Yes, a Wash Post column... BOSTON EXPLOSIONS: NEW YORK POST BETTER HAVE GOOD SOURCES criticized Murdock's NY rag since no official - gov't, state, or city - said what the NY Post claims.
2:27 PM PT: So the New York Post is pushing a "report" that a "Saudi national" is in custody as a suspect. But TPM reports Boston PD are saying the New York Post's report is wrong. Obviously there's tons that we don't know, but the Post doesn't have any company so far in their claim, which is reminiscent of what happened immediately after the Oklahoma City bombing.
Boston Police: No Arrests Have Been Made In Marathon Bombing (UPDATE)
FIRST__Update (5:27 PM): A spokesperson with the FBI's national press office in Washington DC declined to comment when asked about reports a suspect or person of interest had been identified in the bombings.
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Back to the report___ A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department said no suspects have been taken into custody yet after the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
"At this time, we haven't been notified of any arrests or anyone apprehended," the spokesperson said.
The New York Post reported that a "Saudi national who suffered shrapnel wounds in today's blast" has been identified as "a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing." The Boston PD spokesperson did not confirm that report.
"Honestly, I don't know where they're getting their information from, but it didn't come from us," said the spokesperson.
The Post report was attributed to "a law enforcement source." According to the Post, the "suspect" is "currently being guarded in a Boston hospital."
Update (5:27 PM): A spokesperson with the FBI's national press office in Washington DC declined to comment when asked about reports a suspect or person of interest had been identified in the bombings.