[Updated at 5:37 p.m. ET]
BOSTON? The FBI announced Thursday it had identified two men as ?persons of interest? in the Boston Marathon bombing case and asked that anyone with information about the men or may have seen them in the vicinity of the marathon finish line on Monday to step forward with information as soon as possible.
At a news conference here, FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers released surveillance tape and displayed photos of two young men capture in the moments just before before the explosions that killed 3 and injured 170. The man Deslauriers called Suspect One is seen wearing a dark hat, while Suspect Two is wearing a white hat. Deslaurier said Suspect Two is believed to have set a backpack down in front of the Forum Restaurant along the marathon route near Copley Square.
The photos are posted at www.fbi.gov.
Deslauriers said the two men appeared to be walking together along Boylston Street in the vicinity of the explosions.
"We know the public will play a critical role in identifying and locating these individuals. Somebody out there knows these individuals," Deslauriers said.
Deslaurier described the men as armed and extremely dangerous and said no one should try to take any action to apprehend them. He said those with information should contact law enforcement.
Earlier, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asked for the public's help in identifying possible suspects.
"I wouldn't characterize them as suspects under the technical term, but we need the public's help in locating these individuals," Napolitano said when asked to give an update on the marathon probe during a Committee on Homeland Security budget meeting on Capitol Hill Thursday.
"The investigation is proceeding apace," Napolitano added. "This is not an 'NCIS' episode. Sometimes you have to take the time to properly put the chain together to identify the perpetrators."
Earlier Thursday, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Massachusetts sent out a tweet encouraging anyone with information to submit clues, video or photos to an FBI webpage dedicated to the investigation.
"The FBI and its partners are actively investigating the explosions along the Boston Marathon route on April 15, 2013," the page states. "If you have images, video clips, and/or details regarding these incidents, please provide or attach them below. We appreciate your support."
The potential suspects and the renewed plea for information are the latest developments in a fast-moving manhunt that has consumed local and federal law enforcement since Monday, when two shrapnel-packed explosive devices detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blast killed 3 people and injured 170, many seriously.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama flew to Boston on Thursday to attend an interfaith memorial service and visit hospitalized victims. "Every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. Every one us stands with you," Obama told the crowd.
Obama honored the families of those killed in the blast?Martin Richard, 8, of Dorchester; Krystle Campbell, 29, of Medford; and Lingzi Lu, 23, a Boston University graduate student from China.
The improvised explosive devices were located about 100 yards apart in the bustling Copley Square area. Twelve blocks of Boston's downtown remain closed as authorities comb the area for evidence.
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