The Saudi national initially described in media reports as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has spoken out about his ordeal. Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi was initially held as a “person of interest” under police guard after suffering serious wounds at the scene of the bombing. He was subsequently questioned and had his home searched by police. Speaking to the Islamic Monthly, Alharbi said he was harmed both by the bombings and by wrongful speculation in the media.

Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi: “I’ve been trying to just forget it and all these stuff. … But I couldn’t forget. I am double injured from the explosion, then from the media. So, it’s not easy to forget. Because you just going to write my name and search about [me], you are going to think that I am from al-Qaeda and, like, terrible things.”