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Tsarnaev Defense Requests Trial Delay, Change of Venue Hearing

This file photo released Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation, File

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Thursday to hold a hearing on a venue change and for more time to prepare for trial.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys were in court for a scheduled status hearing. Tsarnaev was not present in the courtroom.

Here is what media members inside the courtroom are reporting.

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The final pre-trial hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 20, according to the US Attorney’s Office.

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