The two suspected bombers of the Boston Marathon are of Chechen ethnic background . A third suspect was arrested in connection with a separate bombing at an upscale mall on April 15 that killed three people and injured more than 260. He says Chechnya went through wars and chaos . In 1944 , Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin accused the Chechens of treason and deported every man , woman and child to locations scattered through Soviet Central Asia in a brutal action with high death rates . Lohr : It 's hard to tell whether their life experiences or other factors led them to their actions .
The two suspected bombers of the Boston Marathon are of Chechen ethnic background . A third suspect was arrested in connection with a separate bombing at an upscale mall on April 15 that killed three people and injured more than 260. He says Chechnya went through wars and chaos . Lohr : It 's hard to tell whether their life experiences or other factors led them to their actions .