Photo: Tsarnaev Scratched Message Into Boat Before Capture
“Stop killing our innocent people and we will stop,’’ the message read.
Wooden slats from the Watertown boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured were presented in court on Tuesday in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Prosecutors showed that a message had been carved into the slats.
“Stop killing our innocent people and we will stop,’’ the message read.
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[fragment number=1]Tsarnaev also wrote a lengthier note in pencil on three blood-stained panels inside the boat, which bears a similarly themed message to the carvings. “The U.S. Government is killing our innocent civilians but most of you already know that. … we Muslims are one body, you hurt one you hurt us all,’’ that message read.
David Henneberry, the owner of the boat, testified that the carvings were not there prior to April 19, 2013. That was the day that Tsarnaev evaded police by hiding inside the boat after a firefight in Watertown. Jurors viewed the bullet-riddled boat in its entirety on Monday morning.
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