2 men captured on video in connection with Boston bombings: reports
Posted Apr 18, 2013 9:42 am.
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Police in Boston are reportedly planning to release clear video surveillance images of two possible suspects in the marathon bombings.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said the FBI wants to speak to two men seen in at least one video from the marathon, but she’s not calling them suspects.
The images are apparently very clear and the FBI has reportedly used facial recognition technology to try to identify them.
Secretary Napolitano said it’s still unclear whether the bombs were the work of foreign or domestic terrorists.
Authorities are being deliberately careful as they want to make sure any future court case is solid.
Officials also said they have to be sure the men in the images are relevant to the case and not just bystanders.
Authorities are sifting through thousands of pieces of evidence plus thousands of digital photos and video clips.
Two FBI news conferences were cancelled on Wednesday, and there’s no word on what time an official media briefing will be held, Thursday.
On Wednesday, Boston Police said that no arrest has been made in the bombings, despite reports that stated otherwise.
Reports of an arrest started coming out after word that authorities had two videos of a person of interest — potentially a suspect — from a department store and a TV station.
CBS reported Wednesday that a person of interest has been identified and that authorities have surveillance video of a person making a cellphone call at the same time one of the blasts goes off.
The bombings killed three people and injured more than 170.
