06 May 2013, 22:30
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's family members cannot find place for his burial in United States
The family members of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was shot dead by the police at detention after the terror act committed on April 15 in Boston, face problems in finding a place for his burial. This was reported by Peter Stefan, the funeral home director in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. After the protest actions held by city residents, it is unknown when and where the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, suspect of terrorism, will be buried.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev was given out to his family members on May 2. Ruslan Tsarni, the Tamerlan's uncle, asked the Islamic Society of Boston for help in organizing the funeral. According to the Peter Stefan's story, he was looking for a place to bury the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and on May 4, it was reported that Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body would be buried in the city of Worcester.
The authorities of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Tamerlan Tsarnaev lived, have declared that they consider undesirable the burial of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body in the city. Earlier, according to unofficial information, the states of Connecticut and New Jersey rejected the burial of the terrorist's body in their territories, the "RBC" reports with reference to the "ABC News", the American TV Channel.
During the day of May 5, the city of Worcester held unscheduled rallies of local residents who demanded to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body outside the United States, the ITAR-TASS reports with reference to American media. The information agency also quotes Ruslan Tsarni, who said in that regard his nephew was "living in America, he grew up here, and the United States became his homeland." "His body should be buried here," Ruslan Tsarni has stressed.
He and his friends were going to wash the Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body, according to Muslim rites, prior to the burial, which was planned to be held on that day; however, at present, it is becoming unclear, whether they would manage to organize the funeral in the near future, the NTV reports. The TV Channel quotes Peter Stefan, who has said that if it goes on, he will have to seek help from the state authorities, so that they will found a place for the burial of the Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body.