The bureau is requesting the public's help in identifying the suspects, but said the two men are considered armed and extremely dangerous. It urged the public not to approach them.
FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers said during a press conference that one of the men in the video, seen wearing a white cap, was recorded placing a bag at the location of the second blast just moments before that explosion.
The FBI also published several stills of the suspects, causing its
website to load extremely slowly — likely due to the sudden rush of
traffic. The man seen in thered hat is not one of the suspects.
Remarks of Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers at Press Conference on Bombing Investigation
Good afternoon. My name is Richard DesLauriers. I am the special agent in charge of the Boston Division of the FBI.Since Monday’s bombings, the FBI and our law enforcement partners have been working around the clock and are fully committed to investigating this matter to bring those responsible for justice.
Our collective law enforcement team has pursued thousands leads and
tips. As I said two days ago, we are working methodically and with a
sense of urgency to identify those responsible for the bombings. Within
the last day or so, through that careful process, we initially developed
a single person of interest. Not knowing if the individual was acting
alone or in concert with others, we obviously worked with extreme
purpose to make that determination. The entire force of the federal
government, the FBI in Boston and around the world, as well as our
partners in the Boston Police, ATF, Massachusetts State Police, and the
more than 30 agencies of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, have set about
to ensure that all responsible for the bombings will be brought to
justice.More importantly, it was done to ensure the future safety of the city, the commonwealth and the country. Indeed, through that process, the FBI developed a second suspect.
Today, we are enlisting the public’s help to identify the two suspects.After a very detailed analysis of photo, video, and other evidence, we are releasing photos of the two suspects. They are identified as Suspect 1 and Suspect 2. They appear to be associated.
Suspect 1 is wearing a black hat
Suspect 2 is wearing a white hat.
Suspect 2 set down a back pack at the site of the second explosion just in front of the Forum Restaurant.
We strongly encourage those who were at the Forum Restaurant who have not contacted us yet to do so.
More at: http://www.fbi.gov/bostonbombings
Submit tips to: https://bostonmarathontips.fbi.gov
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