REVERE — The roommate of the Saudi Arabia man whose apartment was searched by Boston Marathon bombing investigators today said he doubts his friend played a role in what Governor Deval Patrick today called a terrorist attack.
“I don’t think he could do that,’’ the roommate told the Globe.
The roommate described the man as a devout Muslim who is 20 years old and a fan of soccer. He said the man is from the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia.
The man is in Boston attending an English language school in greater Boston, the roommate said, who added that he last saw him on Sunday.
The roommate said law enforcement suddenly appeared at his door on Ocean Avenue late Monday night and asked him to step out of the unit. Police were still at the apartment this morning.
The Saudi Arabian man is at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, apparently being treated for injuries following the double bombing at the finish line on Boylston Street Monday afternoon.
An official briefed on the investigation said police had questioned the Saudi man about the bombing, but he has not been charged with any crime.
Last night, Boston police Commissioner Edward Davis said authorities do not have a suspect in the bombing.