LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – In one of the images, Tamerlan Tsarnaev is seen massaging the hand of his girlfriend. Reporter, Johannes Hirn wrote,"Tamerlan says his girlfriend is half Portuguese, half Italian girlfriend and converted to Islam: ‘She’s beautiful, man!’"
The story, "Will Box For Passport" by Hirn shows Tamerlan in various poses as he trains for a boxing match. Tamerlan participated in the Golden Gloves competition where he represented New England. He was defeated during the tournament. Tamerlan also told Hirn, "I don’t have a single American friend, I don’t understand them." According to Hirn, Tamerlain had already lived in the United States for five years, fleeing violence in his home country and arriving in the U.S. as a refugee. He was studying to become an engineer.
In another caption, Hirn wrote this: "Tamerlan says he doesn’t drink or smoke anymore: ‘God said no alcohol.’ A muslim, he says: ‘There are no values anymore,’ and worries that ‘people can’t control themselves.’"
