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(8,303 posts) Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:42 AM Apr 2013

Boston Marathon Bombings: FBI Hunts Terror 'Sleeper Cell' Linked to Tsarnaev Brothers [View all]

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Source: International Business times and multiple UK paper

The FBI is hunting a 12-man terrorist "sleeper cell" linked to the brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings.

The Bureau believes that Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received training in bomb-making before they carried out the attack, which killed three people.
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A source close to the investigation said: "We have no doubt the brothers were not acting alone. The devices used to detonate the two bombs were highly sophisticated and not the kind of thing people learn from Google.

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/459580/20130421/boston-bombings-tamerlan-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-sleeper-cell.htm

Take this with a grain of salt.

However, if there is a widespread investigation various agencies in the UK would have been notified and because this is all over the UK papers, it is possible that one of those people leaked.

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Boston Marathon Bombings: FBI Hunts Terror 'Sleeper Cell' Linked to Tsarnaev Brothers [View all] Yo_Mama Apr 2013 OP

Either if true or not, more security and vigilance is needed along with major gun/bullet control graham4anything Apr 2013 #1

Terrorism, the endless war....which is why we should be very, very careful. mother earth Apr 2013 #3

Madison-The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty (however) graham4anything Apr 2013 #11

Yes, graham, there are two sides to every story. I think that's all we want, the WHOLE of it. mother earth Apr 2013 #17

Except in the case of guns/bullets graham4anything Apr 2013 #20

I don't think it's winnable, but the background checks should be a no brainer & one would've mother earth Apr 2013 #21

It is why we need 75 to 25 or 80-20 instead of 50-50. graham4anything Apr 2013 #23

Yes the devices dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #2

Did you know ... CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #5

I'd missed that dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #9

and it seems that he wasn't doing so well in his classes UpInArms Apr 2013 #12

I believe his major was chemistry CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #14

He failed two Chemistry courses. (Don't know if he passed any...) deurbano Apr 2013 #29

Just because he "failed" CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #34

Don't know if this is legit, but I'll take this opportunity to recommend "Sleeper Cell" gateley Apr 2013 #4

I'll endorse that. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #10

Haven't seen that -- I'll check it out. gateley Apr 2013 #24

You can't check it out - release date is September 2013 dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #26

Haha! The "3" made me think I'd missed the first two! gateley Apr 2013 #27

Oh, I DID miss the first two seasons. I'll check THOSE out, then! :-) gateley Apr 2013 #28

If you've never seen Homeland dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #32

Yeah, just checked with some friends on FB and the one who's responded gateley Apr 2013 #33

Season 2 will not be released on dvd until September. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #35

There was a thread here yesterday... iandhr Apr 2013 #6

Could be this info is false, or could be a new lead judiciacously has been found graham4anything Apr 2013 #7

I don't think the Watertown police chief would be informed Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #8

Are you kidding? John2 Apr 2013 #16

I didn't write the article and I think it should not automatically be believed Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #19

The elder brothers best friend was killed in a possibly drug-related murder starroute Apr 2013 #22

Yeah -- that's curious. Both the unsolved murder and no real mention of it. gateley Apr 2013 #25

This is just repeating the rumour the Mirror in Britain started muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #15

"... not the kind of thing people learn from Google." Myrina Apr 2013 #13

That struck me also. drm604 Apr 2013 #31

I don't take it with a grain of salt. jessie04 Apr 2013 #18

In other words, suspect all Muslims Hugabear Apr 2013 #30

Locking - doesn't meet LBN SOP OKNancy Apr 2013 #36