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| Man shot dead by FBI knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, friend says | Man shot dead by FBI knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, friend says |
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| A man shot dead by an FBI agent in Florida late on Tuesday was an acquaintance of the Boston marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a friend has said. | A man shot dead by an FBI agent in Florida late on Tuesday was an acquaintance of the Boston marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a friend has said. |
| Ibragim Todashev, 27, had been questioned during the day by federal agents about his connection to Tsarnaev and was initially cooperative, according to sources in Orlando. He was killed when he "flipped out" and allegedly attacked an officer inside his apartment. | Ibragim Todashev, 27, had been questioned during the day by federal agents about his connection to Tsarnaev and was initially cooperative, according to sources in Orlando. He was killed when he "flipped out" and allegedly attacked an officer inside his apartment. |
| The friend, Khasn Taramov, told reporters that Todashev had last spoken to Tsarnaev about a month ago, and had recently cancelled plans for a trip back to Chechnya, his homeland. He denied that his friend had any involvement with the April 15 bombing that left three dead and more than 260 injured. | The friend, Khasn Taramov, told reporters that Todashev had last spoken to Tsarnaev about a month ago, and had recently cancelled plans for a trip back to Chechnya, his homeland. He denied that his friend had any involvement with the April 15 bombing that left three dead and more than 260 injured. |
| "Me and him and my friends, we knew this was going to happen. That's why he wanted to leave the country," Taramov told Orlando news channel Wesh TV. | "Me and him and my friends, we knew this was going to happen. That's why he wanted to leave the country," Taramov told Orlando news channel Wesh TV. |
| "But he cancelled the tickets. The FBI's been pushing him, 'Don't leave, don't leave.' So he decided to stay," he said. | "But he cancelled the tickets. The FBI's been pushing him, 'Don't leave, don't leave.' So he decided to stay," he said. |
| Dave Couvertier, an FBI spokesman, confirmed only that "the agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties" and said he expected to be able to release further details of the incident later on Wednesday. | Dave Couvertier, an FBI spokesman, confirmed only that "the agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties" and said he expected to be able to release further details of the incident later on Wednesday. |
| But Taramov claimed that his friend was shot dead after the FBI detained him for questioning about his link to Tsarnaev, 26, the elder of two brothers suspected of carrying out the marathon bombing. | But Taramov claimed that his friend was shot dead after the FBI detained him for questioning about his link to Tsarnaev, 26, the elder of two brothers suspected of carrying out the marathon bombing. |
| "They took me and my friend, the suspect that got killed," Mr Taramov said. "They were talking to us, both of us, right? And they said they need him for a little more, for a couple more hours, and I left, and they told me they're going to bring him back. They never brought him back." | "They took me and my friend, the suspect that got killed," Mr Taramov said. "They were talking to us, both of us, right? And they said they need him for a little more, for a couple more hours, and I left, and they told me they're going to bring him back. They never brought him back." |
| He added that his friend "felt inside he was going to get shot" by the FBI. | He added that his friend "felt inside he was going to get shot" by the FBI. |
| Tsarnaev, also from Chechnya, was killed in a shootout with police in Boston four days after the bombing, and his younger brother Dzhokhar, 19, was captured 24 hours later after a day-long operation that brought the city to a standstill. He could face the death penalty on federal murder charges. | Tsarnaev, also from Chechnya, was killed in a shootout with police in Boston four days after the bombing, and his younger brother Dzhokhar, 19, was captured 24 hours later after a day-long operation that brought the city to a standstill. He could face the death penalty on federal murder charges. |
| Records from the Orange County sheriff's department show that Todashev was arrested on May 4 and charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, but no details of the incident were listed. | Records from the Orange County sheriff's department show that Todashev was arrested on May 4 and charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, but no details of the incident were listed. |
| According to Taramov, he once lived in Boston and knew the elder Tsarnaev through the world of mixed martial arts."They met a few times because he was a fighter and [Tsarnaev] was a boxer. They just knew each other. That's it," he said. | According to Taramov, he once lived in Boston and knew the elder Tsarnaev through the world of mixed martial arts."They met a few times because he was a fighter and [Tsarnaev] was a boxer. They just knew each other. That's it," he said. |
| Todashev had recently got his green card, allowing him to remain in the United States permanently, and was planning the trip back to Chechnya to visit his parents, Taramov added. | Todashev had recently got his green card, allowing him to remain in the United States permanently, and was planning the trip back to Chechnya to visit his parents, Taramov added. |
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