Taxi driver Jim Duggan drove two young men whom he believes were the Boston Marathon bombers from the Malden MBTA Station to Cambridge on April 14, the day before the marathon, the Boston Globe reported Thursday.
Duggan said said he brought up the marathon to his two passengers. He also said that he tried to lift the backpack of the older man, which he said was extremely heavy. Duggan has told his story to federal investigators.
From the Globe:
“Great day tomorrow for a marathon — you guys going?” he asked them.
The younger male, wearing a white cap responded, “Ah, marathon,” Duggan said.
And then, suddenly, the older male cut the younger one off, yelling at him in a foreign language, clearly angry, his outburst startling Duggan.
Duggan also described what happened when he tried to lift the older man’s backpack after almost driving off with it still in his trunk:
“It was as full as it could be and it was very heavy, so heavy that I had to brace myself and try to lift it again,” Duggan said.
The older man started screaming and snatched the backpack. “I told him to relax, that I was just trying to help,” Duggan said.
Duggan said he also remarked to the younger man, “You know what, that is the most packed backpack I’ve ever picked up. I don’t know what you got in there, but hey, have a nice day.”
