Rep. King: FBI Would Have Scrutinized Boston Suspects If Russia Gave Them Better Intel

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, watches a military exercise at the Rayevsky shooting range at Anapa, a Russian Black Sea resort, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Thousands of Russian troops participated in a mili... Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, watches a military exercise at the Rayevsky shooting range at Anapa, a Russian Black Sea resort, on Friday, March 29, 2013. Thousands of Russian troops participated in a military exercise in the Black Sea on Friday, aimed at showcasing Russia's resurgent military might. Putin attended the drill that also involved 30 navy ships, dozens of combat aircraft and hundreds of armored vehicles. At right is Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the House Homeland Security Committee says the FBI would have carried out a much more intense investigation of two men now suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings if the Russians had informed Washington of “the mother’s radicalization” and “the son’s radicalization.”

New York Republican Peter King says such information “definitely would have caused the investigation to go further.”

King also tells NBC’s “Today” show he worries about limits on Moscow’s cooperation with Washington in the case, saying “there’s a bit of a dance here.”

The congressman says Moscow doesn’t want to reveal information “that gives us an idea of how they do their intelligence” work, their sources and methods.

King also says it’s difficult to believe that two people could have executed the Boston bombings alone.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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