Boston Bombing Suspect in Custody After Week of Terror
Boston Bombing Suspect in Custody After Week of Terror
1/24A police cruiser drives by as people react to news of the arrest of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, April 19, 2013, in Boston.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
2/24An ambulance carrying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a19-year-old Massachusetts college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings, turns into Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after he was captured in an all day manhunt, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
3/24This still frame from video shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev visible through an ambulance after he was captured in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
4/24An FBI officer stands in front of the boat at 67 Franklin St., where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, was hiding inside in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
5/24Law enforcement officials are seen in front of 67 Franklin St after the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
6/24A family reacts after police SWAT teams assaulted a house on their street, firing their weapons on Franklin Street during the search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
7/24Police officers aim their weapons in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
8/24Officers look on as the search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings continues, April 19, 2013, in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
9/24Heavily armed police continue to patrol the neighborhoods of Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
10/24Police patrol through a neighborhood in Watertown, while searching for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
11/24A man looks out of his door as a SWAT team member knocks on his neighbors door as they search for the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
12/24A barefooted woman runs for cover as police surround a home while searching for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
13/24Law enforcement officers in tactical gear enter the search area for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the one remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, in Watertown, Massachusetts, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
14/24A suspect wanted for questioning in relation to the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing is seen in handout photo released through the Boston Police Department Twitter page, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
15/24Police walk down School and Walnut Street on April 19, 2013 in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
16/24A woman looks out a window at her home as police start to search an apartment building while looking for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
17/24 Images released by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows "Suspect 2" (L-white cap) and "Suspect 1" (R-black cap) in the crowd before the blast at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
18/24Police on School and Walnut Street as the search continues for a suspect on April 19, 2013 in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
19/24Residents view police in tactical gear conduct a search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, April 19, 2013, in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
20/24Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, walks into his home in Montgomery Village in Maryland, April, 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
21/24A Montgomery County, Maryland police officer pushes the media back from in front of the house of the uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, April 19, 2013, in Montgomery Village.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
22/24Police officers keep a man on the ground in Watertown, April 19, 2013, following the shooting of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
23/24Police with guns drawn search for a suspect on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
24/24Police officers keep a man on the ground in Watertown, April 19, 2013 following the shooting of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
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A long, tense week is over for residents of Boston, Massachusetts, and its suburbs, after U.S. law enforcement authorities cornered and captured the second of two suspected Boston Marathon bombers late Friday.
Nineteen-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is under heavy guard Saturday at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he is in serious condition. The other suspect, his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan, was killed during a shootout with police late Thursday as Dzhokhar fled on foot.
This still frame from video shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev visible through an ambulance after he was captured in Watertown, Massachusetts, Apr. 19, 2013.
Police cornered the younger Tsarnaev hiding inside a boat in the backyard of a house in the Boston suburb of Watertown Friday. Authorities captured him after an exchange of gunfire.
Celebrations erupted in the Boston suburb of Watertown where he was captured. Onlookers cheered police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel as they drove out of Watertown.
Citizens also celebrated in downtown Boston, where three people died in twin bombings during the annual running of the world-famous Boston Marathon Monday. More than 170 people were injured, many seriously, in the attack.
U.S. President Barack Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that the successful outcome of the manhunt shows that "Americans refuse to be terrorized."
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Late Friday, the president said more remains to be learned about how and why the bombings took place.
"Obviously tonight there are still many unanswered questions. Among them: why did young men who grew up and studied here as part of our communities and our country resort to such violence? How did they plan and carry out these attacks, and did they receive any help? The families of those killed so senselessly deserve answers," he said.
Republican Senator Tim Scott of the state of South Carolina said in the Republicans' weekly address that the attacks have only strengthened the resolve of the nation.
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The suspects were identified late Thursday, just hours after the FBI released pictures of them in hopes that someone would recognize them.
The FBI says it has video of Dzhokhar placing a backpack along a curb moments before the bombing.
The two suspects allegedly killed a security officer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday. They also allegedly stole a car and threw grenades and other explosives at officers during a police chase.
The Tsarnaev brothers are ethnic Chechens who came to the Boston area as boys. Family members and friends say they cannot believe the two could have carried out such a dreadful crime. But an uncle who lives in suburban Washington called them losers who brought shame on all Chechens.
