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Tsarnaev's Friends Plead Not Guilty

Lauren Madow |
August 13, 2013 | 6:04 p.m. PDT

Deputy Editor

Tsarnaev's friends disposed of his backpack, which contained these fireworks (FBI via Wikimedia Commons)
Tsarnaev's friends disposed of his backpack, which contained these fireworks (FBI via Wikimedia Commons)
The two friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev accused of interfering with the investigation pleaded not guilty. Dias Kadyrvayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, both 19, became friends with Tsarnaev at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. Responding to a text message Tsarnaev sent Kadyrbayev after the April 15 bombing, the two men disposed of some of Tsarnaev's possessions, including a laptop and some explosive devices. The mens' attorneys say that their clients were unaware that their actions obstructed the investigation.

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