UPDATE:

Earlier this afternoon, multiple news agencies were reporting an arrest has been made made in connection with the Boston bombings. However, those agencies are now reporting that no arrest has been made, and the

FBI has confirmed no arrest has been made

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BOSTON — An arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 170 people, according to CNN and Fox News.

A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told the Associated Press that an arrest is imminent, but other news organizations are reporting an arrest has been made.

The official, who was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation, spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity today.

The official says the suspect is to be taken into custody by federal marshals and taken to a Boston courthouse for arraignment.

Law enforcement agencies had earlier pleaded for the public to come forward with photos, videos or any information that might help them solve the twin bombings.

Investigators circulated information about the bombs, which involved kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel. But the FBI said nobody had claimed responsibility.