“NY POST: HAVE YOU SEEN THESE MEN?”
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Jonathon M. Seidl, TheBlaze — As authorities continue their search for clues in the Boston Marathon bombings, the New York Post has released photos claiming to show two men that investigators are looking for. Neither the Post, nor the email it obtained regarding the pictures, called the men “suspects.”The photos have not been released to the public but have been circulated among law enforcement. Select members of the mainstream media have also seen them. TheBlaze has not viewed them.
But in a confusing twist, while sources told the outlet that the names of the men are known there apparently isn’t enough evidence yet to warrant an arrest.
In the Post’s image analysis, one of the men is seen carrying a blue bag and the other is wearing a black backpack. As for the latter individual, while he’s seen with the black bag in a 10:53 a.m. photograph, another taken at 12:30 p.m. apparently shows him without it.
“The attached photos are being circulated in an attempt to identify the individuals highlighted therein,” reads an e-mail the Post apparently obtained from authorities. “Feel free to pass this around to any of your fellow agents elsewhere.”
Below, see one of the images that the outlet posted, circling the two men in red:
Photo Credit: NY Post/Aaron “Tango” Tang
In addition to the Post photo, the internet community 4chan captured photos of the same men. They posted them on Wednesday in a photo essay identifying a slew of people they thought might look suspicious:
Photo Credit: 4Chan
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The Post also claims that, in addition to the photo evidence, authorities have purportedly identified two suspects seen on surveillance video before the bombs detonated.
The Boston Globe notes that while the photos haven’t been released publicly yet, authorities plan to do so today:Separately, President Obama is due to visit Boston today. » Full Article
Authorities have clear video images of two separate suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings carrying black bags at each explosion site and are planning to release the images today in an appeal for the public’s help in identifying the men, according to an official briefed on the case.
The official said that the two suspects were seen separately on videotape — one at each of the two bombing sites, which are located about a block apart.
That official, who spoke this morning on the condition of anonymity, said the best video has come from surveillance cameras on the same side of Boylston Street as the explosions. The official said the widely reported Lord Taylor surveillance camera, and snapshots from individual cell phone camera users, have not provided the clearest images.
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About the Author
Jonathon M. Seidl is the front page editor of The Blaze. He joined the website as an assistant editor in 2010 as one of its original hires. His writing has appeared in WORLD magazine and online with The American Spectator. Although a Green Bay Packers fanatic, he and his wife live in Dallas, TX, with their dog, Gus. Seidl graduated from The King's College-New York City with a degree in politics, philosophy, and economics.
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