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Boston Declared Safe

Staff Reporters |
April 19, 2013 | 6:32 p.m. PDT

The Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis was among those to speak. (via WCBV 5)
The Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis was among those to speak. (via WCBV 5)

The teenager whom police say is one of two brothers responsible for Monday's Boston Marathon bombings is in serious condition at a hospital, authorities said Friday evening.
Authorities declared the city safe and the threat of further bombs neutralized.

 President Obama heralded the arrest, saying, "Tonight, we closed an important chapter in this tragedy."

"For neighborhoods that lived in fear for an entire day, we're eternally grateful for the outcome tonight," said Massachusetts State Police Col. Timothy Alben.

Led by the FBI, authorities captured bleeding 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev after coaxing him out of his hiding spot in the stern of boat parked in a Boston backyard. He eluded police for an entire day as he apparently hid just outside a perimeter police painstakingly searched throughout the day.

READ MORE: Second Boston Bombing Suspect Captured

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he felt great because of the efforts of public safety workers.

"The people of Boston will be able to sleep tonight because of their hard work," he said.

Three people died and more than 170 have been injured this week because of the alleged actions of Dzhokhar and his brother, Tamerlan.

The federal prosecutor for Boston said a rigorous investigation would continue.

READ MORE: Everything We Know About The Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects So Far

Many, including regional and federal law enforcement, voiced their hopes to see public support the victims of violence and gratitude for participants in the emergency response effort.

“We’re a better city than we have been in the past week. And we will be,” Menino said, “I felt so good. I felt so happy."

Tsarnaev is said to be in "serious condition" while being treated at a hospital, according to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis.


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