Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

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Police Release Infrared Photos of Boston Manhunt

Thermal imaging finds Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in boat

(Newser) - After a Watertown resident told police he thought Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev might be hiding in his backyard last night, authorities used a helicopter equipped with a thermal imager to verify that Tsarnaev was indeed lying under a tarp in the man's boat, NBC reports. "It picked...

Did Big Brother Corrupt His Younger Sibling?

It's a common refrain in stories about the Tsarnaev brothers

(Newser) - As the speculation continues into what turned the Tsarnaev brothers into alleged terrorists, a common theme is emerging in stories about Tamerlan, 26, and Dzhokhar, 19. As the Boston Globe puts it:
  • A "picture began to emerge Friday of Tamerlan Tsarnaev as an aggressive, possibly radicalized immigrant who may
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More Photos Emerge of Suspects at Marathon

A runner and a spectator capture several images of Tsarnaev brothers

(Newser) - The AP is running more eerie (in retrospect) photos of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev at the Boston Marathon. One from runner David Green, taken on his iPhone, clearly shows Dzhokhar moving away from the scene of one of the blasts. And several from spectator Bob Leonard show the brothers standing...

Suspect Tsarnaev Unable to Be Questioned Yet

When he is, officials will skip his Miranda rights

(Newser) - For now, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains too seriously injured to be questioned by authorities, reports AP . But as soon as he's able, a special team of interrogators from the FBI, the CIA, and the Pentagon will grill him without reading him his Miranda rights. Authorities plan to invoke a rare...

They Got Him—Alive: Cops Catch Boston Suspect

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding in a boat in Watertown backyard

(Newser) - The manhunt is over. Police caught Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev tonight after finding him hiding in a boat in a Watertown backyard, reports WCVB . Tsarnaev was taken by ambulance to a hospital; the AP reports that he is in serious condition. Multiple gunshots were heard at the scene of...

Dead Boston Suspect's Mother-in-Law 'Sickened'

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was married, had young daughter

(Newser) - The mother-in-law of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev feels how you might expect: sickened. The AP describes Judith Russell as distraught as she made the comments this evening through a crack in her front door, speaking just after Homeland Security agents escorted a car containing two women into...

Boston Suspect's Dad: If He Dies, Expect Hell

But Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's father urges son to surrender

(Newser) - The father of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev didn't have reassuring words when he spoke to ABC News from his Russian home today, warning that "all hell would break loose" if his son died. "If they kill my second child, I will know that it is...

Boston's a Ghost Town: Is That a Smart Move?

Some worry about the precedent set

(Newser) - As the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continues, one of the questions getting tossed around is whether the powers-that-be overreacted by shutting down the city of Boston. ( Business Insider rounds up some of the remarkable photos being tweeted of the "ghost town.") Some samples:
  • Nate Silver of
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Report: Brothers Admitted Bombings to Carjack Victim

They let him go after holding him for half-hour, says NBC

(Newser) - He might be the luckiest man in Boston today—the guy who got carjacked by the Tsarnaev brothers and lived to tell the tale. Not much is known of him yet, but NBC reports by way of an unnamed source that the brothers admitted to him that they were responsible...

Did Brothers' Chechen Origins Play a Role?

At this point, any connection is hazy at best

(Newser) - Reports that the two brothers accused in the Boston Marathon bombings are Chechens —a heavily Muslim ethnic group that hails from the North Caucasus region—have wire services scrambling to provide context to Chechnya's long and violent fight for independence from Russia. One primer in wide circulation today...

Bombing Suspect IDed, From Russia
 Bombing Suspects 
 Are Chechen Brothers 
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Apr 19, 2013 10:00 AM CDT

Bombing Suspects Are Chechen Brothers

Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, on the loose; Tamerlan is dead

(Newser) - The AP names the Boston Marathon suspect who is on the run , citing a law enforcement intelligence bulletin: Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, who lives in Cambridge and has been living legally in the US, two officials tell the AP. Multiple outlets are reporting the dead suspect is Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26;...

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