Boston Plotters Said to Initially Target July 4 for Attack
During the F.B.I. questioning of the surviving suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings, interrogators discovered that he and his brother originally considered suicide attacks and strikes on the Fourth of July. According to Dzhokhar, he and his older brother, Tamerlan finished building the pressure-cooker bombs and other homemade explosives in their Cambridge, MA apartment earlier than they had expected. This led them to accelerate their attack plans to take place on April 15, which is also known as Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts. The F.B.I found this new information from Dzhokhar, when trying to determine if Tamerland’s wife, Katherine Russell, had any part in the plot or in aiding the brothers as they evaded authorities. According to law enforcement authorities, Russell’s fingerprints and DNA do not match those found on the recovered evidence.
Source: forensicmag.com, and The New York Times
[Abstract by ForensIQ Intern – Mark Lombard]
Citation:
Schmitt, E., Mazzetti, M., Schmidt, M., & Shane, S. (2013, 7). The New York Times. Boston Plot Said to Initially Target July 4.Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/us/Boston-bombing-suspects-planned-july-fourth-attack.html?_r=0
