Boston Marathon bombing suspect caught after manhunt

A 19-year-old suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother was captured by police after a day-long manhunt that closed down the city and turned a working-class suburb into a virtual military zone. Bleeding and in serious condition, he was admitted to a Boston hospital, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman said. The capture sent waves of relief and jubilation through Boston and the suburb of Watertown, where armoured vehicles roamed the streets and helicopters flew overhead through the day. Residents and police officers cheered and clapped when the suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was taken alive after a gunfight. A spokeswoman for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston, Kelly Lawman, yesterday confirmed that Tsarnaev was being treated there, but declined to comment on his condition. The FBI would be providing any updates, she said. It was not yet clear when he would face initial charges. Tsarnaev had been hiding in the stern of a boat parked in the backyard of a house in Watertown, police said. A resident called police after spotting blood on the boat. President Barack Obama told reporters at the White House after the suspect’s capture that...