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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 Boston marathon bombing. Picture: CNN.

Dzhokhar tsarnaev

Boston bomber apologises, admits guilt for deadly 2013 attack

By Reuters

A US judge sentenced him to death for killing four people and injuring 264 in the bombing and its aftermath.

  • Convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Picture: AFP.

    Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death

    After deliberating for 15 hours, the federal jury chose death by lethal injection for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

    2603 days ago
  • Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopa crosses the finish line to win the 119th Boston Marathon on 20 April, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Picture: AFP.

    Boston Marathon: Runners mark 2-year anniversary as trial resumes

    Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopa crosses the finish line to win the 119th Boston Marathon.

    2628 days ago
  • FILE: Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

    After conviction of bomber, relief & ambivalence in Boston

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of killing 3 people and injuring 264 others.

    2640 days ago
  • Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Picture: AFP.

    Convicted Boston bomber may face death sentence

    The jury found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 criminal counts he faced.

    2640 days ago
  • Boston bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev. Picture: FBI.gov

    Boston bombing trial: Dzhokhar 'followed brother's lead'

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev & his brother carried out the 2013 bombing that killed three people.

    2642 days ago
  • A screen grab image from CCTV footage released by the FBI of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Picture: FBI.gov

    Police recall chaotic gunfight with accused Boston bombers

    Cops recall the gun battle between themselves and Dzhokhar & Tamerlan Tsarnaev after the 2013 Boston bombing.

    2664 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab image from CCTV footage released by the FBI of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Picture: FBI.gov

    Trial of Boston Bombers begins

    A lawyer for the accused said at the start of his trial that their client bore responsibility for the attacks.

    2675 days ago
  • Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Picture: EWN

    Boston bombing suspect's family silent

    Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will appear in court on Monday.

    2734 days ago
  • Meb Keflezighi of the United States crosses the finish line to win the 118th Boston Marathon on 21 April, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. Picture: AFP.

    Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon

    Meb Keflezighi became the first US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades.

    2992 days ago
  • Dzhokhar (L) and his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was killed while trying to evade the police. Picture: EWN

    Boston bomber’s friends deny cover-up

    Two of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends have pled not guilty to covering his tracks.

    3213 days ago
  • FILE:Investigators work at the site of a streetside bomb blast in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's volatile Dagestan region, on 1 May, 2013. Picture:AFP

    Gunmen kill four policemen in Russia's Dagestan

    Dagestan has drawn international attention due to its connection to the Boston bombings.

    3274 days ago
  • Russian president Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP

    Bloody attack in Dagestan

    More violence has erupted in Russia's Northern Caucas region between Islamists and Russian forces.

    3328 days ago
  • A screen grab image from CCTV footage released by the FBI of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Picture: FBI.gov

    Body of suspected Boston bomber entombed

    Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body has been entombed and is no longer in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.

    3340 days ago
  • A screen grab image from CCTV footage released by the FBI of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Picture: FBI.gov

    Boston bombs 'likely made at Tsarnaev's home'

    Investigators believe the Tsarnaev brothers likely made the bombs which killed three people.

    3345 days ago
  • A screen grab image from CCTV footage released by the FBI of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Picture: FBI.gov

    Boston suspects had planned July 4 attack - official

    The Tsarnaevs advanced the date of their attack as they completed the bombs early.

    3346 days ago
  • Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Picture: EWN

    NYC was next for Boston bombers

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev revealed to authorities that they had planned to bomb Times Square in New York City.

    3353 days ago
  • Boston bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev. Picture: FBI.gov

    Boston bombing suspects planned NY attack

    Sources say the brothers planned to set off bombs in New York’s Times Square.

    3354 days ago
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