Boston bomber Dzhokar charged with using WMDs

April 23, 2013 03:09

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has been charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in the US and could face the death penalty if convicted, the Attorney General's office said today.

The charges came as the White House said today that Tsarnaev is not an 'enemy combatant' and as a US citizen cannot be tried under military laws. "He is not an enemy combatant. We will prosecute him under the existing law. When it comes to US citizens it is against the law to try them under military conditions," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters at his daily news conference.

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