The Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is on the run, had an active Twitter account, @J_Tsar, confirmed as authentic by sources to BuzzFeed and to Dubai journalist Jenan Moussa earlier Friday.
Alvi and Ruslan Tsarni, two uncles of the terrorist suspects of the Boston Bombings, who live in the Washington D.C. area, reacted with shock and anger upon learning of the news of their nephews
Jeff Bauman, who was seriously injured in the Boston Marathon terror attack tearing his legs apart and rushed to the Boston Medical Center, provided the crucial tip to authorities. While in the intensive-care-unit, he wrote on a sheet of paper he was eye-to-eye with the terrorist. He lost both his legs below the knee once the bomb exploded near the finish line, Bloomberg News reported.
The suspects were identified to The Associated Press as coming from Chechnya, which has been plagued by an Islamic insurgency from separatist wars. A law enforcement intelligence bulletin obtained by the AP identified the surviving bomb suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old who had been living in Cambridge.
With a bomb strapped to his chest, one of the Boston Marathon suspects was killed early Friday after he and his accomplice brother robbed a 7-Eleven, shot a police officer to death, carjacked an SUV and hurled explosives in an extraordinary firefight with law enforcement
The FBI today released photos and video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon terror bombings case, appealing to the public to help law enforcement officials in hopes of apprehending them.
Investigators in Washington and Boston denied Wednesday that an arrest had been made in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. They had earlier said there was "substantial" progress in the case.
One Boston survivor of the bombings at the Boston Marathon described the harrowing moments near the finish line, and the second blast as 'a horrific scene."
The Boston Marathon bomber used a pair of six-liter pressure cookers packed with metal nails and ball bearings as a means to kill his victims at the finish line during the Boston Marathon
Krystle Campbell, 29 years old, was identified as the second person killed in the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday. Campbell was reportedly near the finish line with her friend Karen Rand, who reportedly was waiting for her boyfriend to finish the race at about 3 p.m. just as the first blast occurred.
The bombs that turned the finish line of the Boston Marathon into a war zone were made of 6-liter pressure cookers with shards of metals, nails and ball bearings.
Security incidents were reported at two known U.S. airports on Tuesday morning, one day after two bombs detonated during the marathon in downtown Boston on Monday. Sections of Laguardia Airport were evacuated on Tuesday morning following a report of a suspicious package.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed David said that there is not anyone in custody for the dual bombings at the Boston Marathon. Officials made a public plea to turn over any photographic or digital evidence they have from the scene.
