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| As the lone surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing lay in hospital under heavy guard, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a federal public defender raised concerns about detectives' plans to question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev without reading him his rights. | |
| What Tsarnaev will say and when are unclear – he remained in a serious condition and apparently not able to be interrogated after being pulled bloody and wounded from a tarpaulin-covered boat in a Watertown backyard. The capture came at the end of a tense Friday that began with the death of his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, in a gun battle with police. | |
| US officials said an elite interrogation team would question the Massachusetts college student without reading him his Miranda rights, something that is allowed on a limited basis when the public may be in immediate danger, such as instances in which it is feared bombs are planted and ready to be detonated. | US officials said an elite interrogation team would question the Massachusetts college student without reading him his Miranda rights, something that is allowed on a limited basis when the public may be in immediate danger, such as instances in which it is feared bombs are planted and ready to be detonated. |
| The ACLU executive director, Anthony Romero, said the legal exception applied only when there was a continued threat to public safety and was "not an open-ended exception" to the Miranda rule, which guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. | The ACLU executive director, Anthony Romero, said the legal exception applied only when there was a continued threat to public safety and was "not an open-ended exception" to the Miranda rule, which guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. |
| The federal public defender's office in Massachusetts said it had agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged. Miriam Conrad, public defender for Massachusetts, said he should have a lawyer appointed as soon as possible because there were "serious issues regarding possible interrogation". | The federal public defender's office in Massachusetts said it had agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged. Miriam Conrad, public defender for Massachusetts, said he should have a lawyer appointed as soon as possible because there were "serious issues regarding possible interrogation". |
| There was no immediate word on when Tsarnaev might be charged and what those charges would be. The twin bombings in Boston last Monday killed three people and wounded more than 180. | There was no immediate word on when Tsarnaev might be charged and what those charges would be. The twin bombings in Boston last Monday killed three people and wounded more than 180. |
| The most serious charge available to federal prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. Massachusetts does not have the death penalty. | The most serious charge available to federal prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. Massachusetts does not have the death penalty. |
| President Barack Obama said there were many unanswered questions about the bombings, including whether the Tsarnaev brothers – ethnic Chechens from southern Russia who had been in the US for about a decade and lived in the Boston area – had help from others. The president urged people not to rush into judgment about their motivations. | President Barack Obama said there were many unanswered questions about the bombings, including whether the Tsarnaev brothers – ethnic Chechens from southern Russia who had been in the US for about a decade and lived in the Boston area – had help from others. The president urged people not to rush into judgment about their motivations. |
| The Massachusetts governor, Deval Patrick, said on Saturday that Tsarnaev remained in a serious but stable condition and was probably unable to communicate. Tsarnaev was admitted to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where 11 victims of the bombing were being treated. | |
| "I, and I think all of the law enforcement officials, are hoping for a host of reasons the suspect survives," the governor said after a ceremony at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, to honour the victims of the attack. "We have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered." | "I, and I think all of the law enforcement officials, are hoping for a host of reasons the suspect survives," the governor said after a ceremony at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, to honour the victims of the attack. "We have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered." |
| The all-day manhunt okn Friday brought Boston to a near-standstill and put people on edge across the metropolitan area. | |
| The break came at around nightfall when a homeowner in Watertown saw blood on his boat, pulled back the tarpaulin and saw Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding inside, police said. After an exchange of gunfire, he was seized and taken away in an ambulance. | |
| Raucous celebrations erupted in and around Boston, with chants of "USA! USA!" Residents flooded the streets in relief four days after the two pressure-cooker bombs packed with nails and other shrapnel went off. | Raucous celebrations erupted in and around Boston, with chants of "USA! USA!" Residents flooded the streets in relief four days after the two pressure-cooker bombs packed with nails and other shrapnel went off. |
| During the long night of violence leading up to the capture, the Tsarnaev brothers killed an MIT policeman, severely wounded another officer and took part in a furious shootout and car chase in which they hurled explosives at police from a large homemade arsenal, authorities said. | During the long night of violence leading up to the capture, the Tsarnaev brothers killed an MIT policeman, severely wounded another officer and took part in a furious shootout and car chase in which they hurled explosives at police from a large homemade arsenal, authorities said. |
| The chief of Watertown police, Edward Deveau, said one of the explosives was the same type used during the Boston Marathon attack, and authorities later recovered a pressure cooker lid embedded in a car further down the street. He said the suspects also tossed two grenades before Tamerlan Tsarnaev ran out of ammunition and police tackled him. | |
| But while handcuffing him, officers had to take cover as Dzhokhar drove the carjacked Mercedes at them, Deveau said. The SUV dragged Tamerlan's body down the block, he said. Police initially tracked the escaped suspect by a blood trail he left behind a house after abandoning the Mercedes, negotiating his surrender hours later. | But while handcuffing him, officers had to take cover as Dzhokhar drove the carjacked Mercedes at them, Deveau said. The SUV dragged Tamerlan's body down the block, he said. Police initially tracked the escaped suspect by a blood trail he left behind a house after abandoning the Mercedes, negotiating his surrender hours later. |
| Chechnya, where the Tsarnaev family has roots, has been the scene of two wars between Russian forces and separatists since 1994. That spawned an Islamic insurgency that has carried out deadly bombings in Russia and the region, although never before in the west. | Chechnya, where the Tsarnaev family has roots, has been the scene of two wars between Russian forces and separatists since 1994. That spawned an Islamic insurgency that has carried out deadly bombings in Russia and the region, although never before in the west. |
| Investigators have not offered a motive for the Boston attack. But in interviews with officials and those who knew the Tsarnaevs, a picture has emerged of the older brother as someone embittered toward the US, increasingly vehement in his Muslim faith and influential over his younger brother. | Investigators have not offered a motive for the Boston attack. But in interviews with officials and those who knew the Tsarnaevs, a picture has emerged of the older brother as someone embittered toward the US, increasingly vehement in his Muslim faith and influential over his younger brother. |
| The Russian FSB intelligence service told the FBI in 2011 about information that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a follower of radical Islam, two law enforcement officials said on Saturday. | The Russian FSB intelligence service told the FBI in 2011 about information that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a follower of radical Islam, two law enforcement officials said on Saturday. |
| According to an FBI news release, a foreign government said Tamerlan Tsarnaev appeared to be strong believer and that he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the US to travel to the Russian region to join unspecified underground groups. | According to an FBI news release, a foreign government said Tamerlan Tsarnaev appeared to be strong believer and that he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the US to travel to the Russian region to join unspecified underground groups. |
| The FBI did not name the foreign government, but the two officials said it was Russia. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk publicly about the matter. | The FBI did not name the foreign government, but the two officials said it was Russia. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk publicly about the matter. |
| The FBI said in response that it interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev and relatives, and did not find any domestic or foreign terrorism activity. The bureau said it looked into his telephone and online activity, travel and his associations with others. | |
| An uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers said he had a row with Tamerlan over his increased commitment to Islam. | |
| Ruslan Tsarni from Maryland said Tamerlan told him in a 2009 phone conversation that he had chosen "God's business" over work or school. Tsarni said he then contacted a family friend who told him Tsarnaev had been influenced by a recent convert to Islam. | Ruslan Tsarni from Maryland said Tamerlan told him in a 2009 phone conversation that he had chosen "God's business" over work or school. Tsarni said he then contacted a family friend who told him Tsarnaev had been influenced by a recent convert to Islam. |
| Tsarni said his relationship with his nephew ended after that call. He said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been "absolutely wasted by his older brother. I mean, he used him. He used him for whatever he's done." | |
| Albrecht Ammon, a neighbour of Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Cambridge, said in an interview that the older brother held strong political views about the US. Ammon quoted Tsarnaev as saying theUS used the Bible as "an excuse for invading other countries". | |
| Tamerlan Tsarnaev studied accounting as a part-time student at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston for three semesters from 2006 to 2008, the school said. He was married with a young daughter. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a student at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth. | Tamerlan Tsarnaev studied accounting as a part-time student at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston for three semesters from 2006 to 2008, the school said. He was married with a young daughter. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a student at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth. |
| As of Saturday, more than 50 victims of the bombing remained in hospital, with three in a critical condition. | |
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