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| Boston families thank police for capture but anguish remains | Boston families thank police for capture but anguish remains |
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| While residents in Watertown celebrated the end of a tense 22-hour manhunt, the families of some of the Boston bomb victims spoke to thank the police but remind the world of their loss. | While residents in Watertown celebrated the end of a tense 22-hour manhunt, the families of some of the Boston bomb victims spoke to thank the police but remind the world of their loss. |
| "I'm happy that nobody else is going to get hurt by these guys, but it's not going to bring her back," William Campbell told the Boston Globe in reference to the sister Krystle, who was killed in the terrorist attack. | "I'm happy that nobody else is going to get hurt by these guys, but it's not going to bring her back," William Campbell told the Boston Globe in reference to the sister Krystle, who was killed in the terrorist attack. |
| The family of eight-year-old Martin Richard, who died as he watched runners near the finish line in Monday's race, also served as a reminder of the personal tragedies of the past few days. | The family of eight-year-old Martin Richard, who died as he watched runners near the finish line in Monday's race, also served as a reminder of the personal tragedies of the past few days. |
| "Our family applauds the entire law enforcement community for a job well done, and trust that our justice system will now do its job," the Richard family said in a statement late Friday. | "Our family applauds the entire law enforcement community for a job well done, and trust that our justice system will now do its job," the Richard family said in a statement late Friday. |
| "None of this will bring our beloved Martin back, or reverse the injuries these men inflicted on our family and nearly two hundred others," they added. | "None of this will bring our beloved Martin back, or reverse the injuries these men inflicted on our family and nearly two hundred others," they added. |
| Martin's mother and sister were also injured in the attack. | Martin's mother and sister were also injured in the attack. |
| The Campbell family likewise suggested that they took little solace in the death and capture of the men suspected of the Boston bombing. | The Campbell family likewise suggested that they took little solace in the death and capture of the men suspected of the Boston bombing. |
| "Happy they got the guys, but basically they [the rest of the family] feel the same," Campbell told the Globe. "You can only get so angry, and then you know she's not going to be here anymore." | "Happy they got the guys, but basically they [the rest of the family] feel the same," Campbell told the Globe. "You can only get so angry, and then you know she's not going to be here anymore." |
| The comments came as solemn reminder that some families will forever bear the scars of Monday. | The comments came as solemn reminder that some families will forever bear the scars of Monday. |
| But for others, the drama of Friday night's capture of the surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – his brother Tamerlan was earlier killed following a shootout with police - gave way to an outpouring of relief. | But for others, the drama of Friday night's capture of the surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – his brother Tamerlan was earlier killed following a shootout with police - gave way to an outpouring of relief. |
| Residents in Wartertown came out onto the streets to cheer police and first responders as they drove away from the site of the final confrontation. Many stayed long after to celebrate the end of a lenghty lockdown and a traumatic week for much of Boston. | Residents in Wartertown came out onto the streets to cheer police and first responders as they drove away from the site of the final confrontation. Many stayed long after to celebrate the end of a lenghty lockdown and a traumatic week for much of Boston. |
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