In closing arguments, Boston bombing defendant depicted as ‘bloodthirsty’
Source: Washington Post
Federal prosecutors on Monday described the young man accused of carrying out the deadly bombing of the Boston Marathon as a coldblooded killer, as they sought in closing arguments to portray him as a determined terrorist seeking to commit violent jihad.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke S. Chakravarty told the jury that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev brought terrorism to the streets of Boston to “awaken the mujahideen” and “punish America” on a day he knew the world would be watching.
Tsarnaev, 21, sat tucked between his lawyers as the veteran prosecutor laid out evidence against him, including footage from a surveillance camera that showed him planting one of the two bombs used in the attack. The footage depicted the aftermath of the heavy blast, with the wounded crawling to safety and first responders rushing to their aid.
“The evidence I will show you will give you the confidence” to convict Tsarnaev, the prosecutor said before playing the graphic video.
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