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| Boston Marathon bombing: Tsarnaev friend found guilty | Boston Marathon bombing: Tsarnaev friend found guilty |
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| A friend of one of the men suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing has been convicted of hindering the investigation into the attack. | A friend of one of the men suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing has been convicted of hindering the investigation into the attack. |
| Azamat Tazhayakov discarded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's laptop and backpack in the days after the 15 April 2013 attack. | Azamat Tazhayakov discarded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's laptop and backpack in the days after the 15 April 2013 attack. |
| Tazhayakov, a Kazakh national who faces up to 20 years in prison, said another man threw out the potential evidence. | |
| Three people died and more than 260 were injured in the blasts. | Three people died and more than 260 were injured in the blasts. |
| Death penalty | Death penalty |
| Lawyers for Tazhayakov argued another friend of Mr Tsarnaev's, Dias Kadyrbayev, was responsible for removing the items from a dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, where Tazhayakov and Mr Tsarnaev were students. | Lawyers for Tazhayakov argued another friend of Mr Tsarnaev's, Dias Kadyrbayev, was responsible for removing the items from a dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, where Tazhayakov and Mr Tsarnaev were students. |
| Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued both men, who hail from Kazakhstan, were responsible for the decision to destroy the items, including altered fireworks, to protect Mr Tsarnaev. | Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued both men, who hail from Kazakhstan, were responsible for the decision to destroy the items, including altered fireworks, to protect Mr Tsarnaev. |
| The backpack and fireworks - emptied of their explosive powder - were later found in a Massachusetts landfill. | The backpack and fireworks - emptied of their explosive powder - were later found in a Massachusetts landfill. |
| Mr Kadyrbayev faces a trial in September, while a third friend, US citizen Robel Phillipos, has been charged with lying to investigators in connection with the matter. | Mr Kadyrbayev faces a trial in September, while a third friend, US citizen Robel Phillipos, has been charged with lying to investigators in connection with the matter. |
| Mr Tsarnaev - who faces the death penalty if convicted - will stand trial in November. | Mr Tsarnaev - who faces the death penalty if convicted - will stand trial in November. |
| He has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges, of which 17 carry the possibility of capital punishment. | He has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges, of which 17 carry the possibility of capital punishment. |
| Prosecutors allege Mr Tsarnaev set off two pressure cooker bombs with his older brother Tamerlan, who later died in a police shoot-out. | Prosecutors allege Mr Tsarnaev set off two pressure cooker bombs with his older brother Tamerlan, who later died in a police shoot-out. |
| Mr Tsarnaev will be charged under the federal death penalty law; Massachusetts abolished the use of capital punishment in 1984. | Mr Tsarnaev will be charged under the federal death penalty law; Massachusetts abolished the use of capital punishment in 1984. |