FBI takes computer from US sister of bomb suspects

The woman,speaking earlier through a crack in the door,told News12 New Jersey and The Star-Ledger newspaper that she is sorry for the families that lost loved ones 8220;the same way I lost my loved one.8221;

8220;I8217;m hurt for everyone that8217;s been hurt,8221; she said.

Her brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed overnight in a shootout with police outside Boston. Her younger brother,Dzhokhar,remains at large.

8220;He was a great person,8221; the woman said of her dead brother. 8221;I thought I knew him. I never would have expected that from him. He is a kind and loving man. The cops took his life away just the same way he took others8217; lives away,if that8217;s even true. At the end of the day,no one knows the truth.8221;

She said she hadn8217;t seen him in a long time.

8220;I have no idea what got into them,8221; she said.

West New York Police Director Michael Indri confirmed that the woman speaking with the FBI was a sister of the bombing suspects. He said she was cooperating with the FBI.

8220;She8217;s heartbroken,surprised and upset like we all are,8221; Indri said.

A woman who described herself as a friend of Ailina Tsarnaev described a different relationship between the woman and the older brother.

Vicki Colon said the woman feared him because 8220;he used to beat her.8221;

Colon said she met the two brothers during a visit to Massachusetts a couple years ago. She said the younger brother was very quiet.