US Officials Claim Russia Withheld Important Text Messages From Boston Bomber

Breitbart ^ | 05/12/13 | Mary Chastain

[Nachum]

United States officials claim Russian intelligence withheld valuable information about Boston Marathon bomber Tamerian Tsarnaev when the country reached out to the FBI.

Russia alerted the FBI about text messages between Tsarnaev, his mother, and a Russian relative. However, the officials did not release the details of the texts. The conversations imply Tsarnaev wanted to join militant groups Russia blames for attacjs in the Caucasus region.

There were reports after the April 15th bombing that Russia tried to warn the US about Tsarnaev, but officials said the information in these texts would have led to a more extensive examination of Tsarnaev. Russia did not share the texts until a week after the bombing.

After Russia warned the US in 2011 the FBI requested more information, but received none. When he returned to Russia he stayed at an apartment in the Dagestani capital Makhachkala. Local officials were responsible for the surveillance and they are not allowed to communicate with the FBI or CIA. If they need to talk to the US all requests must go through Moscow. While there he was in touch with radical groups and met with at least one Islamic fighter.

[cunning_fish]

>>>Local officials were responsible for the surveillance and they are not allowed to communicate with the FBI or CIA.<<<

Lol, imagine local American deputies reporting directly to KGB.

[SunkenCiv]

In before the Russia apologists — not.

Thanks Nachum.