The Boston police announces that “Three additional suspects taken into custody in Marathon bombing case.”
Three additional suspects taken into custody in Marathon bombing case. Details to follow.
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) May 1, 2013
Here’s the Boston police department’s press release: “Please be advidsed that there is not threat to public safety. Three additional suspects have been taken into custody in connection to the attack on the Boston Marathon. Aside from the aforementioned, there is no additional info to release at this time. Additional details will be provided when they become available. No info available at this time relative to a press conference.”
UPDATE: The Boston Globe says the suspects are “college students.”
UPDATE: It is being reported that the suspects were roommates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev:
NBC’s Pete Williams: Three arrested were roommates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) May 1, 2013