Official: Terror group planned to hide bombs on planes
The U.S. is on a heightened state of alert after the Department of Homeland Security warned of lone-wolf attacks in response to airstrikes on Syria.
This comes as the Pentagon says Monday night's airstrikes targeted not just ISIS but perhaps an even more immediate threat to the U.S. homeland called Khorasan.
According to a U.S. official, Khorasan, an al Qaeda-linked organization, was ready to blow up commercial flights.
CNN's Deborah Feyerick is OutFront with details.
Below, White House Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken weighs in on the attacks.
Breaking: Parents of Boston bombing suspects headed to United States
The parents of the Boston bombing suspects are headed to the U.S., according to the Russian state news agency. Deb Feyerick is OutFront with the latest on that and the investigation in Boston.
Martin Richard's family prays for healing after bombing suspect's capture
Erin Burnett reads a statement from Martin Richard family on the capture of Boston bombing suspect #2. FULL POST
Crowds cheer arrest of Boston bomb suspect
Erin Burnett talks to Mass. State Rep. John Lawn, Jr., who represents Watertown, Massachusetts about the capture of bombing suspect #2.
Boston under siege as massive manhunt underway for Bombing suspect
Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokar Tsarnaev - are the two men law enforcement officials and the rest of the world have had their eyes focused on for the past 24 hours.
Suspects described as brothers from Russian Caucasus
According to the FBI, the Tsarnaev brothers were behind the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 180 people.
CNN's Live Blog: Manhunt for Boston Bombing Suspect
Here's what we know:
- Thursday evening - around 10 p.m., police received a report that a robbery was under way at a local 7-11 near the MIT campus in Cambridge
- Residents were told to stay indoors and away from windows
- 20 minutes after the convenience store robbery, an MIT police officer was fatally shot
Campus police officer killed after being shot at #MIT, state police say. on.cnn.com/XUkSuE
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 19, 2013
- According to police, the suspects hijacked a vehicle at gunpoint in Cambridge, telling the driver that they were the marathon bombers
- Law enforcement were able to pursue the suspects through a residential neighborhood, with suspects throwing explosives at police
- While under pursuit, one of the suspects, later identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 - got out of the car. Police shot him, and his brother ran over him as he drove away, according to the law enforcement source.
- Tamerlan Tsarnaev was critically injured and later died, while his brother, 19-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev escaped, according to law enforcement.
- Boston on lockdown - Watertown residents are being told to remain indoors as authorities continue their search
Officials: Suspect No. 1 in the marathon terror attack is dead. Suspect No. 2 is on the run and considered armed and dangerous.
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 19, 2013
Erin Burnett is live in Boston with the latest in the massive manhunt for Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokar Tsarnaev at 7p and 11p ET on CNN.
#WANTED: Search for 19 yr-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continues. Suspect armed & dangerous. Call 1(800) CALL-FBI. twitter.com/Boston_Police/…
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 19, 2013
