Martha Mullen, 48, has revealed that she helped authorities coordinate the secret burial this week of Boston Marathon bombing suspect TamerlanTsarnaev

A Christian woman today revealed that she helped authorities coordinate the secret burial this week of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virginia.

'Jesus says [to] love our enemies,' Martha Mullen, 48, told the Boston Globe's Wesley Lowery in an exclusive interview . 'So I was sitting in Starbucks and thought, maybe I’m the one person who needs to do something.'

Tsarnaev was buried under a shroud of secrecy Wednesday evening at the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in central Virginia, about 15 miles from Richmond.

Mullen said she coordinated the clandestine burial with the help of the Islamic Society of Greater Richmond after a number of cemeteries refused to take his body.

Within an hour of contacting the group, she got a response saying a plot had been found. So she called the officials overseeing Tsarnaev's burial and arranged to have the body, which w as being held at a Worcester, Mass. funeral home, transported to Virginia to be buried Wednesday evening.

The development has infuriated some residents of the rural Virginia town as well as members of the area's Islamic community who say they weren't consulted in the decision. He was buried under a shroud of secrecy Wednesday evening at the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in central Virginia, about 15 miles from Richmond

'The whole Muslim community here is furious,' Imam Ammar Amonette of the Islamic Center of Virginia told the Associated Press. 'Frankly, we are furious that we were never given any information. It was all done secretly behind our backs.'

'Now everybody who's buried in that cemetery, their loved ones are going to have to go to that place,' he added.

News of the burial comes several days after a Massachusetts police chief went on national television to plead for help in finding a plot for the 26-year-old suspected bomber, as number of cemeteries and lawmakers in three states had turneddown requests to bury his body.

'There is a need to do the right thing,'Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme said. 'We are not barbarians. We bury the dead.'


Mullen, a professional counselor who has a degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, said she was disgusted by reports of the protests and decided to take action.

She later called the Globe wanting to tell her story, according to the reporter who took the call.

Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, are accused of carrying out the April 15 twin bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a violent shootout with police on April 19 and his brother, who was injured in the gunfight, was captured in Watertown, Mass. after an 18-hour manhunt.

Tsarnaev's death certificate, which was released on Friday, showed that he was shot in the firefight and then run over and dragged by a vehicle. Police say it was Tsarnaev's brother who mowed over his body as he wasmaking a getaway.

Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virignia

Tsarnaev’s body was claimed by his uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, who asked that the remains be placed in a municipal cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., whereTsarnaev lived with his wife, Katherine Russell. But city officials would not allow that to happen.

Russell did not claim the body, which is why it was released to Tsarni.

Tsarnaev's mother, who maintains that her sons are innocent, wanted Tamerlan's body sent back to Russia, where he was born, but there was no certainty that Russian officials would accept the remains.

As authorities continued searching for a plot to bury the remains, they were repeatedly turned away. No one wanted to take responsibility for the body. Meanwhile, protests continued outside the funeral home where the body was being held.

It is unknown if Katherine Russell, widow of Boston Marathon bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was at the burial but Ruslan Tsarni approved the site
.

The public was not notified that Tsarnaev's body had been moved until after it was transported from the funeral home Wednesday.

On Thursday morning, police officials announced that 'A courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed to properly bury the deceased.'

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On average, burials cost $6,000 to $10,000, which covers basic services of a funeral director and staff, including the casket as well as embalming and sanitation of the body, according to the Funeral Consumer Guardian Society, a consumer advocacy group.

Typically, the person who claims the body - which in this case would be Tsarnaev's uncle - pays these costs.

Martha Mullen, 48, has revealed that she helped authorities coordinate the secret burial this week of Boston Marathon bombing suspect TamerlanTsarnaev

A Christian woman today revealed that she helped authorities coordinate the secret burial this week of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virginia.

'Jesus says [to] love our enemies,' Martha Mullen, 48, told the Boston Globe's Wesley Lowery in an exclusive interview . 'So I was sitting in Starbucks and thought, maybe I’m the one person who needs to do something.'

Tsarnaev was buried under a shroud of secrecy Wednesday evening at the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in central Virginia, about 15 miles from Richmond.

Mullen said she coordinated the clandestine burial with the help of the Islamic Society of Greater Richmond after a number of cemeteries refused to take his body.

Within an hour of contacting the group, she got a response saying a plot had been found. So she called the officials overseeing Tsarnaev's burial and arranged to have the body, which w as being held at a Worcester, Mass. funeral home, transported to Virginia to be buried Wednesday evening.

The development has infuriated some residents of the rural Virginia town as well as members of the area's Islamic community who say they weren't consulted in the decision. He was buried under a shroud of secrecy Wednesday evening at the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in central Virginia, about 15 miles from Richmond

'The whole Muslim community here is furious,' Imam Ammar Amonette of the Islamic Center of Virginia told the Associated Press. 'Frankly, we are furious that we were never given any information. It was all done secretly behind our backs.'

'Now everybody who's buried in that cemetery, their loved ones are going to have to go to that place,' he added.

News of the burial comes several days after a Massachusetts police chief went on national television to plead for help in finding a plot for the 26-year-old suspected bomber, as number of cemeteries and lawmakers in three states had turneddown requests to bury his body.

'There is a need to do the right thing,'Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme said. 'We are not barbarians. We bury the dead.'


Mullen, a professional counselor who has a degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, said she was disgusted by reports of the protests and decided to take action.

She later called the Globe wanting to tell her story, according to the reporter who took the call.

Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, are accused of carrying out the April 15 twin bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a violent shootout with police on April 19 and his brother, who was injured in the gunfight, was captured in Watertown, Mass. after an 18-hour manhunt.

Tsarnaev's death certificate, which was released on Friday, showed that he was shot in the firefight and then run over and dragged by a vehicle. Police say it was Tsarnaev's brother who mowed over his body as he wasmaking a getaway.

Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virignia

Tsarnaev’s body was claimed by his uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, who asked that the remains be placed in a municipal cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., whereTsarnaev lived with his wife, Katherine Russell. But city officials would not allow that to happen.

Russell did not claim the body, which is why it was released to Tsarni.

Tsarnaev's mother, who maintains that her sons are innocent, wanted Tamerlan's body sent back to Russia, where he was born, but there was no certainty that Russian officials would accept the remains.

As authorities continued searching for a plot to bury the remains, they were repeatedly turned away. No one wanted to take responsibility for the body. Meanwhile, protests continued outside the funeral home where the body was being held.

It is unknown if Katherine Russell, widow of Boston Marathon bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was at the burial but Ruslan Tsarni approved the site
.

The public was not notified that Tsarnaev's body had been moved until after it was transported from the funeral home Wednesday.

On Thursday morning, police officials announced that 'A courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed to properly bury the deceased.'

More...

*. Was Boston bombing suspect radicalised by Russian cousin? Investigators probe links with leader of Islamist group


*. Former girlfriend of Boston bomberreveals he slapped her and beat her head against a car for wearing shorts

*. Investigators have 'growing evidence' that Boston bombers 'slit throats of three men and dumped marijuana across their bodies in gruesome unsolved murder'

On average, burials cost $6,000 to $10,000, which covers basic services of a funeral director and staff, including the casket as well as embalming and sanitation of the body, according to the Funeral Consumer Guardian Society, a consumer advocacy group.

Typically, the person who claims the body - which in this case would be Tsarnaev's uncle - pays these costs.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Seun, i knw there is a reason for this but why dont you explain better.

Area_boy: I really don't see the point.. Even CNN wont run anything offensive to Islam nor any other major news network. Lets just leave them the way they are. Since they have decided to wallow in ignorance and seclusion, we might as well oblige.

Having said that, no one knows if a fatwa has been place on Seuns head already . If the young man gets killed tomorrow, all you guys will come here and say is "Eiyaaaa ". would anyone of you take a bullet for him? or worse still a bomb?

A wise man picks his battles.


Maybe the Christians can pride themselves with this. At least they can take constructive criticism and ridicule while their counter part will chop your head off for the same thing.

you have to understand that nairaland was nt created for a group of pple but for nigerians. Seun is clearly using nairaland to bring chaos and not unity among nigerians.

Seun, pls look into rule #17 because it seems you have given priority and favoured a group of people. I believe such a rule should be for all religions and beliefs.

You are very right buh I dont think itx compulsory to do all these. They all sound kinda adventurous perhaps lemme try 10,17 and 25.

Y are u guys hating on ma mentor? Rick ross keep dhuin what yu dhu.

I dont wanna sound rude buh which kind girls be this. Am already scared by merely looking at them.the problem might be the picture buh Abeg where are the real naija beauties or are they exiled?

donsteady:
Why dint you write anything about the plane crash, come complete your story jor

why you come quote the whole write up.

Wetin that man on the right dey find sef.

Abeg your girlfriend no get eye. _{you look like obasanjo}

I actually dont knw what to make of this.

SLIDE waxie: hehehehehe.
But dude, wotz ap with ur signature?
U can't be made of three na!!
At least i knw dt much for humans

malian nigerian mum and pacific dad.

0/10. Guys say these to most girls nt jst the ugly ones.

Hmmn. Gud pics

coolest0: What about this?

drag the odd one out.

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I guess shes storing momentum to strike that b!tch hard.

See as my guy's head shape don change

ITbomb:

It is all more lovely

I luv art and ingenuity

why nt other art forms? Besides this picture above, a sculpture of two black unclad pple is nt pleasing at all.

First of all, i applaud the kenyan lady's sympathy but seriously its uncalled for. If the chinese guy was really thirsty he would have stopped. Even if he doesnt complete the marathon, The fact that a physically challenged athlete like himself was willing to take part in the marathon is already enough. Nw even after her generosity, no one honoured or even commended her. I knw its nt always abt money, bt there is no need for sympathy in this situation.

Illuminati and all this cult stuff is jst what celebrities decieve pple to get more fame and attention. Pls pple wise up and 4get abt all this foolishness.

Even kids don mature pass this your level. Smh

Oh lawd, wahala dey oh. what would you do if the sculpture had a va.gina?

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Michaeljones36: Whoever made this meme is a racist.

I can find 100's of pictures of white people with face tattoos, yet I don't think their race has anything to do with their tattoos.

The person who made this, saw that kid, and then associated his face tattoos with his race. Since there are people of every race with face tattoos, the association doesn't even make sense. The only way you can think face tattoos have anything to do with being black, is if you are an ignorant racist.

niggah you aint understanding the whole sarcasm jst sht up nd pass.

dramendra:

Ask the oracle of your village or ask google if your china phone can browse.

this guy wetin be your wahala? Abi tonto dike na your mentor?.

Kayceefcb: even wif make up, der's still no hope

i wonder how they look without makeup?

Sexy and ibu are two opposite words