Philadelphia Police Chief

Philadelphia's police chief publicly apologized Thursday after the arrest of two black men in a Starbucks store triggered uproar in the United States, admitting he "failed miserably" with his initial response.

Starbucks Chief Executive Kevin Johnson apologised late on Saturday for the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia coffee shop last week, which sparked accusations of racial profiling.

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.

Philadelphia's police chief publicly apologized Thursday after the arrest of two black men in a Starbucks store triggered uproar in the United States, admitting he "failed miserably" with his initial response.

Starbucks Chief Executive Kevin Johnson apologised late on Saturday for the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia coffee shop last week, which sparked accusations of racial profiling.

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.