Boston Bombs Were In Pressure Cookers And Hidden In Black Duffel Bags

Boston Bombs Were In Pressure Cookers And Hidden In Black Duffel Bags, Says

Person Briefed On Probe

 

By EILEEN SULLIVAN 04/16/13 12:45 PM ET EDT AP

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/boston-bombs-pressure-cookers_n_3093288.html

 

 

WASHINGTON -- The explosives used in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing were

contained in 6-liter pressure cookers and hidden in black duffel bags on the

ground, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on

Tuesday.

 

One of the explosives contained shards of metal and ball bearings, and

another contained nails, the person said.

 

A second person briefed on the investigation confirmed that at least one of

the explosives was made out of a pressure cooker. Both spoke on condition of

anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

 

Two bombs blew up seconds apart Monday at the finish line of one of the

world's most storied races, tearing off victims' limbs and leaving the

streets spattered with blood and strewn with broken glass. Three people were

killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and more than 170 were wounded.

 

President Barack Obama called the explosions a terrorist attack and

said law enforcement and intelligence officials were trying to determine who

was responsible. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombings.

 

These types of pressure cooker explosives have been used in Afghanistan,

India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to a July 2010 joint FBI and Homeland

Security intelligence report. One of the three devices used in the May 2010

Times Square attempted bombing was a pressure cooker, the intelligence

report said.

 

"Placed carefully, such devices provide little or no indication of an

impending attack," the report said.

 

The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the 2010 attempt in

Times Square, has denied any role in the Boston Marathon attack.

 

Law enforcement has not yet determined what was used to set off the

explosives. Typically, these bombs have an initiator, switch and explosive

charge, according to a 2004 warning from the Homeland Security Department

about these types of explosives.

 

"We will go to the ends of the Earth to identify the subject or subjects who

are responsible for this despicable crime, and we will do everything we can

to bring them to justice," said Richard DesLauriers, FBI agent in charge in

Boston.

 

Investigators in Boston are combing surveillance tapes and pictures from

Monday.

 

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