A 26 year-old terror suspect under FBI
surveillance was shot dead outside a
pharmacy in Boston on last Tuesday after
brandishing a knife at police and federal
agents official said
The FBI refused to comment on any possible
allegations against Usaama Rahim but police
said he refused multiple orders to drop his
military styleknife before being shot outside
a CVS pharmacy store
Boston police Commissioner William Evans
said the suspect was wanted for terrorist-related
information "but refused to comment on US
media reports that he had been radicallised
by extremist in Syria,
Boston police and the FBI said they approached
Rahim for questioning at the scene,
The FBI confirmed they had no warrant for his
arrest and no intention to take him to custody.
US media reported that Rahim was of Middle
Eastern descent His older brother graduated
from university in Madina,Saudi Arabia,
The special agent in charge of the FBI in
Boston Vincent Lisi said the suspect had
been under 24 hours surveillance by Boston
and Masschusets state police and the Joint
Terrorism Task Force,
Lisi said law enforcement approached Rahim
to interview him and talk to him about his
intentions and some other matters"
"I'm not going to comment on what his
plans were "he said.
The suspect was pronounced dead at hospital.
His death is under investigation-
AFP
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