Source: Suspect says no outside involvement in Boston attacks
Source says the surviving Boston bomb suspect told authorities his brother, Tamerlan (pictured), was the brains behind attacks
April 22nd, 2013
09:52 PM ET

Source: Suspect says no outside involvement in Boston attacks

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators that no international terrorist groups were behind last week's attacks, a U.S. government source said Monday.

He also told investigators his older brother, Tamerlan, was the driving force behind the planning and execution of the attacks and wanted to defend Islam from attack, the source told CNN's Jake Tapper.

The government source cautions that this is just what the suspect is saying in these preliminary interviews, and that all of his claims need to be checked out and followed up by investigators.

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  1. Jeff Frank (R-Ohio) "Moving to Fox soon"

    They'll be waiting at West, Tx city limits, for out of towner, loud mouth tankards, with funny looking dalmations, just there to "help out" , and throw 'em in jail. Yeah, be sittin there, waiting to take away thier Obama phones, turn 'em around, and send them on thier way. The fire is out, your too late.

    April 23, 2013 at 12:49 am | Report abuse |
  2. saywhat

    I join@chrissy in wishing@s kel safe journey.
    And yes enough on the legal proceedings.Just inform us when he is sentenced, media.
    Good night all.

    April 23, 2013 at 1:15 am | Report abuse |
  3. saywhat

    I join@chrissy in wishing@s kel a safe journey.

    April 23, 2013 at 1:16 am | Report abuse |
  4. saywhat

    Good night all.

    April 23, 2013 at 1:16 am | Report abuse |
  5. chrissy

    How do you know we dont??

    April 23, 2013 at 12:31 pm | Report abuse |
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