Boston Marathon Bombs: 'Possible Suspect'

Investigators have an image of a potential suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings but do not know his name, a law enforcement official said.

The picture is believed to have come from CCTV video taken before the twin attacks, in what could be the biggest breakthrough in the case.

The footage apparently shows a man carrying and possibly dropping a black bag at the second bomb scene on Boylston Street, outside the Forum restaurant, and then walking away.

The surveillance video is believed to have been taken at the Lord and Taylor department store between the sites of the two blasts, which were seconds and about 100 metres apart on the same road.

Boston City Council President Stephen Murphy said investigators have an image of a man dropping off a bag containing one of the bombs.

He said they had matched information from surveillance footage with witness descriptions of someone leaving the scene.

Victim Krystle Campbell was with a friend at the race

It comes as police said no-one has been arrested over Monday's bombings, despite reports in the US media that a suspect was in custody.

The Associated Press earlier claimed a law enforcement official had said a person was detained and was set to be taken to the federal court in the city.

Other media outlets also reported there had been an arrest. But the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the US attorney's office in Boston and the police disputed that.

"Despite reports to the contrary there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack," the Boston police department said on Twitter.

Martin Richard, aged eight, was waiting at the finish line when he died

The FBI also said there had been "no arrests made," urging the media to "exercise caution".

The explosive devices involved pressure cooker bombs hidden inside duffel bags packed with nails, shards of metal and ball bearings, placed on the ground near the finish line of the race.

But the FBI said nobody had claimed responsibility.

At least three people were killed, including eight-year-old Martin Richard, and more than 170 others were injured in the twin blasts on Monday.

Martin was waiting with his family to give his father a hug at the finish line when he died.

Lu Lingzi was the third person identified as one of the dead

Restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, 29, was the second of the fatalities to be identified.

She had gone with her best friend to take a picture of the friend's boyfriend crossing the finish line when the bombs went off.

Mother Patty Campbell said: "She was a wonderful person and everyone who knew her loved her.

"She was always smiling and was such a hard-worker in everything she did. This just doesn't make any sense."

It has since emerged Krystle Campbell's parents were originally told their daughter had been badly injured but would survive.

The New York Daily News reported that doctors had confused Krystle with her friend Karen Rand, who was by chance carrying Krystle's ID. Karen Rand had surgery to a badly injured leg.

Two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon

William Campbell Jr, 56, said: "We had the doctors come out and tell us everything they did (on the survivor) - and it wasn't our daughter."

The third person killed has been identified as Chinese graduate student Lu Lingzi, who was aged in her early 20s.

Boston University confirmed Ms Lu was studying mathematics and statistics there and was due to receive her degree in 2015.

It said she and two friends had been watching the marathon near the finish line. One of the friends, also a Boston University student, was injured while the other was unharmed, it said.

Chinese state media said Ms Lu was from the northeastern city of Shenyang.

An image of one of the mangled pressure cooker bombs

Scores of victims remain in hospitals, many with serious injuries. A five-year-old child, a nine-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy were among 17 victims in critical condition.

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