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Families of Boston Marathon bombing victims applaud suspect's capture

The families of two of the three Boston Marathon bombing victims welcomed the capture and arrest of 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Friday night in the Boston suburb of Watertown.

The family of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the bombing offered its thanks to the investigators who worked around the clock on the case and the civilians who offered tips and images that helped authorities zero in on two suspects.

“Tonight, our family applauds the entire law enforcement community for a job well done, and trust that our justice system will now do its job,” the family said in a statement released late Friday.

Martin was killed in Monday’s blast along with two other. His mother and sister were among some 180 others wounded.

“None of this will bring our beloved Martin back, or reverse the injuries these men inflicted on our family and nearly two hundred others. We continue to pray for healing and for comfort on the long road that lies ahead for every victim and their loved ones,” the statement read.

The brother of Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager killed in the blast, told The Boston Globe he applauds the arrest ofTsarnaev, but said his capture will not bring his sister back.

“I’m happy that nobody else is going to get hurt by these guys, but it’s not going to bring her back,” William Campbell III told the paper.

Krystle’s father, William Campbell, said she had gone with a friend to watch the race. Her friend was seriously injured in the explosion.

William Campbell III told the Globe his parents are “happy they got the guys, but basically they feel the same.”

The third victim in the Boston Marathon bombing was Lu Lingzi, a graduate student at Boston University originally from China‘s northeastern city of Shenyang.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A look at the bombing at the Boston Marathon

An explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday killed three people and injured dozens more. An at-a-glance look at the facts in the case:

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THE EXPLOSIONS

Two bombs exploded about 10 seconds and 100 yards apart at about 2:50 p.m. Monday in Boston’s Copley Square, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and more than 170 were injured. The explosions occurred four hours into the race and two hours after the winners had crossed the finish line, but thousands of runners were still on the course.

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THE INVESTIGATION

The two bombs were fashioned out of 6-liter kitchen pressure cookers, packed with shrapnel and explosives, and hidden in black duffel bags left on the ground, according to a person briefed on the case who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. No arrests had been made, and police and federal agents renewed appeals for any video, audio and photos taken by marathon spectators.

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THE VICTIMS

The 8-year-old boy killed in the bombings, Martin Richard, was remembered by friends and neighbors as a vivacious boy who loved to run, climb and play sports. Also killed was Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager from Medford, Mass., whose father, William Campbell, said she gone with a friend to watch the race.

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PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSE

President Barack Obama said that the bombings were an act of terrorism but that investigators do not know whether they were carried out by an international organization, a domestic group or a “malevolent individual.” He said: “The American people refuse to be terrorized.”

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SECURITY RESPONSE

The area around Copley Square remained closed Tuesday, and security was tight around Boston, with bomb-sniffing dogs checking Amtrak passengers’ luggage at South Station and transit police patrolling with rifles.

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Second victim killed at Boston Marathon identified, at race to cheer friend

A 29-year-old restaurant manager has been identified as one of three people killed in the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

Her father says Krystle Campbell, of Medford, Mass., had gone with her best friend to take a picture of the friend’s boyfriend crossing the finish line on Monday afternoon.

William Campbell says his daughter, who worked at Jimmy’s Steakhouse in nearby Arlington, was “very caring, very loving person, and was daddy’s little girl.” He says the loss has devastated the family.

He says the friend was seriously injured in the explosion.

An 8-year-old, Martin Richard of Boston, also died. He was at the finish line watching the race with his family.

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