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| Dzhokar Tsarnaev [PHOTO: Interpol] |
The INTERPOL Chief said the ‘extraordinary investigation’
which led to the identification and location of the two suspects just days
after last week’s murderous terror attacks in which three people were killed,
including an eight-year-old boy, a young American woman and a young Chinese
woman, and more than 170 others injured, was ‘exemplary’.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, identified by the FBI as ‘suspect
two’ was taken into custody on Friday evening after a 22-hour manhunt which
began following a shoot-out with law enforcement officers late on Thursday
night in which his brother, ‘suspect one’ 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was
fatally injured.
“The professional, thorough and coordinated investigations
by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities, and the courageous
actions of the officers on the ground, mean that these two terrorists no longer
pose what was clearly a significant threat to both the Boston community and
international visitors,” said INTERPOL's Chief.
Secretary General Noble also deplored the cold-blooded
murder of 26-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean
Collier, who was shot multiple times by the then fugitive terrorists while in
his car on Thursday evening.
“The continued dedication of law enforcement officers to
tracking down these suspects despite the obvious dangers to themselves is a
reminder of the sacrifices and risks police officers take on a daily basis to
keep members of their community safe.
“On behalf of the international enforcement community,
INTERPOL extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of all
those killed and injured in Monday’s bombings and during the conclusion of the
investigation into those vicious attacks,” concluded Secretary General Noble.
Since last week’s bombings, INTERPOL’s Command and
Coordination Centre has been in close contact with INTERPOL Washington, with
all messages and information requests treated with the highest priority.
At the request of US authorities, INTERPOL published an
Orange Notice, or international security alert detailing the two improvised
explosive devices and information about the two suspects including their
fingerprints and identity documents.
The INTERPOL Chief has pledged the Organization’s continued
and full support for any further requests for assistance from the US or any
involved country.