Prosecutors seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect
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- Category: Boston Bombings
- Published on Thursday, 30 January 2014 15:53
Fox News
January 30, 2014
Federal prosecutors said Thursday they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing.
The final decision was made by Attorney General Eric Holder and was announced Thursday.
"After consideration of the relevant facts, the applicable regulations and the submissions made by the defendant’s counsel, I have determined that the United States will seek the death penalty in this matter," Holder said in a statement.