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| Florida FBI kill man 'linked to Boston suspect Tsarnaev' | Florida FBI kill man 'linked to Boston suspect Tsarnaev' |
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| The FBI in Orlando, Florida, have shot a man they were questioning about possible links to Boston bombs suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, US media report. | The FBI in Orlando, Florida, have shot a man they were questioning about possible links to Boston bombs suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, US media report. |
| An FBI spokesman said they were responding to the incident and that the agent had shot and killed the man "while conducting official duties". | An FBI spokesman said they were responding to the incident and that the agent had shot and killed the man "while conducting official duties". |
| NBC News quoted unnamed sources as saying the suspect had tried to attack an agent. | NBC News quoted unnamed sources as saying the suspect had tried to attack an agent. |
| Tsarnaev died in a shootout with police days after the deadly marathon blasts. | Tsarnaev died in a shootout with police days after the deadly marathon blasts. |
| Anonymous law enforcement officials and a friend of the man in Orlando said he had been killed on Tuesday night. | Anonymous law enforcement officials and a friend of the man in Orlando said he had been killed on Tuesday night. |
| FBI spokesman Dave Couvertier said in a statement: "The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties. | FBI spokesman Dave Couvertier said in a statement: "The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties. |
| "The suspect is deceased. We do not have any further details at this time." | "The suspect is deceased. We do not have any further details at this time." |
| Mr Couvertier identified the suspect as Ibragim Todashev. | |
| A friend of the dead man told local media he had been questioned about the Boston bombing investigations. | |
| The 15 April blasts killed three people and injured 264 others at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. | |
| Tsarnaev's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is being held in a prison hospital after being shot in the throat before capture. | |
| He faces the death penalty if convicted. |