Congressmen Demand Classified Info On Saudi 'Witness'

Napolitano tight-lipped amid concern man was on terror list

The Saudi man initially identified by law enforcement as a “person of interest” in the Boston Marathon bombing remains a concern of four members of the House Committee on Homeland Security who have asked DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano for classified briefings on his case along with an overview of relevant records.

A spokesman for Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., told WND the committee has not received a response from Napolitano to a letter issued Friday that he signed along with Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the committee chairman; Peter King, R-N.Y.; and Candice Miller, R-Mich.

Spokesman Allen Klump noted that on the day of the twin bombings in Boston that killed three people and injured more than 200, law enforcement officials said that Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, who was hospitalized with injuries resulting from the blast, was a person of interest.

Within 48 hours, however, after raiding the Saudi citizen’s apartment and hauling out computers and email records, Alharbi was being described by authorities only as a “witness” who had suffered injury in the blast. Later, authorities insisted he was not even a witness.

The letter from the four congressmen was first reported by The Blaze, which reported further details Monday about Alharbi after WND reported last week of questions that arose regarding the Saudi’s handling by authorities.

Among The Blaze’s reporting today is an allegation that Alharbi was classified as a terrorist but his file was altered.

Klump clarified that the Homeland Security Committee members are not saying Alharbi is a suspect in the Boston bombing but are questioning why he was absolved so quickly, particularly after so much information apparently had been gathered.

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