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| Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man | Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man |
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| Boston bombing investigators have shot dead a man who became violent as they questioned him in Orlando, Florida, FBI officials say. | Boston bombing investigators have shot dead a man who became violent as they questioned him in Orlando, Florida, FBI officials say. |
| The shooting took place early on Wednesday as law enforcement personnel interviewed 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, according to officials. | The shooting took place early on Wednesday as law enforcement personnel interviewed 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, according to officials. |
| FBI spokesman Paul Bresson said in a statement an FBI agent shot Todashev because of an "imminent threat". | FBI spokesman Paul Bresson said in a statement an FBI agent shot Todashev because of an "imminent threat". |
| The FBI agent was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. | The FBI agent was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. |
| US media reported that Todashev had known Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Boston bombings suspect killed in a shootout with police days after last month's deadly marathon blasts. | US media reported that Todashev had known Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Boston bombings suspect killed in a shootout with police days after last month's deadly marathon blasts. |
| Todashev was a mixed-martial arts fighter who, like Tsarnaev, had links to the Russian republic of Chechnya, according to reports. | |
| 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." |
| A friend of the dead man, Khusen Taramov, told Florida News 13 that the FBI had begun questioning and following Todashev soon after the Boston bombings. | A friend of the dead man, Khusen Taramov, told Florida News 13 that the FBI had begun questioning and following Todashev soon after the Boston bombings. |
| Mr Taramov was quoted as saying: "One day they started questioning us, next day after the bombing, not the bombing, after they found out the bombers were Chechnyans, and they started following us, watching us." | Mr Taramov was quoted as saying: "One day they started questioning us, next day after the bombing, not the bombing, after they found out the bombers were Chechnyans, and they started following us, watching us." |
| He told the news station that the FBI had pressured Todashev into cancelling a plane ticket to Chechnya that he bought before the Boston bombings. | He told the news station that the FBI had pressured Todashev into cancelling a plane ticket to Chechnya that he bought before the Boston bombings. |
| The Associated Press news agency meanwhile reports that Todashev was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of assault, after a dispute over a parking spot at an Orlando shopping centre. | The Associated Press news agency meanwhile reports that Todashev was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of assault, after a dispute over a parking spot at an Orlando shopping centre. |
| Todashev put a man in hospital with facial injuries during the fracas, according to a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. | Todashev put a man in hospital with facial injuries during the fracas, according to a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. |
| The Boston Marathon blasts killed three people and injured 264 others on 15 April. | The Boston Marathon blasts killed three people and injured 264 others on 15 April. |
| Tsarnaev's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is being held in a prison hospital after being shot before capture. He faces the death penalty if convicted. | Tsarnaev's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is being held in a prison hospital after being shot before capture. He faces the death penalty if convicted. |