Nun portrayed in Dead Man Walking movie says Boston bomber is remorseful
A jury will decide if he should be sentenced to death or life without parole.
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A jury will decide if he should be sentenced to death or life without parole.
The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev got under way today, with his defence team admitting: ‘It was him’.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty if found guilty.
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A man who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon bombings and helped to identify the perpetrators is working on a memoir.
A Boston police officer released the photos as he was angry about a Rolling Stone magazine cover he felt glamorised the suspect.
Both defence and prosecution attorneys have petitioned the court to postpone the hearing so that that they could have more time to prepare.
On the third day of a trip to Boston, the Taoiseach will also attend a trade breakfast promoting Ireland as an investment location.
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A funeral home retained by the Tsarnaev family has collected the remains of 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
The three teenagers – two Kazakhs and an American – appear to have been hastily trying to keep him out of trouble rather than taking part in an organised conspiracy.
Several of Judy Clarke’s previous high-profile clients have avoided the death penalty.
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva has herself started drawing the attention of law enforcement, as she insists her family are innocent.
He has been moved to a prison medical centre, reports say.
Counter-terrorism experts have warned that attempting to thwart attacks by radicals working in isolation is a practically impossible task.
Study of American media finds it fifth in the top stories for public since 9/11.
Cambridge resident Eric Grzymkowski told TheJournal.ie what it was like to discover that the Tsarnaev brothers lived just five doors from his home.
A 30-second moment of silence to honour those injured in the Boston Marathon will take place before the start of the event.
The station was cleared as a precautionary measure.
Petr Gandalovič issued the statement following the Boston Marathon bombings, saying that he was “concerned to note in the social media a most unfortunate misunderstanding”.
Meanwhile, security staff are out with sniffer dogs checking the location of the finish line for the London Marathon, which takes place tomorrow.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was found by a homeowner in a boat where he had taken refuge.
The US president reacted to the dramatic apprehending of the second suspect in the Boston bombings and the explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant at a press conference in the White House earlier.
With a bombing suspect at large and public transport shut down, sporting matters have taken a back seat.
“Yes, we’re ashamed. They’re the children of my brother,” Ruslan Tsarni told a throng of reporters outside his home in Montgomery Village in Maryland today as the manhunt continues.
David Koch of Channel Seven says Boston’s Irish population may link the Marathon bombings to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral.
It is also reported that authorities have an image of a suspect carrying and possibly dropping a black bag at the scene of the second bombing on Monday.
“Even though we might not be in Boston right now, we carry this with us”, said manager John Farrell.
Barack Obama will attend an interfaith service in Boston tomorrow, as details emerge of the victims – including an 8-year-old.