REPORT:
. Saudi intelligence source separate from Russia also warned the U.S. about one of the accused Boston bombers
. Letter to the Department of Homeland Security allegedly indicated that Tamerlan Tsarnaev and three Pakistanis were potential jihadis worthy of U.S. investigation
. Red flags from Saudi Arabia included Tsarnaev's name and information about a planned explosive attack on a major U.S. city
There is now a report that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sent a warning about accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2012 “in writing.” This would have been long before pressure-cooker bombs were planted at the Boston Marothon on April 15, 2013, which killed three and injured hundreds (“EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia 'warned the United States IN WRITING about Boston Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2012” by David Martosko and American Media Institute, 4/30/13 [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317493/Saudi-official-Kingdom-warned-United-States-IN-WRITING-Boston-Bomber-Tamerlan-Tsarnaev-2012-rejected-application-entry-visa-visit-Mecca-2011.html#ixzz2S3dAqVaE] [ @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook])..
According to a senior Saudi government official with direct knowledge of the document, the written warning from the Saudis was based on human intelligence developed independently in Yemen, and it was separate and distinct from the multiple red flags raised by Russian intelligence in 2011.
Also of significant interest is a report that the Saudi government also denied an entry visa to the elder Tsarnaev brother in December 2011, citing security concerns. According to that report, Tamerlan Tsarnaev had hoped to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. The elder Tsarnaev's plans to visit Saudi Arabia and denial of entry for security reasons had not been previously disclosed.
In a separate development, three additional suspects have been taken into custody in the investigation of the April 15 bombing attack at the Boston Marathon. The three are students who are being charged with making false statements to investigators and obstructing justice (“Three More Suspects Arrested in Boston Bombing Case” at Newsmax Independent American, 5/1/13
[http://www.newsmax.com/#ixzz2S3jEl0h8]).
According to CNN these students are reported to include foreign nationals; and their "obstruction" included attempts at disposing of evidence connected to the bombing.
