FBI release Boston Marathon bomb details
Images show a backpack and apparent fragments of a pressure cooker as bureau probes attack that left three people dead.
The explosions at the marathon took place about 10 seconds and about 90 metres apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet.
Images show a backpack and apparent fragments of a pressure cooker as Federal Bureau of Investigation probes IED attack that left three people dead.
Photo: Image of a bag that is believed to have held one of the Boston Marathon bombs (FBI)
Black Bags
Law enforcement officials in the US say they have recovered forensic evidence that suggests the two explosive devices which ripped through participants of the Boston Marathon on Monday may have been inside heavy black nylon bags.
Investigators who found pieces of black nylon at the scene suspect the bombs used in the attack were in dark-coloured bags that would have been heavy to carry.
The Battery
The battery pack remains found probably looked like this before explosion.
Tips
Speaking at a joint law enforcement news conference on Tuesday, Richard DesLauriers, the FBI special agent in charge of the case, said that investigators had received "voluminous tips" and were interviewing witnesses and were analysing the crime scene.
DesLauriers pledged "we will go to the ends of the Earth" to find whoever carried out the deadly attack on one of the city's most famous civic holidays, Patriots Day.
Warrants Served
Authorities served a warrant on a suburban Boston home and appealed for any images or audio of the blasts.
More terror
Amid heightened security across the country, Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, said a letter containing ricin or another poision had been sent to the office of Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi.
Earlier, Barack Obama, the US president, confirmed the FBI is investigating the Boston bombings as an "act of terror", Obama said that investigators had yet to find a culprit for the two bombings that killed three people and injured 176.
The president called the bombing "a heinous and cowardly act" used to target innocent civilians.
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Pressure cookers
The explosives were made of pressure cookers packed with gunpowder and shrapnel, law enforcement sources said.
The sources said the explosives were in six-litre pressure cookers and placed in black duffel bags that were placed on the ground.
The bags contained shards of metal, nails and ball bearings.
Black Bags
Law enforcement officials in the US say they have recovered forensic evidence that suggests the two explosive devices which ripped through participants of the Boston Marathon on Monday may have been inside heavy black nylon bags.
Investigators who found pieces of black nylon at the scene suspect the bombs used in the attack were in dark-coloured bags that would have been heavy to carry.
The Battery
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| Common Remote Control Battery |
Tips
Speaking at a joint law enforcement news conference on Tuesday, Richard DesLauriers, the FBI special agent in charge of the case, said that investigators had received "voluminous tips" and were interviewing witnesses and were analysing the crime scene.
DesLauriers pledged "we will go to the ends of the Earth" to find whoever carried out the deadly attack on one of the city's most famous civic holidays, Patriots Day.
Warrants Served
Authorities served a warrant on a suburban Boston home and appealed for any images or audio of the blasts.
More terror
Amid heightened security across the country, Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, said a letter containing ricin or another poision had been sent to the office of Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi.
Earlier, Barack Obama, the US president, confirmed the FBI is investigating the Boston bombings as an "act of terror", Obama said that investigators had yet to find a culprit for the two bombings that killed three people and injured 176.
The president called the bombing "a heinous and cowardly act" used to target innocent civilians.
CFN - California Fire News 2013
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