04/03/2015 13:49
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial to begin, 2 years after Boston Marathon bombing
The trial of the man accused of planting bombs at the finishing line of the Boston marathon begins in the Massachusetts state capital. Surviving suspect faces 30 charges, 17 of which carry the death penalty.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is also accused of killing a police officer in the days after the bombing.
The explosions resulted in three deaths and injured more than 260 people, BBC News reports.