Explosions rock Boston Marathon; several injured

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Boston Marathon bombing suspects are brothers of Chechen origin, say reports | NDTV.com



Not surprised if these two turn out to be you know who. We know what's in Chechnya.

damn.. some of those kids fought in Iraq.. and Astan..

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If he wins enough fights there, Tamerlan says he could be selected for the US Olympic team and be naturalized American. Unless his native Chechnya becomes independent, Tamerlan says he would rather compete for the United States than for Russia.




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[machinecult]

damn.. some of those kids fought in Iraq.. and Astan..

The Second Chechen war turned the conflict for national recognition into a quasi-religious struggle. That's when Chechens received plenty of outside help from the mujahideen and...al-Qaeda.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Man Named As Dead Boston Bombing Suspect Was 'Very Religious', Liked Borat And Trance

Tamerlan, who studies at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston and wants to be become an engineer, took the semester off to train for the competition.

If he wins enough fights there, Tamerlan says he could be selected for the US Olympic team and be naturalized American. Unless his native Chechnya becomes independent, Tamerlan says he would rather compete for the United States than for Russia.

Tamerlan fled Chechnya with his family because of the conflict in the early 90s, and lived for years in Kazakstan before coming to the US as a refugee.

Tsarnaev's Youtube channel
Tamerlan Tsarnaev - YouTube

These kids probably underwent some kind of self-radicalization some point in their lives no different from Major Nidal Hasan who opened fire on his fellow soldiers in Fort Hood.

[Joseph Ratzinger]

I have a feeling that this is still Al Qaeda related. European countries are their recruiting ground.

[FAQ]

As per scanner radio, they just have someone at gunpoint who's around 60-70 years old and has a "device" on him. Officer on the radio say it could be a dead man switch. Police waiting for EOD.

Update as of 11:31 am (EST): There's a "jumper". Maybe someone jumped off the bridge.

[Motownkid]

Chilling photo of the 8-year old casualty, the suspect & his backpack believed to be containing the bomb..

[Joseph Ratzinger]

It's so near the kid. Quite chilling. And the people in the picture look so happy.

[machinecult]

Their uncle (Ruslan Tsarni) is being interviewed in CNN right now.

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Just interviewed suspects' uncle on CNN. Say's they're "losers". Claims these kids were probably radicalized recently 'coz last time they saw each other in 2005 the boys did not show any disdain for society or US. He said they're ethnic Chechens but never set foot in Chechnya, lived in Dagestan nearby the Chechen border where their father was from. Emigrated to the United States some 10 years ago.



Tamerlan Tsarnaev 26, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 19

[FAQ]

UPDATE: As of 11:56 on radio, they are in formation.

This is getting intense.

[cannon fodder]

blackhawk flying around watertown right now, lands near best buy. this shit is going crazy.