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Suspects tied to Boston bombings

Updated 8:11 AM EDT, Thu August 21, 2014
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Dias Kadyrbayev, left, with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsamaev in a picture taken from the social media site VK.com. Kadyrbayev is expected to plead guilty August 21 to charges in connection with removing a backpack and computer from Tsamaev's dorm room after the April 2013 bombing, according to a defense lawyer.
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Dias Kadyrbayev, left, with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsamaev in a picture taken from the social media site VK.com. Kadyrbayev is expected to plead guilty August 21 to charges in connection with removing a backpack and computer from Tsamaev's dorm room after the April 2013 bombing, according to a defense lawyer.
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Bombing suspect <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2Fus%2Ftamerlan-tsarnaev-timeline%2Findex.html">Tamerlan Tsarnaev</a> was killed during the shootout with police in Watertown, Massachusetts, on April 19, 2013. He is pictured here at the 2010 New England Golden Gloves.
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Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed during the shootout with police in Watertown, Massachusetts, on April 19, 2013. He is pictured here at the 2010 New England Golden Gloves.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2Fus%2Fboston-attack%2Findex.html">Dzhokhar Tsarnaev</a> was captured in a Boston suburb on April 19, 2013, after a manhunt that shut down the city. In July, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F07%2F10%2Fus%2Fboston-bombing-case%2Findex.html">he pleaded not guilty</a> to killing four people and wounding more than 200.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured in a Boston suburb on April 19, 2013, after a manhunt that shut down the city. In July, he pleaded not guilty to killing four people and wounding more than 200.
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From left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev went with Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Times Square in this photo taken from the social media site VK.com. A federal grand jury <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F08%2Fjustice%2Fboston-bombing-obstruction-charges%2Findex.html">charged Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev</a> with obstructing justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice relating to the removal of a backpack from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings. Tazhayakov was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction charges in July 2014. He faces up to 25 years in prison at his sentencing in October. He has filed an appeal.
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From left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev went with Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Times Square in this photo taken from the social media site VK.com. A federal grand jury charged Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev with obstructing justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice relating to the removal of a backpack from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings. Tazhayakov was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction charges in July 2014. He faces up to 25 years in prison at his sentencing in October. He has filed an appeal.
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Robel Phillipos, a U.S. citizen, was also <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fus%2Fboston-attack%2Findex.html">arrested on May 1, 2013</a>. He was charged with lying to federal agents about the bombing, according to court papers.
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Robel Phillipos, a U.S. citizen, was also arrested on May 1, 2013. He was charged with lying to federal agents about the bombing, according to court papers.
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Phillipos, Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev are accused of removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings on April 15, 2013. The items they took included a backpack containing fireworks that had been "opened and emptied of powder," according to the affidavit.
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Phillipos, Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev are accused of removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings on April 15, 2013. The items they took included a backpack containing fireworks that had been "opened and emptied of powder," according to the affidavit.
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The FBI released photos and video on April 18, 2013, of two men identified as Suspect 1 and Suspect 2 in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. They were later identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26.
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The FBI released photos and video on April 18, 2013, of two men identified as Suspect 1 and Suspect 2 in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. They were later identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26.
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Boston Police released surveillance images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at a convenience store on April 19, 2013.
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Boston Police released surveillance images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at a convenience store on April 19, 2013.
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The FBI tweeted this photo on April 19, 2013, and urged Watertown residents to stay indoors as they searched for the second suspect.
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The FBI tweeted this photo on April 19, 2013, and urged Watertown residents to stay indoors as they searched for the second suspect.
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The FBI released photos and video on April 18, 2013, of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings and pleaded for public help in identifying them. The men were photographed walking together near the finish line.
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The FBI released photos and video on April 18, 2013, of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings and pleaded for public help in identifying them. The men were photographed walking together near the finish line.
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A man identified as Suspect 2 appeared in this photograph by bystander David Green, who took the photo after completing the Boston Marathon. Green submitted the photo to the FBI, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpiersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2Fdavid-green-on-his-likely-photo-of-suspect-2-i-took-one-picture-and-that-was-the-picture%2F">he told Piers Morgan in an interview.</a>
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A man identified as Suspect 2 appeared in this photograph by bystander David Green, who took the photo after completing the Boston Marathon. Green submitted the photo to the FBI, he told Piers Morgan in an interview.
Courtesy David Green
The man identified as Suspect 2 appears in a tighter crop of David Green's photo.
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The man identified as Suspect 2 appears in a tighter crop of David Green's photo.
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Authorities later identified Suspect 1 as Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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Authorities later identified Suspect 1 as Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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Suspect 2 was identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Suspect 2 was identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Suspect 1 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 1 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 1 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 1 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 1 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 1 walks through the crowd.
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Both suspects are seen walking through the crowd.
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Both suspects are seen walking through the crowd.
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Suspect 2 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 2 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 2 walks through the crowd.
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Suspect 2 walks through the crowd.
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A photo released by the FBI highlights Suspect 2.
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A photo released by the FBI highlights Suspect 2.
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A photo released by the FBI highlights Suspect 2.
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A photo released by the FBI highlights Suspect 2.
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Suspect 2 walks through the crowd. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2FSPECIALS%2Fus%2Fboston-bombings-galleries%2Findex.html">See all photography related to the Boston bombings.</a>
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Suspect 2 walks through the crowd. See all photography related to the Boston bombings.
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