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| Man quizzed over US doctor death | Man quizzed over US doctor death |
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| Police in the US state of Kansas are continuing to question a man suspected of killing a prominent abortion doctor. | Police in the US state of Kansas are continuing to question a man suspected of killing a prominent abortion doctor. |
| Dr George Tiller, 67, was shot dead at a church in Wichita. | Dr George Tiller, 67, was shot dead at a church in Wichita. |
| He was one of the few US doctors performing late-term abortions, and had been strongly criticised by anti-abortionists in the US. | He was one of the few US doctors performing late-term abortions, and had been strongly criticised by anti-abortionists in the US. |
| Investigators are trying to establish if the suspect, who has not been officially identified, had connections to anti-abortion groups. | Investigators are trying to establish if the suspect, who has not been officially identified, had connections to anti-abortion groups. |
| Charges expected | Charges expected |
| The suspect, named as Scott Roeder, was arrested in a suburb of Kansas City, about 170 miles (274km) from the scene, about three hours after the shooting. | |
| He was brought to Wichita, where he is expected to be charged. | He was brought to Wichita, where he is expected to be charged. |
| Wichita Deputy Police Chief, Tom Stolz, said the suspect was likely to face one charge of murder and two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a gun at two other men. | Wichita Deputy Police Chief, Tom Stolz, said the suspect was likely to face one charge of murder and two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a gun at two other men. |
| Earlier, US Attorney General, Eric Holder, said the US would offer protection to "appropriate people and facilities" in the wake of the killing of Dr Tiller. | Earlier, US Attorney General, Eric Holder, said the US would offer protection to "appropriate people and facilities" in the wake of the killing of Dr Tiller. |
| His clinic - called Women's Health Care Services - had often been the site of demonstrations, and he had been shot and wounded by an assailant 16 years ago. | His clinic - called Women's Health Care Services - had often been the site of demonstrations, and he had been shot and wounded by an assailant 16 years ago. |
| Profile: George Tiller | Profile: George Tiller |
| Dr Tiller was shot just after 1000 (1500 GMT) on Sunday at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita. | Dr Tiller was shot just after 1000 (1500 GMT) on Sunday at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita. |
| His widow, four children and 10 grandchildren issued a statement calling his killing "an unspeakable tragedy". | His widow, four children and 10 grandchildren issued a statement calling his killing "an unspeakable tragedy". |
| The statement said: "This is particularly heart-wrenching because George was shot down in his house of worship, a place of peace." | The statement said: "This is particularly heart-wrenching because George was shot down in his house of worship, a place of peace." |
| Anti-abortion groups also denounced the shooting. | Anti-abortion groups also denounced the shooting. |
| In a statement, Troy Newman of Operation Rescue said his group denounced "vigilantism" but that it had worked for years through peaceful and legal means and to see Dr Tiller "brought to justice". | In a statement, Troy Newman of Operation Rescue said his group denounced "vigilantism" but that it had worked for years through peaceful and legal means and to see Dr Tiller "brought to justice". |
| ANTI-ABORTION ATTACKS Oct 1998: Dr Barnett Slepian shot dead, Buffalo, New YorkJan 1998: Policeman killed in blast at clinic near Birmingham, AlabamaDec 30 1994: Two receptionists shot dead at clinics near BostonJuly 1994: Dr John Britton and a volunteer escort killed outside clinic, Pensacola, Florida | ANTI-ABORTION ATTACKS Oct 1998: Dr Barnett Slepian shot dead, Buffalo, New YorkJan 1998: Policeman killed in blast at clinic near Birmingham, AlabamaDec 30 1994: Two receptionists shot dead at clinics near BostonJuly 1994: Dr John Britton and a volunteer escort killed outside clinic, Pensacola, Florida |
| President Barack Obama said he was shocked and outraged over the killing. | President Barack Obama said he was shocked and outraged over the killing. |
| "However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence," Mr Obama said. | "However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence," Mr Obama said. |
| Abortion is a highly emotive subject in US public life, and the shooting came two weeks after the president made a major speech on the subject at one of the main Catholic universities in the US. | Abortion is a highly emotive subject in US public life, and the shooting came two weeks after the president made a major speech on the subject at one of the main Catholic universities in the US. |
| Dr Tiller's clinic is one of just three in the US to perform abortions after 21 weeks. | Dr Tiller's clinic is one of just three in the US to perform abortions after 21 weeks. |
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