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| Malcolm X grandson Malcolm Shabazz dies in Mexico City | Malcolm X grandson Malcolm Shabazz dies in Mexico City |
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| The grandson of US political activist Malcolm X has died in Mexico City following a fight in a bar, say Mexican officials. | The grandson of US political activist Malcolm X has died in Mexico City following a fight in a bar, say Mexican officials. |
| Malcolm Shabazz, 29, died in hospital after suffering multiple injuries on Thursday. | Malcolm Shabazz, 29, died in hospital after suffering multiple injuries on Thursday. |
| Mexico's attorney general's office said an investigation into the incident was under way. | Mexico's attorney general's office said an investigation into the incident was under way. |
| The US State Department said that it was in contact with the family and offering appropriate assistance. | The US State Department said that it was in contact with the family and offering appropriate assistance. |
| Mr Shabazz was discovered with fatal wounds at Plaza Garibaldi, a popular tourist area packed with bars and restaurants, in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. | Mr Shabazz was discovered with fatal wounds at Plaza Garibaldi, a popular tourist area packed with bars and restaurants, in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. |
| He was the son of one of Malcolm X's six daughters, Qubilah Shabazz. | |
| When he was 12, he was involved in a fire that killed his grandmother Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X. | When he was 12, he was involved in a fire that killed his grandmother Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X. |
| He was convicted of manslaughter and arson and sentenced to time in a juvenile detention centre. | He was convicted of manslaughter and arson and sentenced to time in a juvenile detention centre. |
| Malcolm X, a black power activist and prominent figure in the militant Nation of Islam movement, was shot dead at a political rally in New York on 21 February 1965. | Malcolm X, a black power activist and prominent figure in the militant Nation of Islam movement, was shot dead at a political rally in New York on 21 February 1965. |