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Boston bombings: Three suspects taken into custody Boston bombings: Suspect's classmates to appear in court
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Police in the US city of Boston have taken three additional suspects into custody in connection with the Boston Marathon bomb attacks on 15 April. Three college classmates of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect are accused of hindering the police investigation into the attacks, prosecutors say.
They have been detained over events after the attacks and are not suspected of involvement in the plot. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev - both from Kazakhstan - threw away Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's laptop and backpack, police say.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old student, has been charged over the bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others. Robel Phillipos is accused of lying to investigators. None of the three are implicated in plotting the attacks.
His 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, was killed during a shoot-out with police. Three people died and more than 260 wounded in the 15 April blasts.
Mr Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old student, has been charged over the bombings. His 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, was killed during a shoot-out with police.
Court appearance 'due'Court appearance 'due'
Authorities had earlier suggested that the two brothers were believed to have worked alone. Mr Tazhayakov and Mr Kadyrbayev are charged with destroying evidence; Mr Phillipos is charged with making false statements.
US media reports say two of the people in custody were Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's college classmates at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. A lawyer representing Mr Tazhayakov and Mr Kadyrbayev said the pair had been held in jail for more than a week for allegedly violating their student visas, the Associated Press reported.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who said he had been briefed on the development, said he understood the people had been detained in connection with events after the bombing took place and there was no indication of involvement in a plot before the attacks.
A lawyer representing Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev - both from Kazakhstan - said the pair had been held in jail for more than a week for allegedly violating their student visas, the Associated Press reported.
They face charges of conspiring to obstruct justice and making false statements, according to a tweet from the US Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.
They are due to appear in court on Wednesday afternoon.They are due to appear in court on Wednesday afternoon.
The identity of the third suspect has not been released.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was injured in the police manhunt, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. He could be sentenced to death if convicted of the first charge.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was injured in the police manhunt, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. He could be sentenced to death if convicted of the first charge.
When questioned by police in hospital, Mr Tsarnaev said he and his brother had been angered about the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He remains in a hospital prison.When questioned by police in hospital, Mr Tsarnaev said he and his brother had been angered about the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He remains in a hospital prison.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died on 19 April, had reportedly been investigated by the FBI, but no evidence of a threat was found.Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died on 19 April, had reportedly been investigated by the FBI, but no evidence of a threat was found.
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama said law enforcement officials had followed protocol and were not at fault.On Tuesday, President Barack Obama said law enforcement officials had followed protocol and were not at fault.
The Tsarnaev family has origins in the predominantly Muslim republic of Chechnya in southern Russia. The brothers had been living in the US for about a decade at the time of the attack. Dzhokhar was a US citizen, while Tamerlan was in the US on a Green Card.The Tsarnaev family has origins in the predominantly Muslim republic of Chechnya in southern Russia. The brothers had been living in the US for about a decade at the time of the attack. Dzhokhar was a US citizen, while Tamerlan was in the US on a Green Card.