A circular sent out Wednesday to federal and state agencies features the photos ‘in an attempt to identify the individuals,’ who were described as being of ‘high interest’ to investigators hunting for the Boston bombers.
The bombings, described by President Barack Obama, as ‘an act of terror’, killed three and injured about 180 others in the first major terrorist attack on US soil since the 11 September, 2001 terror attacks.
One of the men is seen carrying a black backpack, according to CNN. An FBI official earlier said that authorities believe the bombs were placed inside a black nylon backpack or bag.
The channel citing an unnamed source said that authorities had not yet identified the two men by name and that the photographs were not being released to the public for fear of impeding the investigation.
The New York Times citing a senior law enforcement official said the videos also showed at least a handful of others whom the authorities want to question, either because of what they appear to be doing in the video or their proximity to the blasts.
The authorities were trying to boil down the number of people of interest in the videos and would then decide whether to ask the public’s help in locating them, he said. ‘It's a crowd, there are a lot of different angles. It is not like some television-produced video - there's a lot that isn't clear,’ the official added.
8 INDIAN RUNNERS TAKING PART IN BOSTON MARATHON ESCAPED UNHURT
All the eight Indians who participated in the ill-fated Boston Marathon escaped unhurt from the deadly twin blasts at the finish line with one hailed as a hero for acting as saviour to the victims. Vivek Shah, an Indian American orthopaedic surgeon at Boston's New England Baptist Hospital, was 25 yards away from finishing the 26.2-mile run when the twin blasts occurred. Though concerned for his family - ‘my wife, my daughter, my parents and my sister (who) were all at the finish line’ - Shah turned to help the victims, ‘I just tried to see if anyone needed any emergent care, if anyone was bleeding out. We put on some makeshift tourniquets.’ ‘As soon as the area was stable with lots of personnel, I tried to find my family, because my biggest concern was that one of the faces that I'd see would be theirs,’ Shah told local WCVB Boston TV. Thankfully, his family was fine. But they'd all come frighteningly close to tragedy. Ajith Pai: Dallas area runner Ajith Pai had finished the 26.2-mile course in a personal best time of 3 hours, 2 minutes 16 seconds, about an hour before the explosions. His father had cheered him at the finish line right at the international flags, where the first explosion occurred. Other family members including his mother and wife.
The bombings, described by President Barack Obama, as ‘an act of terror’, killed three and injured about 180 others in the first major terrorist attack on US soil since the 11 September, 2001 terror attacks.
One of the men is seen carrying a black backpack, according to CNN. An FBI official earlier said that authorities believe the bombs were placed inside a black nylon backpack or bag.
The channel citing an unnamed source said that authorities had not yet identified the two men by name and that the photographs were not being released to the public for fear of impeding the investigation.
The New York Times citing a senior law enforcement official said the videos also showed at least a handful of others whom the authorities want to question, either because of what they appear to be doing in the video or their proximity to the blasts.
The authorities were trying to boil down the number of people of interest in the videos and would then decide whether to ask the public’s help in locating them, he said. ‘It's a crowd, there are a lot of different angles. It is not like some television-produced video - there's a lot that isn't clear,’ the official added.
8 INDIAN RUNNERS TAKING PART IN BOSTON MARATHON ESCAPED UNHURT
All the eight Indians who participated in the ill-fated Boston Marathon escaped unhurt from the deadly twin blasts at the finish line with one hailed as a hero for acting as saviour to the victims. Vivek Shah, an Indian American orthopaedic surgeon at Boston's New England Baptist Hospital, was 25 yards away from finishing the 26.2-mile run when the twin blasts occurred. Though concerned for his family - ‘my wife, my daughter, my parents and my sister (who) were all at the finish line’ - Shah turned to help the victims, ‘I just tried to see if anyone needed any emergent care, if anyone was bleeding out. We put on some makeshift tourniquets.’ ‘As soon as the area was stable with lots of personnel, I tried to find my family, because my biggest concern was that one of the faces that I'd see would be theirs,’ Shah told local WCVB Boston TV. Thankfully, his family was fine. But they'd all come frighteningly close to tragedy. Ajith Pai: Dallas area runner Ajith Pai had finished the 26.2-mile course in a personal best time of 3 hours, 2 minutes 16 seconds, about an hour before the explosions. His father had cheered him at the finish line right at the international flags, where the first explosion occurred. Other family members including his mother and wife.