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| Boston marathon bombing: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged | Boston marathon bombing: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged |
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| The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, the US Department of Justice says. | The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, the US Department of Justice says. |
| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged in hospital, could face the death penalty. | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged in hospital, could face the death penalty. |
| A White House spokesman has said Mr Tsarnaev will not be treated as an "enemy combatant", as suggested by some Republican members of Congress. | A White House spokesman has said Mr Tsarnaev will not be treated as an "enemy combatant", as suggested by some Republican members of Congress. |
| The twin bomb attack near the finishing line of the marathon killed three people, and injured more than 200. | The twin bomb attack near the finishing line of the marathon killed three people, and injured more than 200. |
| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was captured on Friday evening after a huge manhunt during which his elder brother and suspected fellow bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died. | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was captured on Friday evening after a huge manhunt during which his elder brother and suspected fellow bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died. |
| He has been unable to speak because of a throat wound, though he has reportedly responded to questions in writing. | He has been unable to speak because of a throat wound, though he has reportedly responded to questions in writing. |
| As well as a count of using a weapon of mass destruction, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces one count of malicious destruction of property resulting in death, the Department of Justice said in a statement. | As well as a count of using a weapon of mass destruction, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces one count of malicious destruction of property resulting in death, the Department of Justice said in a statement. |
| In addition to federal charges, prosecutors for the state of Massachusetts, which does not have the death penalty, could file their own. | In addition to federal charges, prosecutors for the state of Massachusetts, which does not have the death penalty, could file their own. |
| "He will not be treated as an enemy combatant," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. | "He will not be treated as an enemy combatant," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. |
| "We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice." | "We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice." |
| The city of Boston is due to observe a moment of silence for the victims at 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT), exactly one week after the attack. | The city of Boston is due to observe a moment of silence for the victims at 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT), exactly one week after the attack. |
| Town at standstill | |
| A related criminal complaint by the FBI outlines the sequence of events leading up to the explosions at the finish line of the marathon and the subsequent clashes with the police three days later. | |
| The document says the brothers were seen with explosives at the marathon - with the same type of device thrown at officers chasing them. | |
| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is being treated in Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for injuries he sustained before his capture, when he was found hiding in a boat in the back yard of a house in Watertown, a suburb of Boston. | |
| The FBI complaint said he was found with "apparent gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs and hand". | |
| The hospital said on Monday that his condition remained serious. | |
| Also on Monday, a private funeral was being held for 29-year-old restaurant worker Krystle Campbell, who was killed at the marathon finish line after going to watch the race with a friend. | Also on Monday, a private funeral was being held for 29-year-old restaurant worker Krystle Campbell, who was killed at the marathon finish line after going to watch the race with a friend. |
| The BBC's Richard Fenton-Smith, who was outside the church in Medford, north-west of Boston, said the whole town came to a standstill for the service, with many of the hundreds of mourners arriving in coaches. | |
| Members of the public lined the route to the chapel, waving US flags. Police officers escorted the hearse to the church, and stood outside as the bell tolled. | |
| A memorial service was scheduled later for another victim, Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old graduate student from China. The third person to die in the attack was an eight-year old boy. | |
| No motive for the attack has been established. The brothers, who originate from Chechnya in southern Russia, had been living in the US for about a decade. | |
| Boston police have said the brothers were probably planning further attacks. | |
| US lawmakers have questioned why the FBI had failed to spot the danger from Tamerlan Tsarnaev after Russia had asked the US agency to question him two years ago. | |
| The elder of the brothers spent several months in Chechnya, and in the neighbouring Russian republic of Dagestan, last year. |