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January 5, 2015

Jury Selection Begins in Boston Marathon Bombing Trial 
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Jury selection begins today in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing
suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Three people were killed and 264 were wounded
when a pair of homemade bombs exploded near the race’s finish line.
Tsarnaev faces 30 federal counts, including the bombing of a public
place, malicious destruction of public property, and use of a weapon of
mass destruction resulting in death. He is accused of plotting the
attacks with his older brother, Tamerlan, who died in a firefight with
police. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, a rarity for
a federal case.

 

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