt the prosecution's case? -- The Week
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Confession Already Has Problems -- Adam Martin, New York Magazine

Patrick administration refuses to release Tsarnaev brothers' records -- Boston Herald
Massachusetts officials reportedly refuse to release Tsarnaev brothers' records -- FOX News

CIA knew about Tamerlan Tsarnaev months before the Boston bombing and put him on a terrorist 'watchlist' -- Daily Mail
Boston Bombing Suspect's Name Was in US Terrorism Databases -- ABC News
Communication on Bomb Suspect’s Russia Trip Scrutinized -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Now officials claim Boston bombing suspect was NOT armed in boat showdown - despite police account of firefight and him 'shooting himself' -- daily Mail
Single Gun Recovered From Accused Bombers -- ABC News

'America took my kids away': Mother of Boston suspects insists sons not responsible -- NBC
Parents say Boston suspects framed, want truth from U.S. -- Reuters
'It wasn't blood... it was PAINT': Boston bombers' defiant mother launches bizarre defense of her 'framed' sons -- Daily Mail
Bombing Suspects' Mom Regrets Move to US That 'Took My Kids Away From Me' -- ABC News
Bomb suspects' mother will 'never' accept their guilt -- USA Today

Dancer, 32, who lost leg in Boston bombings to appear on Dancing With The Stars as she says she's 'not afraid' to perform again -- Daily Mail
Bomb victim takes first painful steps ten days after blast as family reveals her 'nightmares' about terror attacks -- Daily Mail

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