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Boston Marathon bombing suspects: Video of two "armed and extremely dangerous" men wanted over terror attacks

Boston Marathon bombing suspects: Video of two "armed and extremely dangerous" men wanted over terror attacks These are the two "armed and extremely dangerous" suspects wanted over the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks.The FBI tonight released video and photos of two young-looking men in baseball caps and wearing backpacks as they casually stroll through the crowd.The CCTV footage was captured moments before the two fatal devices were detonated, killing three people and injuring 178.The head of the investigation, FBI chief Richard DesLauriers, said the suspect in the white cap placed the second bomb outside the Forum restaurant "just moments" before it was detonated.The other suspect was at one point seen walking in front of his alleged accomplice before they left the scene in different directions.Mr DesLauriers said the investigation initially focused on one individual before the FBI realised he was not acting alone.They made an appeal to public not to a

Mr Obama said: “Our hearts are broken for eight-year-old Martin with his big smile and bright eyes.

Mr Obama said: “Our hearts are broken for eight-year-old Martin with his big smile and bright eyes.His last hours were as perfect as an eight-year-old boy could hope for, with his family eating ice cream at a sporting event.“We’re left with two enduring images. Forever smiling for his beloved Bruins hockey team and forever expressing a wish he made on a blue poster, ‘No more hurting people. Peace’.”Mr Obama also spoke of Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lingzi Lu, 23, who died in the attack. Then, from the depths of despair, Mr Obama raised up his audience by focusing its attention on the way forward.He likened the city to Bill Iffrig, the man in an orange vest forced to the ground by the blast as he ran the final few yards of the marathon.The President said: “We may be knocked off our feet but we will pick ourselves up and we will keep going. We’ll finish the race.” Victim: Krystle Campbell And he warned the bombers in an increasingly defiant tone: “To millions of us this is personal. Ye

Boston bombings: Barack Obama pledges "This city will run again" in tearful tribute to terror attack victims

Boston bombings: Barack Obama pledges "This city will run again" in tearful tribute to terror attack victims Investigators have an image of a man they want to question after footage showed him placing a bag down at the scene of the blast Emotional: Barack and Michelle Obama Anguished President Barack Obama brought comfort to the bombed city of Boston today with a rousing speech that brought tears to his devastated audience and beyond.With first lady Michelle at his side, the President reassured the 2,000-strong congregation at the city’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross: “This city will run again”.His words were met with a passionate standing ovation from the interfaith gathering which included emergency workers, and civic and religious leaders struggling to come to terms with the worst US terror attack since 9/11.As Mr Obama paid tribute to the three killed and 178 injured, many grievously, the traumatised city’s sorrow most bitterly felt during his touching words for outra

Boston bombings: Barack Obama pledges "This city will run again" in tearful tribute to terror attack victims

Boston bombings: Barack Obama pledges "This city will run again" in tearful tribute to terror attack victims Investigators have an image of a man they want to question after footage showed him placing a bag down at the scene of the blast Emotional: Barack and Michelle Obama Anguished President Barack Obama brought comfort to the bombed city of Boston today with a rousing speech that brought tears to his devastated audience and beyond.With first lady Michelle at his side, the President reassured the 2,000-strong congregation at the city’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross: “This city will run again”.His words were met with a passionate standing ovation from the interfaith gathering which included emergency workers, and civic and religious leaders struggling to come to terms with the worst US terror attack since 9/11.As Mr Obama paid tribute to the three killed and 178 injured, many grievously, the traumatised city’s sorrow most bitterly felt during his touching words for outra

Texas explosion: 15 feared dead and 200 hurt after killer blast at fertiliser factory

Texas explosion: 15 feared dead and 200 hurt after killer blast at fertiliser factory Rescue workers are locked in a desperate search through the smouldering rubble for survivors after the horror blastThick flames ripping through the twisted metal and charred remains, the Texas fertiliser plant at the heart of a killer explosion looks more like a battle scene.Rescue workers are tonight locked in a desperate search through the smouldering rubble for survivors after the horror blast that has left 15 people, including volunteer firefighters and a police officer, feared dead and another 200 hurt. But officials expect the teams to find more bodies and the death toll to rise as they pick through the devastation in West from the explosion that ­flattened whole streets and blocks of flats. The small town’s mayor Tommy Muska said: “We’ve got a lot of people who are hurt, and there’s a lot of people, I’m sure, who aren’t gonna be here tomorrow. "We’re gonna search for everybody. We’re gon

French Alps coach crash: Ski instructor, 19, among three Britons still critically ill following fireball smash

French Alps coach crash: Ski instructor, 19, among three Britons still critically ill following fireball smash Catrin Pugh, 19, from Wrexham, was one of those seriously hurt in the horrific smash, which killed the British driver and forced other to leap for their lives Ski lover: Catrin Pugh was seriously injured in the smash Twitter Three Britons are still critically ill in hospital after their coach careered out of control before crashing in flames on a treacherous Alpine road.Ski instructor Catrin Pugh, 19, was one of those seriously hurt in the horrific smash, which killed the British driver and forced other to leap for their lives.Catrin, from Wrexham, has been placed in an artificial coma in a specialist burns unit after suffering serious injuries.Her father is currently travelling to France to be at her bedside.Driver Maurice Wrightson was hailed a hero for steering the coach into a mountain when the brakes failed. Fireball: Bus in flames after smash Phoyopqr / Le Dauphi

Dad, I can't hear anything...please get me out of here': Desperate pleas of blast girl - video

Dad, I can't hear anything...please get me out of here': Desperate pleas of blast gir Up to 15 people are feared dead and more than 100 injured in the explosion which was heard 45 miles away Warning: Some people may find the video distressingA petrified young girl pleads for help from her dad moments after the Waco explosion.The terror can be heard in her voice as she tells her father: "I can't hear. I can't hear. Please get out of here. Please get out of here. Please get out of here. Dad, please get out of here. I can't hear anything."Moments earlier the dad had been filming the fire at the fertiliser factory from his truck window.Up to 15 people are feared dead and more than 100 injured in the blast which happened shortly before 8pm local time.