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[shinobi602]

Wtf?

Video here: http://www.channel4.com/news/boston-bombings-questions-raised-by-telephone-call-claim

The father of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Anzor, told Channel 4 News that the elder brother had telephoned their mother a few days after the bombings.

Mr Tsarnaev was speaking by telephone to Channel 4 News filmmaker Nick Sturdee (pictured below), who is in Makhachkala, Dagestan. The father said Tamerlan contacted his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, two or three days after the bombing. Tamerlan told her the FBI had just rung him and accused him of being behind the attacks, and that he had responded by saying "that's your problem", Mr Tsarnaev claims.

The telephone call claim raises a number of questions.

On the one hand the claim could be false. It follows suggestions by both parents that the FBI had been monitoring Tamerlan for years and could be part of efforts to defend the brothers. Another possibility is that the telephone call was Tamerlan preparing his mother for bad news.

If the claim is true, then it raises questions over the FBI handling of the investigation into the Boston bombings.

People will be asking about how the alleged telephone call may have fitted into the chain of events - from the attack itself up to the firefight that took place three days later, in which a police officer, as well as Tamerlan, was killed.

The FBI in Boston told Channel 4 News they currently won't confirm or deny any claims about their involvement.

They are waiting to question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is under armed guard in hospital, and reported to be in a serious condition. He was caught in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Boston Mayor Tom Menino said on Sunday that authorities may never be able to question 19-year-old Dzhokhar, who is said to be seriously injured and unable to speak.

 

[Guevara]

That's some good police work there Lou

 

[Escape Goat]

What an obnoxiously designed website.

 

[CrankyJay]

This story gets stranger by the day.

 

[Salvadora]

Tamerlan told her the FBI had just rung him and accused him of being behind the attacks

This sounds so unbelievable.

Are the FBI in the habit of ringing suspects and accusing them of terrorist acts?

 

[Particle Physicist]

This is idiocy. Do you really think the FBI would call him and say, "hey, we think you did it"

???

 

[BobLoblaw]

Wait, wait. This better not be true or I'm gonna flip the fuck out at the stupidity.

 

[ronito]

Totally makes sense. "Hi terrorist. We think you did this bombing. Just thought we should tell you. Toodles!"

 

[Skeyser]

Maybe I'm missing something, but that makes zero sense to me.

 

[grimshawish]

Ch4 can be quite good with this sort of thing but this is a Father in denial; so pinch of salt.
What Father only replies 'thats your problem'.

Unless they did contact him and the Father is involved?

 

[Link]

I'm sure the FBI called him up and said "Hey, we're coming to arrest you. Thanks, bye!"

 

[shinobi602]

Ch4 can be quite good with this sort of thing but this is a Father in denial; so pinch of salt.
What Father only replies 'thats your problem'.

Unless they did contact him and the Father is involved?

No, they're saying Tamerlan himself said that.

 

[Ferrio]

FBI plays by hide n seek rules.

 

[speculawyer]

The father of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Anzor, told . . .

He has not come off as the most credible guy.

 

[DarkKyo]

Ch4 can be quite good with this sort of thing but this is a Father in denial; so pinch of salt.
What Father only replies 'thats your problem'.

Unless they did contact him and the Father is involved?

I think the older brother said "that's your problem", not the father.

 

[infiniteloop]

Didn't the Father call the elder brother "an angel"? Don't think the dude can be believed.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Can't this be verified by phone records?

 

[grimshawish]

No, they're saying Tamerlan himself said that.

Oh right...what an odd thing to reply but it does make much more sense in terms of the Father's story. Though it is still odd.
Thanks for clarifying,

 

[Kusagari]

This is the dumbest story I've ever heard.

I'm sure the FBI called him to warn him they knew he did it.

 

[Konka]

Didn't the Father call the elder brother "an angel"? Don't think the dude can be believed.

Angel of Death. Duh.

 

[HomShaBom]

Seems legit.

 

[Stumpokapow]

This story gets stranger by the day.

to me it seems pretty dead simple tbqh, especially given it's been 7 days since the actual event and it typically takes much longer, even as long as years to pull together such a detailed narrative

 

[ronito]

It was probably Tamerlan trying to clue his parents in.

Sorta like, "Oh mom, just so you know before the parent/teacher conference and all that the teacher threw away all my homework and said I was going to fail her class because she hates me. It totally wasn't anything I did."

 

[Durask]

Father also said that his son is a medical student.

 

[Devolution]

 

[xelios]

FBI isn't going to randomly call a suspect and say, "We suspect you!" Stupid article.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

Imagine getting that call.

"Hey Mom, just to let you know, the feds are saying I'm a terrorist or some shit...bye"

 

[akira28]

This is idiocy. Do you really think the FBI would call him and say, "hey, we think you did it"

???

well...do you have your spelunker's helmet on? Rabbit holes tend to be pretty dark.

 

[Princess Carl]

I don't even....

 

[Scrooged]

Yeah, that totally sounds like protocol.

 

[Ferrio]

I don't know why people keep posting this. He obviously unlocked the gate with his crotch so others could come through.

Let's see you unlock something with your crotch!

 

[RoboPlato]

They just wanted to give him a headstart to make the chase more fun.

 

[Camp Lo]

Call me when the uncle says they called. He's the most straightforward member of their family

 

[.GqueB.]

Don't you guys watch the movies? They were trying to trace him. Traces status bar probably didn't fill up in time.

 

[maquiladora]

The same father that says they were all just set up and the cops did the whole thing? Hmm...yeah.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Don't you guys watch the movies? They were trying to trace him. Traces status bar probably didn't fill up in time.

If this were SVU, they would have caught him by linking him to his account on a dating website.

 

[akira28]

they wanted to trace them back to the ringleader. They hoped if they spooked the kid, that he would rabbit, and lead them directly to the lead villain.

 

[Link]

they wanted to trace them back to the ringleader. They hoped if they spooked the kid, that he would rabbit, and lead them directly to the lead villain.

We all know the real villain is some rich white guy. Have Chloe hack into some mainframes and we'll get him in no time.

 

[ElFly]

Mr Tsarnaev was speaking by telephone to Channel 4 News filmmaker Nick Sturdee (pictured below), who is in Makhachkala, Dagestan. The father said Tamerlan contacted his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, two or three days after the bombing. Tamerlan told her the FBI had just rung him and accused him of being behind the attacks, and that he had responded by saying "that's your problem", Mr Tsarnaev claims.

Exclusive image of the fbi hq at that moment

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I think I've found the FBI agent that called him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yknG2cRW_c

 

[GamerSoul]

I'm sure the FBI called him up and said "Hey, we're coming to arrest you. Thanks, bye!"

heheh

No, they're saying Tamerlan himself said that.

Ohh, it's kinda believable. He was probably just covering his ass because he knew his mother may have been worried about him. Since the FBI spoke to him before.