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Reports: Note Found In Boat Where Boston Suspect Hid

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:00 +0000

In a message written on a wall of the boat where he was found hiding, Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was motivated by anger over the Afghan and Iraq wars, sources familiar with what was found have told CBS News correspondent John Miller.

CNN has followed CBS News' report buried in a rural cemetery just north of Richmond, Va., is causing controversy there.

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, concerns are being expressed by "a local Islamic leader, Caroline County officials and some n

Boston Bombing Suspect's Body Finally 'Entombed,' Police Say

Mark Memmott — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:33:00 +0000

The body of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev "is now entombed," the Worcester, Mass., police department announced Thursday morning.

The statement does not reveal where Tsarnaev's remains were taken, only that "as a result of our public appeal for help, a courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed to properly bury the deceased.

Boston's Top Cop: Boost Security, But Avoid 'Police State'

Mark Memmott — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:50:00 +0000

(We put a new top on this post at 1:25 p.m.

Reports: Cousin Of Boston Suspects Is 'Prominent Islamist'

Mark Memmott — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:06:00 +0000

Russian investigators have questioned a distant cousin of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev about meetings the two of them had in Dagestan during 2012, Time magazine reports.

Authorities want to know whether that relative, Magomed Kartashov, encouraged Tsarnaev's turn toward extremism or introduced him to others who might have done so. Kartashov is one of Dagestan's "most prominent Islamists," Time says.