Boston Bomber Trial Moves into Death Penalty Phase

One day after a jury of seven women and five men handed down a guilty verdict against the only surviving attacker in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the trial now moves on to the sentencing phase.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, looked down as he listened to one guilty verdict after another on all 30 counts against him. Seventeen of those counts are punishable by death.

"I'm amazed and grateful. I'm glad they took time to go through everything," bombing survivor Karen Brassard said.

The defense team's strategy is to try and keep Tsarneav off death row by arguing he fell under the evil influence of his older brother Tamerlan, an unconvincing claim for many.

"For myself, I want to see the death penalty," said Liz Norden, the mother of two sons who lost parts of their legs in the attack.

The sentencing phase could start as early as Monday and is expected to last a few weeks.

Meanwhile, Islamic terrorist ideology continues to be a growing threat, gaining converts around the world.

In Spain, police arrested 10 people for suspected links to the Islamic State. The arrests came after more than 300 officers conducted raids in the region of Catalonia in northeast Spain.

Spanish authorities have arrested dozens of suspected jihadi militants and recruiters in recent years. 

Just last week, Catalonia police arrested 16-year-old twin boys who authorities believed were about to travel to Syria to become jihadi fighters.

In Britain, six people, all in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.

And in the United States, four men accused of plotting to recruit U.S. residents to fight for the Islamic State appeared in court for the first time Wednesday to face federal terrorism charges.

Groups like ISIS continue to use Facebook and other social media to gain recruits. Their methods are already attracting thousands of radicals willing to fight or launch their own attacks.