Federal investigators on Thursday identified two men — one wearing a dark hat, the other in a white hat — as suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 170 others.
“Somebody out there knows these individuals — as friends, neighbors, co-workers, or family members,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers said at a news conference where he asked the public for help. “Though it may be difficult, the nation is counting on those with information to come forward and provide it to us.
“These are the people of interest to the FBI. This is our focus now.”
He added: “They are to be considered armed and extremely dangerous. Do not take any action on your own. If you see these men, contact law enforcement.”
DesLauriers said “Suspect No. 1” was wearing the dark hat and “Suspect No. 2” was wearing the white hat. “They appear to be associated,” he said.
Viewing the images, it appears both suspects were wearing baseball caps; the suspect in the white cap was wearing his turned backwards.
DesLauriers said the second suspect was seen on video placing a backpack at the scene of the second bombing, in front of a local restaurant, named Forum, near the finish line, he said.
That bomb was placed at the site “within minutes” before it exploded, he said.
The two devices were placed on the ground within 100 feet of each other on Monday near the finish line, exploding about 12 seconds apart, starting about 2:50 p.m. The bombings were the highest-profile act of terror in the U.S. since the 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington.
According to DesLauriers, the men were seen on video walking through the Boston Marathon crowd on Boylston Street. After the second bomb was placed, Suspect No. 2 was seen walking west on Boylston Street, he said.
“The quality of the photographs is quite good, but we will continue to work on developing additional images,” he said.
DesLauriers added that the images released on Thursday were “the only ones that the public should view.
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