A Saudi Arabian national is being held as a suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings today.
5,000 runners and participants were still out on the course when the bombs went off this afternoon.
A Saudi national is being held in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. The 20 year-old man is being held in an undisclosed Boston hospital.
The New York Post reported:
Investigators have a suspect — a Saudi Arabian national — in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, The Post has learned.
Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect was under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital.
It was not immediately clear why the man was hospitalized and whether he was injured in the attack or in his apprehension.
The man was caught less than two hours after the 2:50 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the race, in the heart of Boston.
Someone needs to report this to Esquire Magazine.
An injured man being treated after the bomb blasts today. (Business Insider)
UPDATE: The suspect of interest was bleeding when police found him, reports FOX News.
UPDATE: The Boston police chief just told reporters there is no suspect in custody.
UPDATE: FOX News just reported that police are indeed guarding an injured victim in the hospital.
