A woman who has been identified as the sister of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers spoke out today from her New Jersey home, according to an online report.
Alina Tsarnaeva, who refused to come to out of the West New York apartment but spoke from behind a door, expressed confusion over her brothers actions.
“They were great people. I never would have expected it,” she told the Star-Ledger. “They are smart – I don’t know what’s gotten into them.”
Just after 11 a.m., FBI agents arrived at the building set up a perimeter around it.
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Tsarnaeva, who did not identify herself but was listed on public records as the woman living there, referred to Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan, 26, as her own “brothers.”
“No I’m not okay – no one is okay right now,” she said. “I’m hurt for everyone who has been hurt. I’m sorry for all the people who are hurt and for all the people who lost their lives.”
Tsarnaeva told the newspaper she hadn’t seen her brothers in several years.
Later, the FBI removed a computer from the apartment and black plastic bags, according to NorthJersey.com.
West New York Michael E. Indri told the site Tsarnaeva is cooperating with authorities.