Jury orders death for the Boston Marathon bomber (Yahoo Sports)

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A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a ''kid'' who fell under the influence of his fanatical older brother. It was the most closely watched terrorism trial in the U.S. since the Oklahoma City bombing case two decades ago. The 12-member federal jury had to be unanimous for Tsarnaev to get the death penalty. Tsarnaev's father, Anzor Tsarnaev, reached by phone by the Associated Press in the Russian region of Dagestan, let out a deep moan upon hearing the news and hung up.

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