The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has arrived in Massachusetts to arrange for his burial.
Ruslan Tsarni, of Maryland, said he understood "no-one wants to associate their names with such evil events".
He and three friends prepared to wash and shroud Tsarnaev's body according to Muslim tradition.
The 26-year-old died after a gun battle with police on April 19.
Worcester funeral home director Peter Stefan said he has not been able to find a cemetery in Massachusetts willing to take the body.
Cambridge city manager Robert Healey urged the funeral director and Tsarnaev's family not to request a burial permit in that city, where the suspect lived.
Mr Healy said Cambridge would be "adversely impacted by the turmoil, protests and widespread media presence at such an interment".
He said the families who have loved ones interred there also deserve to have their deceased family members rest in peace.
Mr Stefan had said if Cambridge turns him down, he will seek help from state officials.
Mr Tsarni said he is arranging for Tsarnaev's burial because religion and tradition call for his nephew to be buried.
He would like him buried in Massachusetts because he had lived in the state for the past decade, he said.
"I'm dealing with logistics. A dead person must be buried," he added.
Tsarnaev, who had appeared in surveillance photos wearing a black cap and was identified as suspect number one, died days after the April 15 bombing at the marathon finish line, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. His 19-year-old brother, Dzhokhar, was captured.
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