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April 23rd, 2013
08:46 PM ET

Officials: Suspect claims they were self-radicalized on Internet

According to government officials the Tsarnaev brothers became self radicalized jihadists by their own accord.

But how did these two young men end up taking this path and did they recruit others along the way?

Outfront tonight: Steven Hassan has been counseling people with radical personality changes and extreme behavior for more than three decades as the director of the Freedom of Mind research center. Hassan's latest book: Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs is now available on Amazon.com.


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