Boston bombing suspect’s uncle: ‘Turn yourself in, and ask forgiveness’ from the victims

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. – The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect is urging his nephew to turn himself in.

Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Md., said Friday that 19-year-old Dzhozkar Tsarnaev should turn himself in to police and ask for forgiveness. Officials say Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a 26-year-old who had been known to the FBI as Suspect No. 1, was killed overnight.

The brothers came from a Russian region near Chechnya and lived together in Cambridge, Mass. Tsarni says he hasn’t seen them for several years.

He says the family is ashamed. He says he loves the U.S. and respects this country.

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