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Boston marathon bombs suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev captured | |
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The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after being found hiding in a boat in a suburban homeowner's backyard. | The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after being found hiding in a boat in a suburban homeowner's backyard. |
Police said they exchanged gunfire with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, after cornering him in Watertown, near Boston. | Police said they exchanged gunfire with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, after cornering him in Watertown, near Boston. |
He had escaped on foot early on Friday, apparently wounded, after a police shootout that claimed the life of his elder brother, an alleged accomplice. | He had escaped on foot early on Friday, apparently wounded, after a police shootout that claimed the life of his elder brother, an alleged accomplice. |
Three people died and more than 170 were hurt in Monday's bombings. | Three people died and more than 170 were hurt in Monday's bombings. |
At a Friday night press conference, US President Barack Obama promised to seek answers on what had motivated the bombers and whether they had help. | At a Friday night press conference, US President Barack Obama promised to seek answers on what had motivated the bombers and whether they had help. |
He spoke just after state police told journalists that the suspect was being treated at a Massachusetts hospital, bleeding and seriously injured with gunshot wounds to the neck and leg. | He spoke just after state police told journalists that the suspect was being treated at a Massachusetts hospital, bleeding and seriously injured with gunshot wounds to the neck and leg. |
The breakthrough came less than an hour after authorities lifted a city-wide order for residents to stay indoors, and reopened the transport system, as the trail appeared to have gone cold. | The breakthrough came less than an hour after authorities lifted a city-wide order for residents to stay indoors, and reopened the transport system, as the trail appeared to have gone cold. |
Authorities captured the suspect following a tip from a resident of Franklin Street, Watertown, who emerged from his home after the lockdown was lifted and noticed blood near the boat. | Authorities captured the suspect following a tip from a resident of Franklin Street, Watertown, who emerged from his home after the lockdown was lifted and noticed blood near the boat. |
Upon opening the tarp covering the boat, the resident found a man covered in blood in the stern and called police. | Upon opening the tarp covering the boat, the resident found a man covered in blood in the stern and called police. |
Bomb-squad vans and ambulances surrounded the house, while helicopters buzzed overhead. | Bomb-squad vans and ambulances surrounded the house, while helicopters buzzed overhead. |
Officers tossed flash-bang grenades into the boat to disorient the fugitive. | Officers tossed flash-bang grenades into the boat to disorient the fugitive. |
Police said they exchanged gunfire with the suspect for about an hour before moving in and seizing him. | Police said they exchanged gunfire with the suspect for about an hour before moving in and seizing him. |
A crowd near the scene cheered as he was taken into custody. | A crowd near the scene cheered as he was taken into custody. |
The property was apparently not searched earlier on Friday as police went door-to-door in Watertown. | The property was apparently not searched earlier on Friday as police went door-to-door in Watertown. |
Boston Police Department tweeted: "CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody." | Boston Police Department tweeted: "CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody." |
Thousands of Swat team officers had earlier scoured the streets all day in a manhunt that virtually shut down the city. | Thousands of Swat team officers had earlier scoured the streets all day in a manhunt that virtually shut down the city. |
Russian warning? | Russian warning? |
Massachusetts officials had closed all mass transit and warned nearly one million people in Boston and some of its suburbs not to leave their homes. | Massachusetts officials had closed all mass transit and warned nearly one million people in Boston and some of its suburbs not to leave their homes. |
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a college student, had fled on foot following a gun battle that left 200 spent rounds and a car chase to Watertown in which he and his brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, hurled explosives at police, authorities said. | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a college student, had fled on foot following a gun battle that left 200 spent rounds and a car chase to Watertown in which he and his brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, hurled explosives at police, authorities said. |
The pair also shot and killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology policeman late on Thursday before severely wounding another officer, authorities said. | The pair also shot and killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology policeman late on Thursday before severely wounding another officer, authorities said. |
The elder brother died of bullet wounds and injuries from explosives strapped to his body, a hospital doctor said. | The elder brother died of bullet wounds and injuries from explosives strapped to his body, a hospital doctor said. |
Their bloody confrontation ensued hours after the FBI released images of the marathon-bombing suspects. | Their bloody confrontation ensued hours after the FBI released images of the marathon-bombing suspects. |
Law enforcement officials and family members have identified the Tsarnaev brothers as ethnic Chechens who had been living in America for about a decade. | Law enforcement officials and family members have identified the Tsarnaev brothers as ethnic Chechens who had been living in America for about a decade. |
The FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 after a request from a foreign government, US law enforcements officials have confirmed. But agents closed the case after finding no cause for concern. | The FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 after a request from a foreign government, US law enforcements officials have confirmed. But agents closed the case after finding no cause for concern. |
In an interview on Russian television, the mother of the two suspects said the FBI had been in contact with her son for several years. | In an interview on Russian television, the mother of the two suspects said the FBI had been in contact with her son for several years. |
It is not known which country made the request, but the BBC's Paul Adams in Washington says it is likely to have come from the Russians. | It is not known which country made the request, but the BBC's Paul Adams in Washington says it is likely to have come from the Russians. |
'Losers' | 'Losers' |
Our correspondent says now that the manhunt in Boston is over, the extent of the FBI's prior knowledge of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's activities is likely to be examined. | Our correspondent says now that the manhunt in Boston is over, the extent of the FBI's prior knowledge of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's activities is likely to be examined. |
Monday's twin blasts killed Martin Richard, aged eight, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a postgraduate student from China. | Monday's twin blasts killed Martin Richard, aged eight, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a postgraduate student from China. |
Earlier on Friday, the father of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said his son was a second-year medical student in the US and was hoping to be a brain surgeon. | Earlier on Friday, the father of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said his son was a second-year medical student in the US and was hoping to be a brain surgeon. |
Anzor Tsarnaev told the BBC he believed the secret services had framed his sons. | Anzor Tsarnaev told the BBC he believed the secret services had framed his sons. |
"It was a terrorist attack carefully organised by secret services - I don't know which ones. My son used to go to a mosque, so they once paid us a visit to ask why he is doing that. | "It was a terrorist attack carefully organised by secret services - I don't know which ones. My son used to go to a mosque, so they once paid us a visit to ask why he is doing that. |
"Yes, there was such an episode. So they put all the blame on him and shot him. That's it." | "Yes, there was such an episode. So they put all the blame on him and shot him. That's it." |
But Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the suspects who lives in Maryland, said he was "ashamed" at his nephews' alleged role in the bombings. | But Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the suspects who lives in Maryland, said he was "ashamed" at his nephews' alleged role in the bombings. |
Asked what the bombers' motives may have been, he replied: "Being losers, hating everyone around them." | Asked what the bombers' motives may have been, he replied: "Being losers, hating everyone around them." |
Also on Friday, investigators removed a computer and other evidence from the New Jersey home of the Tsarnaev brothers' sister, police said. | Also on Friday, investigators removed a computer and other evidence from the New Jersey home of the Tsarnaev brothers' sister, police said. |
Ailina Tsarnaeva, who lives in the town of West New York, is said to have told FBI agents she had had no contact with her brothers for some time. | Ailina Tsarnaeva, who lives in the town of West New York, is said to have told FBI agents she had had no contact with her brothers for some time. |