Thirty two people have been killed and 70 more are trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine in rebel held eastern Ukraine.
The blast took place at a mine in the Donetsk region of the country and emergency services have launched a rescue attempt to reach those trapped.
Miners arrive to help with the rescue effort
"More than 30 people were killed. Rescue workers have not yet come to the place of the explosion, they are removing the poisonous gas and then will go down," said Vladimir Tsymbalenko, head of the local mining safety service.
One of the men caught up in the blast and taken to a Donetsk hospital said: "I was blown away by an explosion. I came round. There was dust everywhere and people were moaning."
Families of those caught up in the disaster have been gathering at the entrance to the mine in Zasyadko, Donetsk.
The bodies of nine of the men have already been located at the mine, the regional administration said.
The mines in Donbass are among some of the most dangerous in the world due to the high levels of methane produced which increase the risk of explosions.
Separatist authorities in Donetsk said the blast occurred at a depth of more than 1,000 metres (0.6 miles) and that 230 workers were in the mine at the time.
The statement added the explosion was caused by a mixture of gas and air - a common cause of industrial mining accidents.
Some 300 men die in mine accidents in the region every year.
Counter-terrorism officers have moved members of Mohammed Emwazi's family from their west London home to a secret location, Sky News understands.
The move is believed to have taken place on Monday night, with the family being escorted out of their home in Paddington.
Sky's Mark White said it is not clear how many people were moved, or who the family members are.
"It's possible it's his mother. We know he has brothers and sisters in the UK as well," said White.
There are also unconfirmed reports from Kuwait that Emwazi's family there might also have been moved to a safe house.
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Mohammed Emwazi's father, who lives in the Gulf country, has reportedly said there is no proof his son is the Islamic State killer known as Jihadi John.
Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas says Jassem Emwazi dismissed claims he and his wife had told officials they recognised their son from the group's videos.
"There is nothing that proves what is being circulated in the media, especially through video clips and footage, that the accused is my son Mohammed, who is being referred to as the alleged executioner of Daesh (Islamic State)," Mr Emwazi was quoted as saying.
Mohammed Emwazi, from London, was named in the media last week as the masked man who appears in IS beheading videos posted on the internet.
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But his father said: "I have a message to the Kuwaiti people that many of the rumours are false.
"Because I felt that some people have believed it, I have assigned a lawyer to defend me and to prove ... that what is being said is untrue."
Jassem Emwazi's lawyer, Salem al Hashash, said his client had been questioned by Kuwait's interior ministry for three hours but released because he is not suspected of doing anything wrong.
He threatened legal action against people making unsubstantiated accusations and said a lawyer had also been appointed to defend family members in the UK.
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Mohammed Emwazi, 26, was born in Kuwait and his parents moved to the UK in 1993 and settled in London.
The alleged killer graduated from the University of Westminster with a computing degree in 2009.
In an audio recording from that time Emwazi denied plans to become an extremist and condemned the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks.
But security experts believe he travelled to Syria in 2013 to join the terror group, eventually taking on the mantle of IS "executioner", responsible for beheading at least five hostages, Britons David Haines and Alan Henning and Americans James Foley, Stephen Sotloff and Peter Kassig.
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Video:Prisoners Taken To Execution Island
Two Australian men convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia have been taken from a prison in Bali to an island where they face execution by firing squad.
Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, were found guilty in 2005 of being the ringleaders of the so-called "Bali Nine" drug smuggling gang.
They were sentenced to death the following year.
The transfer took place amid tight security involving hundreds of police
Australia has been pursuing a campaign to save the men - but the Indonesian president has refused to grant them clemency.
The pair lost their latest appeal in February.
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The Bali Nine are a group of Australians jailed for attempting to smuggle over £2m of heroin out of Indonesia. Their sentences vary: some face life - the ringleaders face the firing squad
Named as one of the ringleaders of the heroin smuggling operation, Andrew Chan was 21 years old when he was arrested
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Si Yi Chen was first sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed against the decision but was then given the death penalty. After an appeal he was sentenced to 20 years
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Michael Czugaj was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2006. He also appealed against the decision but the sentence was upheld later in the year
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Matthew Norman was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2006 but the Supreme Court imposed the death penalty after he appealed
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The case has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying he was "revolted" by the planned executions.
But Indonesian President Joko Widodo has warned foreign governments seeking clemency against interfering in his country's sovereign affairs.
The two Australians were reported to be in one of two armoured vehicles that left Kerobokan Prison before dawn on Wednesday, amid a major security operation involving hundreds of police.
They were taken to Bali's airport for the flight to the island of Nusakambangan, where executions are carried out at its maximum security prison.
The pair are among 11 prisoners due to be shot by firing squad, mostly for drug crimes.
The Australian government has stressed that Sukumaran and Chan have been rehabilitated in prison, where they had mentored younger inmates.
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Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said Canberra would consider recalling its ambassador if the executions went ahead, as Brazil and the Netherlands did after executions in January, the first since Mr Widodo came to power.
Six prisoners, including five foreigners from the Netherlands, Brazil, Malawi, Nigeria and Vietnam, were shot by firing squad in January.
Mr Abbott said: "I think there are millions of Australians who feel sick to their stomachs about what's likely to happen to these two men who committed a terrible crime, a terrible crime.
"But the position of Australia is that we abhor drug crime but we abhor the death penalty as well, which we think is beneath a country like Indonesia."
Indonesia resumed executions in 2013 after a five-year moratorium.
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Video:Prisoners Taken To Execution Island
Two Australian men convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia have been taken from a prison in Bali to an island where they face execution by firing squad.
Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, were found guilty in 2005 of being the ringleaders of the so-called "Bali Nine" drug smuggling gang.
They were sentenced to death the following year.
The transfer took place amid tight security involving hundreds of police
Australia has been pursuing a campaign to save the men - but the Indonesian president has refused to grant them clemency.
The pair lost their latest appeal in February.
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Gallery: Australian Prisoners Convicted Over Drug Smuggling
The Bali Nine are a group of Australians jailed for attempting to smuggle over £2m of heroin out of Indonesia. Their sentences vary: some face life - the ringleaders face the firing squad
Named as one of the ringleaders of the heroin smuggling operation, Andrew Chan was 21 years old when he was arrested
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Si Yi Chen was first sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed against the decision but was then given the death penalty. After an appeal he was sentenced to 20 years
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Michael Czugaj was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2006. He also appealed against the decision but the sentence was upheld later in the year
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Matthew Norman was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2006 but the Supreme Court imposed the death penalty after he appealed
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The case has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying he was "revolted" by the planned executions.
But Indonesian President Joko Widodo has warned foreign governments seeking clemency against interfering in his country's sovereign affairs.
The two Australians were reported to be in one of two armoured vehicles that left Kerobokan Prison before dawn on Wednesday, amid a major security operation involving hundreds of police.
They were taken to Bali's airport for the flight to the island of Nusakambangan, where executions are carried out at its maximum security prison.
The pair are among 11 prisoners due to be shot by firing squad, mostly for drug crimes.
The Australian government has stressed that Sukumaran and Chan have been rehabilitated in prison, where they had mentored younger inmates.
Video:2013 - Inside Infamous Bali Jail
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said Canberra would consider recalling its ambassador if the executions went ahead, as Brazil and the Netherlands did after executions in January, the first since Mr Widodo came to power.
Six prisoners, including five foreigners from the Netherlands, Brazil, Malawi, Nigeria and Vietnam, were shot by firing squad in January.
Mr Abbott said: "I think there are millions of Australians who feel sick to their stomachs about what's likely to happen to these two men who committed a terrible crime, a terrible crime.
"But the position of Australia is that we abhor drug crime but we abhor the death penalty as well, which we think is beneath a country like Indonesia."
Indonesia resumed executions in 2013 after a five-year moratorium.
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The family of the first Briton to be killed fighting IS in Syria have said they are "devastated" but "very proud" of him.
Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, a former Royal Marine, was fighting alongside Kurdish YPG forces in the northern province of Hasakah.
A statement from the family, said: "We are devastated to confirm the death of our son Konstandinos Erik Scurfield in Syria where he went to support the forces opposing Islamic State.
"His flame might have burned briefly but it burned brightly with love, courage, conviction and honour and we are very proud of him."
Konstandinos reportedly died in a mortar attack. Pic: YPG
Earlier, his mother, Viki Scurfield, told Sky News the family were "reeling" and struggling to "get our heads round everything".
Neighbours said the lights had been on all night at the family's house in Royston, a village on the edge of Barnsley.
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The YPG has contacted the family about repatriating his body to the UK, according to Sky sources, but have also offered to bury him as one of their own at a special burial site.
It is understood the 25-year-old died on 2 March and had been fighting alongside the Kurds since the start of December.
Kurdish rights activist Mark Campbell told Sky he had broken news of the man's death to his family.
"To be honest it was a harrowing phone call," he said.
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"There were three questions really his mother wanted to know immediately...
"She wanted to know if there's a body - and there is. She wanted to know when he died - he died yesterday. And she wanted to know if he died in combat - which he had."
Mr Scurfield was reportedly fatally wounded in a mortar attack during fighting near the town of Tal Barak.
Jordan Matson, a former US soldier believed to be fighting with the Kurds, described him on Facebook as a "disciplined warrior".
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He wrote: "Kosta volunteered for every attack and guard duty opportunity. He wanted nothing more than to bring the fight to the enemy.
"I'm going to carry on your legacy, brother, I will never forget you. I love you, man. Save me a place up there, big guy."
Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis told Sky News he believed Mr Scurfield had gone to Syria to provide humanitarian help and for "honourable reasons".
"My understanding is that he had very significant ideological concerns about what is happening, about the actions Islamic State were taking in the region, and he wanted to make a contribution.
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"He went there to make a humanitarian contribution, he didn't go there to fight, he provided medical assistance."
Rami Abdulrahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said just over 100 Westerners had joined Kurdish forces in Syria from countries including the US, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Their numbers are small in comparison with those foreign recruits who have joined IS and other hardline groups.
An Australian man fighting with Kurdish forces was killed in the country last week, the Observatory and a Kurdish source said.
An Egyptian bride and groom were placed in a cage by masked men brandishing knives as part of an Islamic State-themed wedding.
The video, which was shot in Menoufia, Egypt, begins with a wedding attendant with his face covered conducting as a jihadi anthem used in propaganda released by the militants is played.
He then leads the bride and groom into the cage, similar to that used in the horrific video of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh being burned alive in February.
Inside the newlywed break into dance along with the masked attendants as other guests clap and cheer them on.
The idea was apparently thought up by the groom, who had told his bride-to-be he was planning something different for the wedding.
Only the groom, his attendants and the photographer, Ahmed Kassem, knew of the plan beforehand.
As the scene unfolded, some guests believed the wedding was being stormed by IS militants, according to the Youm7 newspaper.
Last month, footage emerged showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by IS militants in Libya.
Egypt responded by bombing IS camps, training sits and weapons storage areas along the border with Libya.
The wreckage of a massive Japanese battleship which was sunk during World War 2 has been discovered by a research team led by Microsoft's co-founder.
The technologically advanced Musashi sank during the battle of Leyte off the Philippines more than 70 years ago.
Paul Allen and his research team found the ship on Sunday, more than eight years after their search began.
The Musashi was one of the largest battleships in history and was found as the world marks the 70th anniversary of the war's end.
Paul Allen and his team have been searching for the ship for eight years
The ship was commissioned in 1942 and sank in October 1944 in the Sibuyan Sea during the battle, losing half of its 2,400 crew members.
Mr Allen and his team were aboard his super-yacht M/Y Octopus when the discovery was made, using an autonomous underwater vehicle.
Detailed images captured by a high-definition camera mounted on the underwater probe confirmed the wreckage as that of the Musashi.
Mr Allen said: "The Musashi is truly an engineering marvel and as an engineer at heart, I have a deep appreciation for the technology and effort that went into its construction."
He said his interest in the war was inspired by his father's service, adding that he was "honoured" to play a part in finding the vessel.
The Musashi, pictured on 24 October, 1944, the day it was sunk
He plans to work with Japan's government to treat the area of sea as a war grave.
A memorial service could be held at the site in future.
The Battle of Leyte, one of the biggest naval battles in history, ended in a decisive victory for the Allies.
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Video:Video: Police Shoot Man On Skid Row
By Sky News US Team
A homeless man who was killed by Los Angeles police on Skid Row was living under an assumed name after stealing the identity of a Frenchman.
Initially the victim killed by police after a confrontation caught on camera was identified as 39-year-old Charley Saturmin Robinet.
But the French consul general in Los Angeles subsequently said the man was not a French citizen and had stolen Mr Robinet's identity before travelling to the US under an apparently fraudulent passport in the late 1990s.
Skid Row contains one of America's biggest homeless communities
The man seemingly wanted to "pursue a career in acting" in America, Consul General Axel Cruau said.
"The real Charley Robinet is in France apparently living a totally normal life and totally unaware his identity had been stolen years and years ago," Mr Cruau added.
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The shooting of a homeless man by Los Angeles police stirred an uproar among civil rights activists and fellow Skid Row residents
The man was known as Africa on Skid Row. Continue through for more images
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Using the name of Robinet, the man was identified as a French national in 2000 when he was convicted of robbing a Wells Fargo branch and pistol-whipping an employee in an effort to pay for acting classes at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
The man identified as Robinet was sentenced to 15 years in prison and was freed in May under a three-year supervised-release order.
Foreign nationals are typically deported after serving criminal sentences. But in this case, France would not take the man because he was not really a French citizen.
He is believed to have violated his probation terms, which required him to provide reports to his probation officer at the beginning of each month.
When he failed to do so in November, December and January, a federal warrant was issued.
On Skid Row, he was known as Africa.
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The shooting on Sunday, caught on video by a bystander, outraged civil rights activists and fellow residents of Skid Row, an area where homeless people pitch tents at night and cardboard shelters cover the sidewalks.
It was the latest in a string of incidents that have put law enforcement agencies across the country under scrutiny over the use of lethal force.
Critics said the shooting highlighted heavy-handed tactics routinely used by police in dealing with homeless people, many of whom suffer psychiatric problems.
Police Chief Charlie Beck said all officers involved had been trained in handling mental illness, and appeared to have "acted compassionately up until the time that force was required".
Police said the man was shot when he grabbed for an officer's holstered gun during a scuffle.
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Video:Video: Police Shoot Man On Skid Row
By Sky News US Team
A homeless man who was killed by Los Angeles police on Skid Row was living under an assumed name after stealing the identity of a Frenchman.
Initially the victim killed by police after a confrontation caught on camera was identified as 39-year-old Charley Saturmin Robinet.
But the French consul general in Los Angeles subsequently said the man was not a French citizen and had stolen Mr Robinet's identity before travelling to the US under an apparently fraudulent passport in the late 1990s.
Skid Row contains one of America's biggest homeless communities
The man seemingly wanted to "pursue a career in acting" in America, Consul General Axel Cruau said.
"The real Charley Robinet is in France apparently living a totally normal life and totally unaware his identity had been stolen years and years ago," Mr Cruau added.
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Gallery: Skid Row Shooting Sparks Protests
The shooting of a homeless man by Los Angeles police stirred an uproar among civil rights activists and fellow Skid Row residents
The man was known as Africa on Skid Row. Continue through for more images
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Using the name of Robinet, the man was identified as a French national in 2000 when he was convicted of robbing a Wells Fargo branch and pistol-whipping an employee in an effort to pay for acting classes at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
The man identified as Robinet was sentenced to 15 years in prison and was freed in May under a three-year supervised-release order.
Foreign nationals are typically deported after serving criminal sentences. But in this case, France would not take the man because he was not really a French citizen.
He is believed to have violated his probation terms, which required him to provide reports to his probation officer at the beginning of each month.
When he failed to do so in November, December and January, a federal warrant was issued.
On Skid Row, he was known as Africa.
Video:LAPD 'Acted Compassionately'
The shooting on Sunday, caught on video by a bystander, outraged civil rights activists and fellow residents of Skid Row, an area where homeless people pitch tents at night and cardboard shelters cover the sidewalks.
It was the latest in a string of incidents that have put law enforcement agencies across the country under scrutiny over the use of lethal force.
Critics said the shooting highlighted heavy-handed tactics routinely used by police in dealing with homeless people, many of whom suffer psychiatric problems.
Police Chief Charlie Beck said all officers involved had been trained in handling mental illness, and appeared to have "acted compassionately up until the time that force was required".
Police said the man was shot when he grabbed for an officer's holstered gun during a scuffle.
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Politicians are planning a two-tier internet in Europe - just days after a similar move in the US was blocked.
EU member states are drawing up proposals to allow internet service providers (ISPs) to prioritise specific internet traffic.
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the chief executives of both Vodaphone and Deutsche Telekom both argued for rules to allow them to give priority to some services.
Operators often cite emergency services data as an example of traffic that should be prioritised - but many fear that customers will see their traffic throttled in favour of higher-paying individuals and corporations.
The FCC has ruled that all data in the US should be treated equally
New proposals by Latvia, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Council, has outlined its belief that traffic across networks should be treated equally.
But it says ISPs should "free to enter into agreements" to deliver faster speeds at higher prices, provided it does not "impair" the services of the majority of users.
The rules will be put to the ambassadors or representatives of EU council member states for a vote on Wednesday.
If passed, they will then be discussed by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EU Council again.
If an agreement is reached, it is likely to be before the summer.
Last week, the US Federal Communications Commission passed new rules to require companies to act in the "public interest" and not intentionally block or slow web traffic.
A Democratic commissioner who voted in favour of the rule said: "We cannot have a two-tiered internet that speeds the traffic of the privileged and leaves the rest of us lagging behind."
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty
By Sky News US Team
Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev "had murder in his heart" when he took part in the deadly attack, a prosecutor has said.
In the much anticipated trial's opening statements on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the accused had wanted to "tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle".
Tsarnaev, 21, wearing a white shirt without tie, and a blazer, stared straight ahead as the case against him was laid out amid tight security at the US District Court in Boston.
He and his 26-year-old brother allegedly placed two pressure-cooker bombs near the marathon finish line on 15 April 2013, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
Tsarnaev denies 30 charges, including the killing of a police officer days after the attacks.
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Gallery: Boston Bombings Trial: Who's Who
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, is on trial in the Boston Marathon bombings. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. He denies wrongdoing
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in a shoot-out with police days after the 15 April 2013 bombings
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell, is under investigation and could face charges
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Robel Phillipos, a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was found guilty of lying to investigators
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Dias Kadyrbayev (L) has admitted removing evidence of the deadly attack
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The parents of the youngest victim, eight-year-old Martin Richard, were in court.
Heather Abbott, a dancer, and Marc Fucarile, both of whom lost legs in the blasts, also attended the hearing.
Assistant US Attorney William Weinreb painted a picture of the carnage wreaked by the attacks, describing how the "air was filled with the smell of burning sulphur and people's screams".
"The defendant wasn't there to watch the race," said Mr Weinreb. "He had a backpack over his shoulder and inside that backpack was a homemade bomb.
"It was the type of bomb favoured by terrorists because it is designed to tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle.
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The new photos show Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he surrenders. Warning: This gallery contains graphic images
Tsarnaev has a bloodied skull and appears disoriented at times. The pictures were taken by state police officer Sergeant Sean Murphy
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"He pretended to be a spectator, but he had murder in his heart."
He said Tsarnaev and his brother carried out the attack to punish the US for military actions in Muslim countries.
The prosecutor told the court: "He believed that he was a soldier in a holy war against Americans."
The defence is expected to argue the accused had a difficult childhood and was heavily influenced by his older brother.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a shoot-out with police three days after the attack.
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Gallery: In Pictures: Boston Marathon Bombs
Two explosions have been reported at the finish line
The bombings on 15 April 2013 killed three people and injured more than 260
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His widow is under investigation and could face charges related to the bombings, US media report.
The younger Tsarnaev was found four days after the bombings hiding in a boat parked in the backyard of a home in nearby Watertown.
The prosecution says the ethnic Chechen, who arrived from Russia more than a decade ago, was a willing participant in the attack.
A panel of 10 women and eight men will decide whether Tsarnaev is guilty.
They will also determine whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty
By Sky News US Team
Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev "had murder in his heart" when he took part in the deadly attack, a prosecutor has said.
In the much anticipated trial's opening statements on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the accused had wanted to "tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle".
Tsarnaev, 21, wearing a white shirt without tie, and a blazer, stared straight ahead as the case against him was laid out amid tight security at the US District Court in Boston.
He and his 26-year-old brother allegedly placed two pressure-cooker bombs near the marathon finish line on 15 April 2013, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
Tsarnaev denies 30 charges, including the killing of a police officer days after the attacks.
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Gallery: Boston Bombings Trial: Who's Who
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, is on trial in the Boston Marathon bombings. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. He denies wrongdoing
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in a shoot-out with police days after the 15 April 2013 bombings
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell, is under investigation and could face charges
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Robel Phillipos, a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was found guilty of lying to investigators
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Dias Kadyrbayev (L) has admitted removing evidence of the deadly attack
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The parents of the youngest victim, eight-year-old Martin Richard, were in court.
Heather Abbott, a dancer, and Marc Fucarile, both of whom lost legs in the blasts, also attended the hearing.
Assistant US Attorney William Weinreb painted a picture of the carnage wreaked by the attacks, describing how the "air was filled with the smell of burning sulphur and people's screams".
"The defendant wasn't there to watch the race," said Mr Weinreb. "He had a backpack over his shoulder and inside that backpack was a homemade bomb.
"It was the type of bomb favoured by terrorists because it is designed to tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle.
1/5
Gallery: Boston Suspect Before Arrest. Warning: Graphic Images
The new photos show Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he surrenders. Warning: This gallery contains graphic images
Tsarnaev has a bloodied skull and appears disoriented at times. The pictures were taken by state police officer Sergeant Sean Murphy
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"He pretended to be a spectator, but he had murder in his heart."
He said Tsarnaev and his brother carried out the attack to punish the US for military actions in Muslim countries.
The prosecutor told the court: "He believed that he was a soldier in a holy war against Americans."
The defence is expected to argue the accused had a difficult childhood and was heavily influenced by his older brother.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a shoot-out with police three days after the attack.
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Gallery: In Pictures: Boston Marathon Bombs
Two explosions have been reported at the finish line
The bombings on 15 April 2013 killed three people and injured more than 260
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His widow is under investigation and could face charges related to the bombings, US media report.
The younger Tsarnaev was found four days after the bombings hiding in a boat parked in the backyard of a home in nearby Watertown.
The prosecution says the ethnic Chechen, who arrived from Russia more than a decade ago, was a willing participant in the attack.
A panel of 10 women and eight men will decide whether Tsarnaev is guilty.
They will also determine whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
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