Boston Bombing Suspect Gains 1,500 Defenders in Web Campaign
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The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect gained more than 1,500 supporters in a campaign proclaiming his innocence on VKontakte, Russia’s most popular social network.
A page defending 19-year Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had 1,508 “likes” from VKontakte users and 2,880 members by 2:43 p.m. Moscow time after being created early yesterday, according to data posted on the website. The main page asks people to “like or repost if you believe Dzhokhar is innocent.”