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9 commentsBy JOHN WETENHALL, LEE FERRAN and COURTNEY CHAPMAN
Aug. 12, 2010

Authorities arrested a suspect in the cross-country case of 20 vicious stabbings as the man was attempting to board a flight to Israel, investigators said today.

Suspect is reportedly apprehended trying to leave the U.S.

Police received a tip Wednesday that "developed into a strong investigative lead that identified the individual" with ties to every area in which attacks had taken place from Michigan to Virginia, according to an early morning statement from police in Leesburg, Va., who were part of a multi-state task force to track the serial stabber.

Working through the night, police investigators and the FBI tracked the suspect and took him into custody at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Ga., on unrelated charges late Wednesday night, federal officials told ABC News. The suspect was not identified and has not been charged with any of the stabbings.

"While this is a key step in the investigation, there are still many issues that need to be addressed before we identify this individual as the person responsible for this horrific crime spree," the Virginia police statement said.

"I'm not at 100 percent confidence level -- until we're sure we have the evidence to convict this individual," Leesburg Police Chief Joseph Price said in a press conference today. "

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