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Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD over his murder

The family of murdered black civil rights activist Malcolm X is suing the FBI, the CIA and the New York police department (NYPD) for $100m (£79m), accusing them of a having role in his death.

The lawsuit says the agencies were involved in the plot and failed to stop the killing.

“We believe that they all conspired to assassinate Malcolm X, one of the greatest thought leaders of the 20th Century,” Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney who is representing the family, said at a news conference.

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