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| Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev have shamed all Chechens, family says | Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev have shamed all Chechens, family says |
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| The two brothers suspected of being behind the first successful terrorist bombing in the US since 9/11 have shamed their family and "the entire Chechen ethnicity", family members said Friday. | The two brothers suspected of being behind the first successful terrorist bombing in the US since 9/11 have shamed their family and "the entire Chechen ethnicity", family members said Friday. |
| As details of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, now dead, and his younger brother Dzhokhar, 19, came to light, relatives living in the US asked for forgiveness for the pair's apparent crimes. | As details of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, now dead, and his younger brother Dzhokhar, 19, came to light, relatives living in the US asked for forgiveness for the pair's apparent crimes. |
| Meanwhile in Russia, the suspects' father refused to believe that his sons could be capable of Monday's double bombing that maimed and killed along the finishing straight of the Boston marathon. | Meanwhile in Russia, the suspects' father refused to believe that his sons could be capable of Monday's double bombing that maimed and killed along the finishing straight of the Boston marathon. |
| Anzor Tsarnaev – speaking to US media from his home in the Russian city of Makhachkala – urged his younger son Dzhokhar to hand himself in. | Anzor Tsarnaev – speaking to US media from his home in the Russian city of Makhachkala – urged his younger son Dzhokhar to hand himself in. |
| "Give up, give up. You have a bright future ahead of you," he told ABC, according to the network's website. But he warned that if Dzhokhar – whom he described as a "true angel" – was killed by police, "all hell would break loose." | "Give up, give up. You have a bright future ahead of you," he told ABC, according to the network's website. But he warned that if Dzhokhar – whom he described as a "true angel" – was killed by police, "all hell would break loose." |
| It is believed that the family came to the US seeking refuge from the North Caucasus. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Anzor Tsarnaev left America a few years ago for treatment for brain cancer in Europe. But other members of the family remained in the US. | It is believed that the family came to the US seeking refuge from the North Caucasus. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Anzor Tsarnaev left America a few years ago for treatment for brain cancer in Europe. But other members of the family remained in the US. |
| In Montgomery, Maryland, the boys' uncles, Ruslan and Alvi Tsarni, were attempting to come to terms with the news. | In Montgomery, Maryland, the boys' uncles, Ruslan and Alvi Tsarni, were attempting to come to terms with the news. |
| "I can't believe this, it's not possible. My nephews can't do this," Alvi, pictured, said. "I don't believe any of my nephews [are] involved in this horrible incident." | "I can't believe this, it's not possible. My nephews can't do this," Alvi, pictured, said. "I don't believe any of my nephews [are] involved in this horrible incident." |
| But as the morning wore on, and with reporters camped outside the home of Ruslan Tsarni, the family's words against the pair hardened. | But as the morning wore on, and with reporters camped outside the home of Ruslan Tsarni, the family's words against the pair hardened. |
| "He put a shame on our family, he put a shame on the entire Chechen ethnicity," Ruslan said of his younger nephew, Dzhokhar. | "He put a shame on our family, he put a shame on the entire Chechen ethnicity," Ruslan said of his younger nephew, Dzhokhar. |
| "I say: 'Dzhokhar: if you are alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims, from the injured,'" he added. | "I say: 'Dzhokhar: if you are alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims, from the injured,'" he added. |
| Chechens are "peaceful people" Ruslan said. "Those who are able to make this atrocity are only losers," he added in reference to Monday's attack. | Chechens are "peaceful people" Ruslan said. "Those who are able to make this atrocity are only losers," he added in reference to Monday's attack. |
| Ruslan Tsarni said his family was suffering alongside the victims of Monday's bombing. | Ruslan Tsarni said his family was suffering alongside the victims of Monday's bombing. |
| He asked for forgiveness from the victims' families. "With the families of those who suffered, we are suffering with them, their grief. I'm ready to kneel in front of them and ask their forgiveness," he said. | He asked for forgiveness from the victims' families. "With the families of those who suffered, we are suffering with them, their grief. I'm ready to kneel in front of them and ask their forgiveness," he said. |
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