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Exploded that way. so im not sure. i havent seen the direct evidence that the pressure cookers were used that way, but certainly it would have acted with similar fashion to a pipe bomb. >> and, tom, the reports that it was likely a timing device, not remote detonation through a cell phone, the significance of that? >> well, it means that it could have been carried out by one person, go to one location, place the device there with a timer set to go off, at approximately 3:00 p.m. go to the second...

Way they maybe do their wiring. they may not narrow it down to one individual, but may narrow it down to a specific bomb trainer who trained these people to do it or it may narrow it down to a website that gives specific instructions on how to do it. whoever may have accessed that website and theyll pull on that to look back to who may have accessed the websites that shows specifically how this type of bomb may have been made. >> were also now hearing it is likely, not certain, but likely from a...

Hook it up to the timing device is not very complicated. and so youre unlikely to get sort of the kind of intelligence and leads that they had hoped for from looking at the signature of the bomb. what we havent talked about, wolf, the special agent in charge in boston did say the component pieces they collected have been sent to the bomb analysis center in quantico, virginia. theyll be looking for fingerprints, dna, the sorts of things while not a signature for a bomb will lead you -- may lead y...

Brooke joining us now with some new information in the investigation, cnn analyst and former fbi assistant director tom fuentes and hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks. lets start with the bombs, what we now know. were hearing the bombs were put in pressure cookers, likely involved with timing device. what do you make of that? >> i would like to know what the basis is that it is pressure cookers because the bomb characteristics look very much like a typical pipe bomb. and a pressure cooker w...

Point. it seems sophisticated to me but i dont make bombs. >> it works explosive component there is a timing device. there is a detonating device. and in this case, if it is a cell phone one of the theories of course if it is a cell phone detonating device all that is the electrical charge causing detonation. so you call a cell phone, ringer goes off. ringer wire is attached to the bomb that. is what makes it go off. its simple and pure electrical no big deal. the phone used to make the detonati...

We dont know it is at this point. it seems sophisticated to me but i dont make bombs. >> it works explosive component there is a timing device. there is a detonating device. and in this case, if it is a cell phone one of the theories of course if it is a cell phone detonating device all that is the electrical charge causing detonation. so you call a cell phone, ringer goes off. ringer wire is attached to the bomb that. is what makes it go off. its simple and pure electrical no big deal. the phon...

Staggered? this is a timing device? if there was a cell phone? is there anything you can glean from that? is that just speculation? >> really dont know at this point. i dont think that has meaning at this point in time. they probably -- my guess would with they wanted the bombs to go off as closely in time as possible to do the most damage ask have most people affected by that rather than have people clearing the area that, owe wo lead one to believe its dprun a device that triggered it which wo...

Conclude based on who would have the ability to make a bomb that would have this kind of effect? >> well, if -- for example, if its kind of a pipe bomb thats made with black powder and a timing device, and as we saw in the early reporting had some kind of shrapnel, bbs or whatever, that is a device thats not overly complicated to make. now, you compare that to -- >> and that would expand the circle of plausible suspects, right? because it would mean that, you know, that is -- that is a capacity ...

Staggered? this is a timing device? if there was a cell phone? is there anything you can glean from that? is that just speculation? >> really dont know at this point. i dont think that has meaning at this point in time. they probably -- my guess would with they wanted the bombs to go off as closely in time as possible to do the most damage ask have most people affected by that rather than have people clearing the area that, owe wo lead one to believe its dprun a device that triggered it which wo...

Would have this kind of effect? >> well, for example, if its a kind of a pipe bomb thats made with black pouder and a timing device, and as we saw in the early reporting, shrapnel, bbs, whatever. thats a device thats not overly complicated to make. >> and that would expand the circle of plausible suspects because that is a capacity that many people have. >> less technical, the easier it is for the average person to get their hands on this. as opposed to some of the devices that weve seen coming ...