Boston Marathon bomber surprises the court

Nina Selipsky

Nina Selipsky Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>After showing little emotion since his arrest, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev this morning surprised a courtroom by apologizing for the first time. Associated Press reports that, with victims and their families present, Tsarnaev said,  “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’</p></h2>
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            <p>After showing little emotion since his arrest, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev this morning surprised a courtroom by apologizing for the first time. <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/victims-of-marathon-attack-come-forward-to-address-bomber/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Associated Press reports </a>that, with victims and their families present, Tsarnaev said,  “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve done — irreparable damage." His statement came during a judge's formal imposition of the death penalty, which had been decided already by jurors May 14.</p>
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After showing little emotion since his arrest, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev this morning surprised a courtroom by apologizing for the first time. Associated Press reports that, with victims and their families present, Tsarnaev said, “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve done — irreparable damage." His statement came during a judge's formal imposition of the death penalty, which had been decided already by jurors May 14.

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By Nina Selipsky

Nina Selipsky is an editorial intern at Crosscut. She is a senior at Lakeside School in Seattle, where she is an editor and writer for the school newspaper. Nina spent last summer working with a non-p