Boston Police Department

New York, Boston and other cities in the United States bolstered security on Friday night after deadly gun and bomb attacks on civilians in Paris, but law enforcement officials said the beefed-up police presence was precautionary rather than a response to any specific threats.

The police department made the announcement in a tweet Wednesday morning, saying more details would follow. Police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca confirmed the tweet but referred all other questions to the FBI.

The anxious family of 22-year-old Indian-American student Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16, has issued a statement on social website expressing relief after he was vilified on social media sites today, saing he was one of the suspects in Boston Marathon blasts case. Here is the full statement issued by the family:

For a few hours yesterday, Sunil Tripathi, a young Indian-American who has been missing since March 16, trended as people on social media sites reported that the Boston Police Department scanner had named him as one of two men suspected to be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, that left three people dead and about 180 injured.

New York, Boston and other cities in the United States bolstered security on Friday night after deadly gun and bomb attacks on civilians in Paris, but law enforcement officials said the beefed-up police presence was precautionary rather than a response to any specific threats.

The police department made the announcement in a tweet Wednesday morning, saying more details would follow. Police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca confirmed the tweet but referred all other questions to the FBI.

The anxious family of 22-year-old Indian-American student Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16, has issued a statement on social website expressing relief after he was vilified on social media sites today, saing he was one of the suspects in Boston Marathon blasts case. Here is the full statement issued by the family:

For a few hours yesterday, Sunil Tripathi, a young Indian-American who has been missing since March 16, trended as people on social media sites reported that the Boston Police Department scanner had named him as one of two men suspected to be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, that left three people dead and about 180 injured.