'I have no idea what got into them'

CCTV of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's movements before after the bombing has been outlined in the bed side hearing

THE women closest to the Boston bomb suspects have told of their shock amid reports Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has admitted to planting the explosives.

The American wife of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is co-operating with authorities probing the attack, her lawyers say.

Katherine Russell, 24, who married Tamerlan Tsarnaev in June 2010 and has a three-year-old daughter with him, is "doing everything she can to assist (the) ongoing investigation'', her lawyers said today in a media statement.

And the suspects' sisters - who live in New Jersey - have expressed their sadness over the "callous acts" of the Tsarnaev brothers.

The Boston Globe reported that Tsarnaev admitted to planting the bombs and killing MIT police officer Sean Collier with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a police shoot-out.

The Boston Marathon attack left three dead and at least 264 people wounded.

Tsarnaev reportedly told authorities on Sunday that he and his brother were behind the attacks, and said his brother had become radicalised in part because of US action in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The statement from the Russell family said news that the two brothers may have been behind the carnage came as an "absolute shock'' to Tsarnaev's wife and her family.

"As a mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife, Katie deeply mourns the pain and loss to innocent victims, students, law enforcement, families and our community,'' it said.

"In the aftermath of this tragedy, she, her daughter and her family are trying to come to terms with these events.''

Katherine Russell, the American wife of killed marathon bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, says she is devastated by the attacks and knew nothing of her husband's plans. Picture: Austral via William Farrington / Polaris

The sister of the suspects, Ailina and Bella Tsarnaeva, also said their hearts went out to the bombing victims.

"It saddens us to see so many innocent people hurt after such a callous act. As a family, we are absolutely devastated by the sense of loss and sorrow this caused.

"We don't have any answers but we look forward to a thorough investigation and hope to learn more,'' they said.

Ailina lives in a New Jersey apartment with her husband and baby, and the town's mayor has said her sister has also been at the home. The apartment building remained under police guard as the sisters asked that their privacy be respected.

Their statement was the first comment from either sister since the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger of their two brothers.

Early on Friday, through a barely open apartment door, Ailina spoke briefly with several news outlets about her brothers. She described the elder brother as a "kind and loving man'' and said "I have no idea what got into them'', and also that "at the end of the day no one knows the truth''.

Federal agents also removed a computer from the apartment.

West New York police director Michael Indri said last week that Ailina had told agents she had not been in contact with her brothers for a long time, and he said he was confident that the FBI had confirmed the claim.

It was unclear exactly how Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had confessed after reports he could not speak in the hours after his capture.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has reportedly admitted to planting the explosives with his brother and to killing a police officer. Picture: AP/vk.com

Tsarnaev remains in a Boston hospital, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds that may be self-inflicted.

He was captured in a backyard boat on Saturday (AEST) after a dramatic manhunt that paralysed Boston.

Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. His condition was overnight upgraded from serious to fair, and he was now able to speak and communicate with authorities.

Officials have determined that the pressure cookers used int he deadly attack were bought at Macy's.

In Washington, Republican Sen. Richard Burr said after the Senate Intelligence Committee was briefed by federal law enforcement officials that there is "no question'' that older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev was "the dominant force'' behind the attacks, and that the brothers had apparently been radicalized by material on the Internet rather than by contact with militant groups overseas.

Authorities believe neither brother, both Russian-born ethnic Chechens, had links to terror groups.

However, two US officials said that Tamerlan Tsarnaev frequently looked at extremist websites, including Inspire magazine, an English-language online publication produced by al-Qaeda's Yemen affiliate. The magazine has endorsed lone-wolf terror attacks.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.

Family members reached in the US and abroad by The Associated Press said Tamerlan was steered toward a strict strain of Islam under the influence of a Muslim convert known to the Tsarnaev family only as Misha.

The Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction.

After befriending Misha, Tamerlan gave up boxing, stopped studying music and began opposing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to family members, who said he turned to websites and literature claiming that the CIA was behind the September 11, 2001 attacks.

"Somehow, he just took his brain,'' said Tamerlan's uncle, Ruslan Tsarni of Maryland, who recalled conversations with Tamerlan's worried father about Misha's influence.

Slain police officer Collier and eight-year old bombing victim Martin Richards were both laid to rest today.

Katherine Russell last saw her husband on Thursday night, just hours before he was killed in a police shoot-out, her lawyer told CNN. She was handing over their two-year-old daughter to him before heading to work.

"She knew nothing about it at any time," her lawyer Amato DeLuca told CNN. He said Ms Russell learned about her husband's involvement on the news, and is "is very distraught" and "cries a lot".

"The whole family is a mess, to put it bluntly," said Mr DeLuca. "They're very distraught. They're upset. Their lives have been unalterably changed. They're upset because of what happened, the people that were injured, that were killed. It's an awful, terrible thing."

American-born Ms Russell met Tamerlan as a uni student, prompting her to convert to Islam and drop out of college, friends said. The pair were married in June, 2010.

Earlier, bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev uttered his first word after being charged with using a weapon of mass destruction - "No".

MIT police officers march as they depart St. Patrick's Church in Stoneham, Massachusetts, following a funeral Mass for MIT police officer Sean Collier. Picture: AP

The 19-year-old, who could face the death penalty if convicted, was mostly silent and nodded affirmatively throughout the brief bedside hearing, indicating that he understood the charges laid against him,  court transcripts published by The New York Times reveal.

But when asked if he could afford a lawyer, the teen spoke for the first time, saying: "No".

CNN earlier reported that Tsarnaev, who has an injury to his throat that may be self-inflicted, has communicated he and his brother acted alone and that Tamerlan, the older of the two, was the ringleader in the bombings.

Boston has marked the one-week anniversary of the twin marathon bombings with a moment of silence.

The moment of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's arrest aftera dramatic shootout with police. Picture: via Twitter/Imgur

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