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FBI press release on Boston-Chinese suspects (UPDATED 1/25)

By Andrew Cochran

Here is the FBI press release on their detainment of one of the Chinese nationals named in previous stories. She has been in custody since last November 11 and appears to have entered the country for "economic reasons." They remain interested in the other 13 suspects, but to quote, "It should be noted that, to date, none of the original and anonymous information linking Mei Xia Dong and the 13 others to terrorism has been corroborated" and "the threat information is uncorroborated and of unknown reliability." FINAL UPDATE: Never mind, the whole thing was a false alarm!!

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