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| Injured Saudi is a witness, not a suspect, in Boston bombing |
| 2013-04-16 |
| [Washington Post] U.S. law enforcement officials said Tuesday that a Saudi national injured in the Boston Marathon bombing is regarded as a witness, not a suspect. The Saudi, who is recuperating at a Boston hospital, is in his 20s and is in the United States on a Saudi scholarship to study at a university in the Boston area. The federal officials' explanation echoed comments by a Saudi official at the country's embassy in Washington. The embassy official said that a Saudi national has been questioned as a witness but is not regarded as a suspect. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Careful here. Not every Saudi student is a terrorist. He could simply have watched the marathon and be injured by the blast. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2013-04-16 20:35 |
| #10 Yeah, but running 26 miles is at least as crazy as running with bulls. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-04-16 19:09 |
| #9 Glenmore,marathoners don't run you down and gore you the way the bulls do. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-04-16 19:08 |
| #8 If I was in Pamplona to learn Spanish I'd go watch the crazies run with the bulls, as part of my educational experience and just for the heck of it; wouldn't you? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-04-16 18:45 |
| #7 It's possible I suppose, that this is an attempt to protect him from overzealous tea-party types that will attack him regardless of innocence. What sets off alarm bells is that they haven't said WHAT he was doing there. He was there, injured, and taken to the hospital. But nobody can tell me what a Saudi national, on a student-visa, was doing there. Curiosity? Possible, but just SAY THAT. Just making it look bad if this guy is innocent. |
| Posted by: Charles 2013-04-16 18:35 |
| #6 Not buying it. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-04-16 17:51 |
| #5 Right 20 yr old Saudis love watching marathon finishes. |
| Posted by: Jack salami 2013-04-16 17:29 |
| #4 Let the spin begin. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-04-16 17:27 |
| #3 as long as he is classified as only a witness, he has no reason to be given a lawyer at taxpayer expense |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-04-16 16:57 |
| #2 Another Saudi cover up? |
| Posted by: Thaviger Mussolini7228 2013-04-16 16:33 |
| #1 Did he witness the bombs being put together? |
| Posted by: gorb 2013-04-16 16:12 |