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May 17, 2013

Note by Boston Bombing Suspect Cites U.S. Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan as Motive 
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CBS News is reporting Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
left a note describing the attack as a response to the U.S. wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan. Tsarnaev reportedly scrawled the note on the inside
wall of a boat in the Boston-area driveway where he was found hiding
from police days after the attack. In the message, he reportedly
referred to the victims of the bombing as "collateral damage," writing:
"When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims."

 

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