Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Arrested, Reports CNN And AP [VIDEO]

UPDATE: Boston Police said no one has been arrested, conflicting with an earlier CNN report from a Federal source.

Developing reports out of Boston say that a suspect has been named in the Boston Marathon bombing Monday afternoon. A Boston news affiliate reported that a source told journalist Janet Wu that a suspect has been identified, and other reports say the person has been arrested.

Around 1 p.m., Eastern Time, CNN reported that police had identified a "dark-skinned male" from footage gleaned from the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing. CCTV tape from a nearby Lord & Taylor store was obtained by law enforcement and studied intensively. Officials told the press they had images so clear as to make a photograph of the suspect's face. Mayor Tom Menino, D-Boston, confirmed that a suspect was indeed identified in the bombing attacks.

The name of the person arrested has not yet been released. The Boston Globe tweeted that authorities had images of a man dropping a bag in the vicinity of the second bomb's detonation. Investigators later found pieces of a pressure cooker and circuitry, as well as a lid from that type of appliance that flew onto a nearby rooftop.

While the man's identity is not known, an FBI official, Assistant Director Tom Fuentes, said that depending on who is asked in regards to the group responsible for the Boston bombings, different answers will be given.

"If your experience and your expertise is Middle East terrorism, it has the hallmarks of al Qaeda or a Middle East group. If your experience is domestic groups and bombings that have occurred here, it has the hallmarks of a domestic terrorist like Eric Rudolph in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics bombings," Fuentes said.

Rudolph is currently serving life without parole for setting off the explosions during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Boston's police commissioner, Edward Davis, called the attacks on Monday's marathon "the most complex crime scene we've dealt with."

"Someone knows who did this ...The person who did this is someone's friend, neighbor, co-worker or relative," noted FBI Special Agent Rick DesLauriers, who is heading up the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

Officials said a press conference on Wednesday's developments will take place at 5 p.m., Eastern. See video of the crowd outside the courthouse below (courtesy of VINE: George Colli):

This is a developing story. Check back for more details.