Postby Dr Frook » 20 Apr 2013, 00:59
The father of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing claims that his son who is still on the loose is a smart and accomplished young man.
Anzor Tsarnaev spoke with The Associated Press by telephone from the Russian city of Makhachkala on Friday after police said one of his sons, 26-year-old Tamerlan, had been killed in a shootout and the other, Dzhokhar, was being intensely pursued.
"My son is a true angel," the elder Tsarnaev said.
"Dzhokhar is a second-year medical student in the US. He is such an intelligent boy. We expected him to come on holidays here."
In May of 2011, Dzhokhar A, then a senior at a prestigious high school, was awarded a $US2,500 scholarship from the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to pursue higher education.
Now, Tsarnaev is on the run, described as "armed and dangerous" and suspected of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Before moving to the United States, he attended School No. 1 in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim republic in Russia's North Caucasus that has become an epicentre of the Islamic insurgency that spilled over from Chechnya.
April 20, 2013: US authorities are investigating if the Boston bombing suspect killed in a shoot-out was following the teachings of controversial Australian cleric Sheik Feiz Mohammed.
On the site, he describes himself as speaking Chechen as well as English and Russian.
His world view is described as "Islam" and he says his personal goal is "career and money."
Tsarnaev appeared in the video released by authorities on Thursday, identified as Suspect Number 2, striding down a sidewalk, unnoticed by spectators who were absorbed in the race.
He followed Tamerlan by about 3 metres. He wore what appeared to be a gray hoodie under a dark jacket and pants, and a white baseball cap facing backward and pulled down haphazardly.
Tamerlan was stockier, in khaki pants, a light T-shirt, and a dark jacket. The brim of his baseball cap faced forward, and he may have been wearing sunglasses.
According to the website spotcrime.com, Tamerlan was arrested for domestic violence in July 2009, after assaulting his girlfriend.
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