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Saturday, 20 April 2013

Boston bomb suspect's capture sparks street celebrations

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Residents took to the streets with American flags to celebrate the news that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been captured


Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was arrested following a shootout with police after being found hiding in a boat in a back yard in the Boston suburb of Watertown.
Dzhokhar's brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan, 26, was killed yesterday in a furious gun battle as the pair tried to escape police.
News of his capture sparked celebration across Boston as residents took to the streets with American flags.


US President Barack Obama said Dzhokhar's capture "closed an important chapter in this tragedy".
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Captured: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Seriously injured: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is rushed to hospital following the shooutout
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  But he acknowledged that many unanswered questions remain about the motivations of the two men accused of perpetrating the attacks that unnerved the nation.
"The families of those killed so senselessly deserve answers," said Mr Obama, branding the suspects "terrorists".
The authorities in Boston had suspended all public transport and warned close to a million people in the city and some of its suburbs to stay indoors as the hunt went on.
Police later wrote on Twitter: "CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody."
A crowd gathered near the scene where Dzhokhar was arrested let out a cheer when spectators saw officers clapping.
"Everyone wants him alive," said Kathleen Paolillo, a 27-year-old teacher who lives in the area.

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