Boston Blasts

Boston bombers were angered by US wars in the Muslim world

As seen in the Boston bombing, the threat of homegrown terrorists in the US now rivals that of plots hatched overseas. The Tsarnaev brothers don’t appear to have been directed by a foreign terrorist organization.

Boston bombing: How Indian student Sunil Tripathi was wrongly identified as suspect

One of the trends on Twitter today is the name Sunil Tripathi. He's a student at Brown University who has been missing for the past one month. But today he was trending for being wrongly identified as a suspect for the Boston bombings.

Second suspect in Boston Marathon bombing nabbed alive

Americans rejoice as the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the Boston bombings was caught alive after a late-night gunfight in a residential neighbourhood.

Boston manhunt ends; second suspect nabbed alive

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old Chechen student suspected of involvement in the Boston bombings, was caught alive.

One Boston blasts suspect dead; police ask residents to 'stay home'

Hours earlier, police had released photos of the marathon bombing suspects and asked for the public's help finding them. A new photo of the suspect on the loose was released later showing him in a grey hoodie sweatshirt. It was taken at a 7-Eleven store in Cambridge, just across the Charles River from Boston.

Faces of terror: FBI releases pics of Boston blasts suspects

The FBI has released pictures of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, seeking the public's help in finding two unidentified men photographed on the crowded sidewalk before the bombs exploded.

From India to Boston: The pressure cooker bomb has a long history

There’s nothing new or exciting about pressure cooker bombs—terrorists have used them for years, in India and elsewhere. Governments are seeking new technologies to defeat the terrorist’s best tool.

Boston blasts suspect spotted on video, no arrests yet

Investigators have spotted a Boston Marathon bombing suspect from security video taken before two blasts ripped through central Boston on Monday.

Boston to Bangalore: When media, politicians jump the gun...

The politicisation of the Bangalare blasts contrasts with the restraint shown in the US following the Boston blasts. But the reportage of sections of the US media hasn't measured up to the standards of professionalism that they are acclaimed for.

Boston blasts aftermath: Why American Sikhs are worried

Police still don't know whether the attack, which left three dead and over 150 injured, was committed by a foreign terrorist, or a sick American. But that hasn't stopped some from lashing out at Muslims, Sikhs and Arabs.