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Boston marathon bombs suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev captured 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. A teenager suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a local resident found him hiding in a boat in his 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 wounded 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. As news emerged that the teenaged suspect was being treated in hospital, 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. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found after a day of lockdown on Boston's streets and a night of bloodshed that had claimed the life of a police officer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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. Sean Collier, 26, was fatally shot in Cambridge late on Thursday. Then, after a car was hijacked, a gun battle began further west, in Watertown.
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. A transport police officer was seriously hurt and one of the brothers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was fatally injured.
Upon opening the tarp covering the boat, the resident found a man covered in blood in the stern and called police. He had died of bullet wounds and injuries from explosives strapped to his body, a hospital doctor said.
As thousands of Swat team officers scoured the streets for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston and its suburbs were brought to a standstill, with residents told to stay indoors.
Breakthrough
Despite house-to-house searches in the Watertown area, nothing was found and the trail appeared to have gone cold.
It was not until 19:00 local time (23:00 GMT), an hour after the city-wide lockdown order was lifted and the transport system had reopened, that the breakthrough came.
A resident of Franklin Street, Watertown, emerged from his home and noticed blood near a boat in his backyard,
Upon opening the tarpaulin covering the boat, he 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.
"The hostage recue team did try to talk him out but from what I understand, he was not communicative," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told reporters.
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. Images show the teenager climbing out of the boat and then lying on his back as he is searched by police.
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.
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. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken to a Massachusetts hospital, bleeding and seriously injured with gunshot wounds to the neck and leg, police told reporters.
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. Little more than an hour later, President Obama praised the "character of our country" after what he said had been a tough week in which the world had seen Americans refusing to be terrorised.
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. "If anyone wants to know who we are; what America is; how we respond to evil and terror - that's it. Selflessly. Compassionately. And unafraid."
The pair also shot and killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology policeman late on Thursday before severely wounding another officer, authorities said. The Boston manhunt had begun with two explosions at the finish line of Monday's marathon.
The elder brother died of bullet wounds and injuries from explosives strapped to his body, a hospital doctor said. The twin blasts killed Martin Richard, aged eight, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a postgraduate student from China.
Their bloody confrontation ensued hours after the FBI released images of the marathon-bombing suspects. The climax to the search for their suspected killers began hours after the FBI released images of the 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 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 had 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.
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.
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.
The Kremlin said on Saturday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed with President Obama during a telephone conversation to increase co-operation in the wake of the Boston attacks.
'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. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's father said on Friday that 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, speaking from Dagestan, 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.