The surviving brother of the Boston
bombing suspects told interrogators
that the pair considered suicide
attacks and an assault on July 4th , a
law enforcement official told The New
York Times.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, who is
currently in custody and has been
interrogated by the FBI, reportedly
said he and his brother, 26-year-old
Tamerlan, opted for pressure cooker
bombs that they eventually used in the
twin Boston Marathon bombings on
April 15, the official said.
NBC News reports that the bombs
were built inside Tamerlan's house in
Cambridge, Mass., and that since they
were finished faster than anticipated,
the brothers decided to move up the
attack date.
Dzhokhar reportedly admitted to the
newly revealed plots on April 21, two
days after he was captured in
Watertown. He also told interrogators
that he and Tamerlan had watched
sermons of Anwar al-Awlaki online.
The Times reports that there's no
indication the two had been in contact
with Awlaki.
The body of Tamerlan, who was killed
several days after the bombing during
a shootout with police, was claimed by
his family on Thursday .
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