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Police arrested wrong man in case of jogger who pushed woman into London bus

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LONDON – The search is still on for a road-rage jogger who shoved a woman into the path of a London bus.

The Metropolitan Police force said Saturday that a man arrested earlier this week has now been “eliminated from the investigation.”

READ MORE: U.S. man denies he’s jogger who pushed woman into London bus

The 41-year-old American investment banker was apprehended Thursday on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

His lawyers later released a statement saying he wasn’t involved and could prove he was in the United States at the time of the May 5 incident.

READ MORE: Man arrested after jogger pushes woman in front London bus

The arrest came after police released surveillance camera footage showing a jogger in shorts and T-shirt banging into a pedestrian, who tumbled in front of a double-decker bus. The bus swerved and then stopped to avoid hitting the woman.

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Police say “inquiries continue” to identify the jogger.

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