The massive man-hunt for the Boston Marathon bomber continues, with one suspect already shot dead and now a Chechen leader spoke out and blamed the U.S. for the bombing and said the country is too blame for the recent uptick in violence.
"The root of evil should be looked for in the United States," Ramzan Kadyrov said in comments posted online, according to Reuters.
In the statement, he calls the events "tragic" and says that he wishes "all the victims a speedy recovery" and that he "shares in Americans' grief."
He goes on to place the blame on the two suspects' American upbringing and denies any link between the attacks and Chechnya. "Any attempts to link Chechnya and the Tsarnaevs, if indeed they are guilty, are futile. They grew up in the USA, their viewpoints and beliefs were formed there. You must look for the roots of [their] evil in America," he said.
The surviving suspect was identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass. The one who was killed was identified as his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev), 26. The authorities were investigating whether the dead man had a homemade bomb strapped to his body when he was killed, two law enforcement officials said.
"They (the brothers) grew up and studied in the United States and their attitudes and beliefs were formed there," Kadyrov said. "Any attempt to make a connection between Chechnya and the Tsarnaevs is in vain."
