Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the surviving suspect in the bombing of the
Boston marathon, has confirmed that his older brother Tamerlan was
behind the attack, CNN reports, citing a United States government source.
Tamerlan, 26, was killed in a shootout with police last week.
Dzhokhar has reportedly said little to investigators, but confirmed
that Tamerlan was the leader and that he “wanted to defend Islam from
attack.” The two carried out the attack on their own initiative and were
not in touch with foreign terrorists, he said.
CNN’s source noted that the testimony is preliminary, and that
investigators will carefully look into all of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s claims
in the upcoming days and weeks.
Tsarnaev remains hospitalized for injuries sustained while fighting
police during his arrest. He faces charges of using and conspiring to
use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death along with other
terror-related offenses.
White House sources say he will be charged in a civilian court, and
not in a military court as an enemy combatant. He is a naturalized U.S.
citizen. His brother had filed a citizenship that was put on hold at the
request of the Department of Homeland Security.
FROM: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167415#.UYVsH0oiosY
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