
In the USA, 19-year-old Johar Tsarnaev was caught, suspected of involvement in explosions on the Boston Marathon. “Grabbing !!! The hunt is finished, the search is completed. The end of the terror. And justice won. The suspect in custody,” Boston police announced on Twitter . Thousands of inhabitants who have been in fear all this time, met the news by glee - having spilled out onto the streets, they celebrate the event as a holiday ( photo ).
The second suspect, Johar’s brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was previously killed in a shootout with the police. Moreover, as reports The Daily Mail , judging by the nature of the damage discovered during the autopsy, Johar, hiding from the pursuers, rode on the SUV right through the body of the wounded brother.
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The bloodied Johar was discovered in a boat in the backyard of one of the houses of the suburbs of Boston Watertaun. He was hiding under tarpaulin, with which boats were covered for the winter. Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis informed reporters that Tsarnaev managed to discover thanks to the vigilance of a local resident. "He saw a boat in his courtyard, a bloodied person and immediately called us. We are grateful to him for this," said the policeman quoted by ITAR -TASS.
Fearing that on the criminal there could be a vest with explosives, special forces used noise grenades to disorient it, reports BBC . A robot saper was also used, but no explosives were found in a terrorist.
A negotiation specialist was called to the place, Tsarnaev was called to give up, but he refused during the detention, according to the police, he was active - he began to shoot back. But he still managed to take him alive.
Tsarnaev received two severe wounds - neck and legs, his condition is evaluated as critical. The detainee was taken to the main hospital of Massachusetts in Boston, her building was taken under enhanced guard.
The operation with the participation of thousands of policemen to search for the Up, the Jr., lasted more than 10 hours. After the cordon from Watertaun was removed, joyful locals took to the streets and spent the columns of a suburb of military equipment, ambulances, police and fire trucks with applause. Special forces through the loudspeakers in response thanked the inhabitants, says CNN .
US President Barack Obama, speaking in the White House in connection with the completion of the operation against terrorists, said that the special services will conduct a thorough investigation of the circumstances of the attack in Boston, as a result of which three people were killed and more than 170 were injured. “So far, there are many questions that there are no answers,” he said.
It is not clear why the young people who grew up and brought up in American society went to such a crime, the head of state said. It is also not known how they made up their plans and whether someone helped them in organizing a terrorist attack.
Shortly before the completion of the special operation at the initiative of the Russian side, a telephone conversation was held between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, the Kremlin press service reports. The President of the Russian Federation once again expressed condolences in connection with the terrorist attack. Both sides emphasized the interest in building the close coordination of Russian and American special services in the fight against international terrorism.
According to Reuters, Obama thanked Moscow for close cooperation in counter -terrorism measures after Boston explosions.
Recall that the terrorist brothers were defined as ethnic Chechens who lived in America for about ten years. Moreover, two years ago, the FBI agents interrogated Tamerlana Tsarnaev, but could not establish his connection with the terrorists. This was done at the request of the "foreign state", which one - in the reports of the American media was not specified. But the BBC correspondent in Washington said that the request may have come from Russia.
The brothers are suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack in Boston on April 15, who killed three people. About 180 were injured. Two arranged by terrorists of the explosion occurred at the finish direct famous Boston Marathon.
On Sunday, April 21, the traditional spring marathon will be held in London. After the attack in the United States, the British authorities increased the number of police officers by 40% who will ensure the safety of participants and spectators. The head of the London police, Bernard Hogan-Hau, said that as a result of increasing safety measures on the streets of London during the marathon, they will more often stop and inspect passers-by, the Russian BBC service reports.
The marathon, which annually collects hundreds of thousands of spectators, starts from the southeastern London district Blackhit and then the participants run past the most famous attractions of London-the Tower bridge, Big Ben and the business quarter in the eastern part of the city of Cenari-Uorf. The finish is located near the Buckingham Palace.
The organizers of the London marathon said that they would start a mileage with a minute of silence to honor the memory of the victims during the Boston marathon. All participants in the run in London will be given black ribbons.