Federal Charges: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Attorney General Eric Holders decision to press for Tsarnaevs execution was widely expected. The twin blasts killed three people and wounded more than 260 others, and 17 of the 30 federal charges against him including using a weapon of mass destruction to kill carry the possibility of the death penalty. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Boston Marathon bombing voted U.S. sports story of the year U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, instantly raising the stakes in what could be one of the most wrenching trials the city has ever seen. Trial date set for friends of Boston bombing suspect (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.