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July 17, 2013

‘The Bomber’: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev makes cover of Rolling Stone

Source: NY Daily News

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Boldly labeled "The Bomber," the teenaged Boston Marathon bombing
suspect's portrait is splashed across the upcoming August issue’s cover — usually reserved for rock stars and celebrities.

"How a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam and became a monster," the cover’s caption reads while showing him shaggy haired and unshaven in sepia-toned shading.

Tens of thousands of people and at least four retail chains have since vowed to boycott the magazine since it unveiled the controversial cover with many calling its decision "shameful," “sickening” and "glorifying" of an accused killer and terrorist.




Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boston-bombing-suspect-rolling-stone-article-1.1401041

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