Tamerlan Tsarnaev

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FBI Asked Me for Tamerlan's Phone Number: Mom

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva insists her sons were set up

(Newser) - When Zubeidat Tsarnaeva first got word that her two sons were accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings, she "was just really mad and angry at America," she tells Channel 4 News . "Somebody did this, somebody set this up, not my kids. ... I know that my...

Tsarnaev Admits Bombings, Blames Brother

Fresh details of questioning, court hearing emerge

(Newser) - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has confessed to the Boston Marathon bombings, but told interrogators that his dead brother was the driving force behind the attacks, a government source tells CNN . The 19-year-old, who has been charged with using weapons of mass destruction and told he could face the death penalty, is being...

Why Russia Warned the FBI About Tsarnaev

... and why the FBI didn't investigate aggressively

(Newser) - The Russian tip to the FBI about Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the Boston bombings was a result of his frequent visits to a mosque in Dagestan known for producing extremists, Time reports. Tsarnaev came to the attention of Russian security forces after becoming a regular at the Salafist mosque...

Bomb Suspects Appear Driven by Religion: Officials

But Dzhokhar, Tamerlan Tsarnaev had no apparent ties to Islamic terrorist orgs.

(Newser) - The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by their religious faith but do not seem connected to any Muslim terrorist groups, US officials said today after interrogating the severely wounded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Two US officials said preliminary evidence from an interrogation suggests Dzhokhar...

Tamerlan Tsarnaev Eyed in Grisly 2011 Triple Murder

Prosecutors now investigating the 'possible connection'

(Newser) - In the search for answers on the Boston bombing suspects, one new question: Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev involved in a still-unsolved 2011 triple murder? A rep for the DA in Middlesex County (home to Watertown) confirms to ABC News that the "possible connection" is being investigated. How the narrative is...

Tsarnaevs Are More Like US Mass Killers Than Terrorists

Joan Walsh wonders why they're being viewed as 'non-white'

(Newser) - Conservatives jumped all over a Salon columnist who wrote a piece last week headlined, "Let's Hope the Boston Marathon Bomber Is a White American" —and when the suspects were revealed, conservatives gloated that they were not, in fact, white Americans. But the Tsarnaev brothers "are quite...

Why Boston Carjack Victim Survived: He's Not American

Police report reveals events before police showdown

(Newser) - After hijacking a car, the Boston bombing suspects chose not to kill its driver—because he's not an American, he told police. Pete Williams of NBC reported the news, picked up by Politico ; it matches a police report obtained by the Wall Street Journal . That report alleges the Tsarnaev...

Wife Learned Tamerlan Was Suspect via TV: Lawyer

Feds want to talk to Katherine Russell

(Newser) - The FBI wants to know what suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife knew about the Boston bomb plot, a police insider tells the New York Post . Federal officials have visited Katherine Russell's parents multiple times but have yet to interview her, says family lawyer Amato DeLuca. He maintains that "...

Next on Tsarnaevs&#39; List: NY?
 Next on Tsarnaevs' List: NY? 
Apr 22, 2013 8:42 AM CDT

Next on Tsarnaevs' List: NY?

Brothers reportedly told carjack victim they planned to go there

(Newser) - The Tsarnaev brothers apparently got quite chatty with the driver whose Mercedes SUV they allegedly carjacked: Not only did they reportedly admit their role in the Boston Marathon bombings to him, they also told him they were planning to go to New York, a senior US official tells the New ...

Tsarnaev's 6 Months in Dagestan Are an Enigma

No sign of extremist in the making: family

(Newser) - When Tamerlan Tsarnaev went to Dagestan for six months, a period of time the FBI is scrutinizing in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, he didn't seem like an extremist looking for guidance. Rather, according to people who spent time with him there, he seemed like a young...

Tsarnaev Awake, Answering Questions in Writing

Cops believe Boston suspect inflicted fatal injuries on brother

(Newser) - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has regained consciousness and has been giving investigators written answers to questions, law enforcement sources tell ABC , though it's unclear if he's actually saying anything useful yet. Sources tell Fox News that he will not be formally charged today. The Boston bombing suspect is listed as...

As Police Chased Him, Suspect Called Mom

Mother says she pushed eldest son to be a more devout, and strict, Muslim

(Newser) - In the years before the Boston Marathon bombing, the Tsarnaev family was ripped apart as eldest son Tamerlan and his mother, Zubeidat, embraced a stricter version of Islam, the Wall Street Journal finds. Zubeidat says she pushed Tamerlan to embrace Islam during a period of personal turmoil that included a...

Hero Cop Lost All His Blood in Boston Shootout

Wounded MBTA officer was a friend of slain MIT cop

(Newser) - The police officer wounded while chasing the Boston Marathon bombing suspects lost all of his own blood—and, for 45 minutes, his own heartbeat—after being shot in the thigh, but doctors "cautiously" believe he will make a full recovery. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Officer Richard Donohue Jr., 33,...

Boston Mayor: Tsarnaev Brothers Acted Alone


 Boston Mayor: 
 Tsarnaev Brothers 
 Acted Alone 
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Apr 21, 2013 1:14 PM CDT

Boston Mayor: Tsarnaev Brothers Acted Alone

Thomas Menino defends shutting city down for manhunt

(Newser) - Boston Mayor Thomas Menino told ABC's This Week that, as far as he knows, the Boston Marathon bombing investigation has not uncovered any suspects other than the Tsarnaev brothers. "All the information I have is they acted alone," he said, according to Politico . He also defended the...

'Key Thread' in Boston Bombing: Trip to Russia

Investigators focus on Tamerlan Tsarnaev's possible extremist links

(Newser) - As the Boston Marathon bombing investigation continues, the FBI is really zeroing in on dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's six-month trip to Russia last year, the New York Times reports. The elder of the Tsarnaev brothers visited two predominantly Muslim republics in the country's north Caucasus region—Chechnya and...

Russia Tipped FBI to Dead Suspect in 2011

Agents interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev on tip he was a 'radical Islamist'

(Newser) - Law enforcement officials have confirmed that it was Russia that told the FBI to investigate the slain Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, the AP reports. The FBI interviewed Tsarnaev, following up on the tip that he was a "follower of radical Islam," but didn't deem...

Did Big Brother Corrupt His Younger Sibling?

It's a common refrain in stories about the Tsarnaev brothers

(Newser) - As the speculation continues into what turned the Tsarnaev brothers into alleged terrorists, a common theme is emerging in stories about Tamerlan, 26, and Dzhokhar, 19. As the Boston Globe puts it:
  • A "picture began to emerge Friday of Tamerlan Tsarnaev as an aggressive, possibly radicalized immigrant who may
...

More Photos Emerge of Suspects at Marathon

A runner and a spectator capture several images of Tsarnaev brothers

(Newser) - The AP is running more eerie (in retrospect) photos of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev at the Boston Marathon. One from runner David Green, taken on his iPhone, clearly shows Dzhokhar moving away from the scene of one of the blasts. And several from spectator Bob Leonard show the brothers standing...

Suspect Tsarnaev Unable to Be Questioned Yet

When he is, officials will skip his Miranda rights

(Newser) - For now, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains too seriously injured to be questioned by authorities, reports AP . But as soon as he's able, a special team of interrogators from the FBI, the CIA, and the Pentagon will grill him without reading him his Miranda rights. Authorities plan to invoke a rare...

They Got Him—Alive: Cops Catch Boston Suspect

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding in a boat in Watertown backyard

(Newser) - The manhunt is over. Police caught Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev tonight after finding him hiding in a boat in a Watertown backyard, reports WCVB . Tsarnaev was taken by ambulance to a hospital; the AP reports that he is in serious condition. Multiple gunshots were heard at the scene of...

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