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Boston Bombings

Boston Bomber: I am sorry for the lives I have taken
Article
/ 25 June 2015

Boston Bomber: I am sorry for the lives I have taken

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has publicly expressed remorse for the first time since he executed the 2013 Boston marathon bombings.

By Brigitte Dusseau
Jury’s next decision: Life or death for Boston bomber?
Article
/ 9 April 2015

Jury’s next decision: Life or death for Boston bomber?

A US jury unanimously convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and found him guilty on all 30 counts related to the 2013 Boston bombings attacks.

By Staff Reporter
2014 Boston Marathon kicks off under tight security
Article
/ 21 April 2014

2014 Boston Marathon kicks off under tight security

Security has been beefed up at the 2014 Boston Marathon, a year after the bombings that killed three people and injured hundred others.

By Staff Reporter
Michelle Obama picks disaster heroes, gay athlete as speech guests
Article
/ 27 January 2014

Michelle Obama picks disaster heroes, gay athlete as speech guests

The White House has filled Michelle Obama’s seating area at the State of the Union address with people who represent issues important to her.

By Reuters
‘Rolling Stone’ bombs out over Boston suspect cover
Article
/ 18 July 2013

‘Rolling Stone’ bombs out over Boston suspect cover

Boston officials have reacted with anger to an upcoming cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine featuring accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

By Reuters
Not guilty, pleads Boston bombing suspect
Article
/ 11 July 2013

Not guilty, pleads Boston bombing suspect

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty on all charges, some of which could carry the death penalty.

By Staff Reporter
Boston bombings: Tsarnaev faces first court appearance
Article
/ 9 July 2013

Boston bombings: Tsarnaev faces first court appearance

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspected of the April Boston attacks that killed three people, is to appear in court for the first time following his arrest.

By Staff Reporter
Accused Boston Marathon bomber could face execution
Article
/ 28 June 2013

Accused Boston Marathon bomber could face execution

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could be executed if convicted after he was indicted on 30 charges, including that of killing four people.

By Scott Malone
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev indicted
Article
/ 27 June 2013

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev indicted

A US grand jury has indicted accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhohkhar Tsarnaev on charges of killing four people and using homemade bombs.

By Reuters
Man killed by FBI links Boston bombing suspect to triple murder
Article
/ 23 May 2013

Man killed by FBI links Boston bombing suspect to triple murder

FBI agents have killed a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev who implicated himself and the Boston bombing suspect in an unsolved triple homicide.

By Staff Reporter
Boston bombs: Russia withheld important details on Tamerlan
Article
/ 11 May 2013

Boston bombs: Russia withheld important details on Tamerlan

Russia withheld "crucial" information from the US on one of the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

By Sapa Afp
Boston police chief says he was not warned about Tsarnaevs
Article
/ 9 May 2013

Boston police chief says he was not warned about Tsarnaevs

Boston’s police commissioner has said his department was not briefed on a Russian intelligence warning ahead of the bomb blasts last month.

By Michael Mathes
The trouble of burying bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Article
/ 4 May 2013

The trouble of burying bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev

A funeral home director has been scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.

By Sapa Ap
Aerosmith and New Kids on the Block to headline Boston benefit concert
Article
/ 4 May 2013

Aerosmith and New Kids on the Block to headline Boston benefit concert

The Boston bands, singer James Taylor and country singer Jason Aldean will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

By Reuters
MG Hangout: Security policing trends and SA
Videos
/ 26 April 2013

MG Hangout: Security policing trends and SA

We talk about how concerns for public safety are overriding personal freedoms in the US, and what this means in SA where police misconduct is rife.

By Staff Reporter
Online communities should leave solving cases to experts
Article
/ 26 April 2013

Online communities should leave solving cases to experts

Although it is tempting for social media users to help to solve cases like the Boston bombing, they should leave it to the experts.

By Charles Arthur
I walked the streets of Watertown, Boston when I was a child
Article
/ 26 April 2013

I walked the streets of Watertown, Boston when I was a child

"Have you heard about the tragic news from the Boston Marathon? It’s on BBC now" read an SMS from a friend in Cape Town. Tragic news?

By Christa Kuljian
Boston bombings: Case against the Boston Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Article
/ 26 April 2013

Boston bombings: Case against the Boston Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Surveillance cameras reveal how the Tsarnaev brothers calmly planted and detonated pressure-cooker bombs.

By Ed Pilkington
Tweet drags Zim imam into Boston bomb drama
Africa
/ 26 April 2013

Tweet drags Zim imam into Boston bomb drama

A single retweet has thrust Ismail Musa Menk, a popular Islamic cleric from Zimbabwe, into the spotlight.

By Jason Moyo
Weekend 101: Angie in trouble … again
Videos
/ 25 April 2013

Weekend 101: Angie in trouble … again

In this week’s Weekend 101: Sadtu calls for Angie Motshekga to resign, Boston bombing mom speaks out and South Africa tweeted … from space.

By Staff Reporter
Boston Muslims denounce Tsarnaev brothers
Article
/ 24 April 2013

Boston Muslims denounce Tsarnaev brothers

Muslims at the mosque attended by the brothers want to make one thing clear: the attack has nothing to do with the Islam that is preached there.

By Staff Reporter
Boston bomb suspects’ mother says FBI asked about eldest son
Article
/ 23 April 2013

Boston bomb suspects’ mother says FBI asked about eldest son

The mother of the Boston bomb suspects has told a UK TV station she was called by the FBI years ago to ask if her eldest son had been radicalised.

By Staff Reporter
Is alienation drawing vulnerable immigrants to jihad?
Analysis
/ 23 April 2013

Is alienation drawing vulnerable immigrants to jihad?

Why do a minority of men in immigrant communities in the West appear to be drawn to Islamist violence, asks Myra MacDonald.

By Myra MacDonald
Boston bombing suspect served charges in hospital bed
Article
/ 22 April 2013

Boston bombing suspect served charges in hospital bed

Federal prosecutors have charged badly-wounded Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in his hospital bed.

By Scott Malone
This is a set up, says Boston bombing suspects’ father
Article
/ 22 April 2013

This is a set up, says Boston bombing suspects’ father

The father of the suspected Boston bombers has insisted in an interview that his sons were innocent and could not have carried out the bombings.

By Staff Reporter
Injured Boston bombing suspect awaits charges
Article
/ 22 April 2013

Injured Boston bombing suspect awaits charges

Prosecutors have prepared criminal charges against a student suspected in the Boston bombings as he lay wounded, unable to speak and hospitalised.

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Ben Berkowitz
Boston Marathon bombing suspect ‘may never speak’
Article
/ 21 April 2013

Boston Marathon bombing suspect ‘may never speak’

The surviving suspect remains in serious condition in hospital, unable to speak due to injuries to his neck and tongue.

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
Boston bombings probe turns to motive
Article
/ 21 April 2013

Boston bombings probe turns to motive

The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings lay wounded and unable to speak on Saturday as investigators worked to determine a motive.

By Reuters
London Marathon remains security heavy after Boston blasts
Article
/ 20 April 2013

London Marathon remains security heavy after Boston blasts

A beefed-up police presence for the London Marathon will remain in place despite the death and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

By Staff Reporter
FBI interviewed Boston bombing suspect in 2011
Article
/ 20 April 2013

FBI interviewed Boston bombing suspect in 2011

The FBI interviewed suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in early 2011, following a tip off that he was ‘a follower of radical Islam’.

By Mark Hosenball and Warren Strobel
Night of terror in Boston suburb as police chase bomb suspect
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Night of terror in Boston suburb as police chase bomb suspect

The search for the remaining 19-year-old man suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon on Monday continues, as cities remain under lockdown.

By Ian Simpson
Chechnya leader says Boston bombing suspects are ‘unknown’
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Chechnya leader says Boston bombing suspects are ‘unknown’

Two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings did not have any connection with their homeland of Chechnya.

By Staff Reporter
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