Boston Bomb: Cemeteries Refuse Suspect's Body

Cemeteries are refusing to take the body of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

A funeral director handling the burial says he has not been able to find a cemetery in Massachusetts willing to accept the 26-year-old ethnic Chechen's remains.

As a result, Peter Stefan said he plans to approach Cambridge, the city next to Boston where Tsarnaev lived.

But officials there have already said they are not prepared to help.

Cambridge City manager Robert Healy urged Mr Stefan to look elsewhere because the town would be "adversely impacted" by the resulting protests and media coverage.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev is yet to be buried

He suggested federal agencies should take the lead in the burial.

A handful of protesters gathered outside the funeral home holding signs and American flags and chanting: "USA!"

One sign read: "Do not bury him on US soil."

Tsarnaev's uncle has visited the facility to prepare his body for burial.

Ruslan Tsarni and three other men went there to help wash and place a shroud on the body, according to Muslim tradition.

Ruslan Tsarni (r) speaks to reporters outside the funeral home

Tsarnaev died after a shootout with police days after the Boston Marathon attack on April 15, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.

He had appeared in surveillance photos wearing a black cap, alongside his younger brother Dzhokhar, who was later arrested.

Mr Tsarni told reporters he was arranging his elder nephew's funeral because religion and tradition call for him to be buried.

But he added that he understands why "no one wants to associate their names with such evil acts".

Three people were killed in two explosions at the end of the marathon

Mr Stefan said he had received calls from people criticising him and calling him "un-American" for being willing to handle Tsarnaev's funeral.

"We take an oath to do this. Can I pick and choose? No. Can I separate the sins from the sinners? No," he said.

"We are burying a dead body. That's what we do."

Meanwhile, Georgia's president has denied suggestions that Tsarnaev was given extremist training in his country.

Reports in Russia had claimed he attended a seminar in Georgia where students were allegedly encouraged to commit terrorist acts.

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