
So unlike Muslims to push wacky conspiracy theories.
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The father of Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev insists he wants come to the United States to seek justice for his sons, who he claims are victims of a “clear setup.”
An emotional Anzor Tsarnaev, speaking via telephone to RFE/RL’s Tom Balmforth and AP on April 21, said there was “no sense” to accusations tying his sons to the attack in Boston, which left three dead and around 173 injured on April 15.
They are also thought by investigators to have killed a campus police officer four days later.
“I want real justice,” Anzor Tsarnaev said, after indicating that he wants to come to the United States. “I have a lot of questions to ask the [American] police and secret services. I am a lawyer myself. I want answers to all the questions that I have on criminal issues, on terrorism.”
The boy’s mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, told RFE/RL and AP that her oldest son, 26-year-old Tamerlan, who was killed in a shoot-out with police on April 19, had been under surveillance. She said he had “been controlled” by the FBI for the last five years and protested at a lack of evidence.
