The two suicide bombers of the Boston Marathon are of Chechen ethnic background . Eric Lohr : People are curious about Russia and want to know more about the people . He says they went through wars and chaos . According to press reports , they fled Dagestan for distant Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia sometime before or during the second Chechen war with Russia , which started in 1999 and spilled over into Dagestan . Others : It 's hard to say whether their personal experiences or other factors led them to their actions .
The two suicide bombers of the Boston Marathon are of Chechen ethnic background . Eric Lohr : People are curious about Russia and want to know more about the people . He says they went through wars and chaos . Others : It 's hard to say whether their personal experiences or other factors led them to their actions .