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Boston University: Boston Marathon Bombing

Boston University Dept: BOSTON - The 19-year-old charged with the Boston Marathon bombing, his throat injured by a gunshot wound, wrote down answers to the questions of investigators about his motives and connections to any terror networks, according to Winnipeg Free Press. But the written communication precluded back-and-forth exchanges often crucial to establishing key facts and meaning, said officials who cautioned they were still trying to verify what Tsarnaev told them and were poring over his telephone and online communications and Friends, families and fellow students packed Metcalf Hall in Boston University's George Sherman Student Union on Monday, April 22, 2013 for a memorial service in memory of Boston University graduate student Lu Lingzi, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings. Lingzi's father, Lu Jun gave the eulogy toward the end of the service, which featured musical selections and remembrances from faculty and students. AP Photo/Boston Globe, Dina Rudick, Pool Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's answers led them to believe he and his brother were motivated by a radical brand of Islam without major terror connections, said U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly. Related Items Articles Amid gun control debate, Americans ask how bombing suspects obtained firepower Nielsen: More than 40 million viewers watch end of manhunt A medical triumph: 1 week later, all Boston bomb patients are likely to survive; 14 lost limbs Nurses tell of horrific hours as bloody patients poured in after explosions Mournful silence, return to work: Boston marks week from Marathon bombings Feds ask to interview wife of suspected bomber, lawyer says discussing how to proceed (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.