The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested three men for allegedly helping Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev following last month's deadly bombings.

The FBI charged the men with hindering its investigation by destroying evidence and providing assistance to Tsarnaev.

Two are students originally from Kazakhstan and suspected of taking computers and a backpack containing fireworks from Tsarnaev's apartment and trying to dispose of them after the bombing.

The other one is a U.S. citizen and accused of lying to investigators.

They will face imprisonment of up to eight years and fines of 250-thousand U.S. dollars if found guilty.