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Boston bomber apologises, sentenced to death

– ‘Despicable choices’ –

Survivors were divided on whether his apology was genuine. Lynn Julian said his remarks “were sort of shocking” and denied that he had shown proper remorse or regret.

“A sincere apology would’ve been nice,” she told reporters.

But Henry Borgard, who was a student on his way home from work when he was injured in the bombings, was one of the few to forgive and said that he had been “really deeply moved” by Tsarnaev’s remarks.

“I have forgiven him. I have come to a place of peace and I genuinely hope that he does as well,” he said. “I’m going to take it on faith that what he said was genuine.”

But government prosecutors criticized Tsarnaev, who showed little emotion during the trial, for invoking Allah, and said he had not renounced terrorism or repudiated violent extremism.

On Wednesday 24 victims and their relatives made harrowing impact statements, some in tears, as they described their grief, pain, financial problems and how the attacks brutally changed their lives.

Outside the court house, police arrested a young man who allegedly had a meat cleaver stashed in his car. He is being investigated for any possible terrorism link, the FBI said.

The bombings wounded 264 people, including 17 who lost limbs, near the finish line at the northeastern city’s popular marathon.

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“The choices you made were despicable,” said Patricia Campbell, whose daughter Krystle was killed.

“What you did to my daughter was disgusting. The jury did the right thing,” she said, addressing Tsarnaev directly.

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