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FBI accused of ‘dropping the ball’ on prior questioning of Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Members of Congress ask why no flags were raised after FBI was asked to interview elder Tsarnaev brother in 2011
The FBI was facing increased scrutiny Sunday over its prior handling of a case involving suspected Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, with senior congressional figures demanding answers and accusing the agency of “dropping the ball”.
As younger brother Dzhokhar remained in hospital yet to be questioned or charged, Tamerlan – who was killed in a shootout with police early Friday – has been seen by many as the key to understanding how the pair seemingly became radicalised.
It is now known that the FBI interviewed the elder Tsarnaev brother in 2011 at the request of the Russian government, which raised concern that he had links to Chechen terrorists. On Sunday rebels in the strife-torn country denied any link. But a six-month visit to Russia last year is now being scrutinised to see if Tsarnaev did visit any other countries in the North Caucuses region.
Michael McCaul, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that the FBI had questions to answer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr…uestioning
2013-04-21 11:15:10
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