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Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death penalty for killing three and injuring 264 in blast

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been given the death sentence following his conviction for using a weapon of mass-destruction to kill three people.

The 21-year-old was found guilty last month of murder and injuring 264 in the 2013 attack after planting two home-made bombs along with his older brother near the finishing line of the race.

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