A teenager says he fears for his safety after internet vigilantes wrongly identified him as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings and he was pictured on the front of the New York Post.
How the boys were pictured in the New York Post Boston student Salah Eddin Barhoum, 17, was pictured near the finish line with his friend Yassine Zaime wearing baseball caps and carrying bags.
The images were published on several websites which claimed their demeanour was suspicious and they could be responsible for the attacks.
The New York Post published one of the pictures on their front page under the headline "Bag Men" and claimed federal agents were hunting for them.
The front page set off a wave of speculation on Twitter as users began re-tweeting the pictures and a massive search began for the boys.
Salah said he suddenly began receiving messages from people who recognised him and began blaming him for the attacks.
One person from Oregon reportedly asked him: "How could you do that? Did you even think about the consequences?"
He was so frightened by being wrongly implicated that he ran back to school on Thursday when he saw a man staring at him, he said.
One of the pictures that swept the internet and social media sites The New York Post later admitted the men were not suspects. But Salah says the damage has been done and people will still blame him for the attack.
"I'm going to be scared going to school," he said. "Workwise, my family, everything is going to be scary."
His father moved his family to the US from Morocco five years ago. He says he is worried his son could be shot and fears for his wife and two young daughters.
"Right now, we are not secure," he said. "When the news put something out they should be sure about the information."
The real suspects: the man in the white cap is still being hunted by police Salah - a track runner at Boston's Revere High School - said he was only identified as a suspect because he was carrying a shoulder bag and has dark skin.
He was at the marathon with Yassine as they hoped to run a portion of it behind the official field of runners. Salah said his bag contained his running gear and shoes.
The New York Post has said it stands by its story. The paper's editor Col Allan, said: "The image was emailed to law enforcement agencies yesterday afternoon seeking information about these men, as our story reported. We did not identify them as suspects."
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