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Testimony ends in Boston Marathon bombing suspect friend's trial

Azamat Tazhayakov, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is accused with another friend of removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room. Closing arguments in his trial are scheduled for Wednesday.

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In this courtroom sketch, defendant Azamat Tazhayakov (l.), a college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is depicted listening to testimony by FBI Special Agent Phil Christiana (r.) during the first day of his federal obstruction of justice trial Monday, July 7, 2014 in Boston.
  • By Associated Press

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U.S. prosecutors and defense attorneys have rested their cases in the trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Azamat Tazhayakov is charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy.

Prosecutors ended their case Monday after the testimony of an FBI agent. The defense called no witnesses. Closing arguments in his trial are scheduled for Wednesday.

The Kazakhstan-born Tazhayakov is accused along with another friend of removing a backpack containing altered fireworks from Tsarnaev's dormitory room several days after the 2013 bombings. Twin bombs placed near the finish line of the marathon killed three people.

The defense maintains that the other friend removed the backpack and fireworks and later threw the items away. Prosecutors say both men shared in the decision to get rid of the items.

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