The Lede is following developments in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. On Saturday, as the 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay wounded in a Boston hospital after his capture Friday night following a gun battle with the police and an ensuing manhunt, investigators tried to piece together his actions and the motives behind the bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 170. Another suspect, Mr. Tsarnaev’s brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in the Friday morning gun battle, which also critically wounded a transit police officer.
President Obama, in his weekly radio address Saturday morning, once again praised the first responders, the doctors and “the big-hearted people of Boston†who gave the world “stories of heroism and kindness, resolve and resilience, generosity and love.â€
“If anyone wants to know who we are, what America is, how we respond to evil and terror - that’s it,†Mr. Obama said. “Selflessly. Compassionately. And unafraid.â€
He added: “In the days to come, we will remain vigilant as a nation. And I have no doubt the city of Boston and its surrounding communities will continue to respond in the same proud and heroic way that they have thus far - and their fellow Americans will be right there with them every step of the way.â€
