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Police seek clues in Malden shoot-out

Suspect killed, 2 others face court appearances

By Dan Adams and Martine Powers

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 25, 2012

The brother of an Islamist fanatic behind a deadly shooting rampage in France celebrated his martyr-like death and may have helped him, police and a lawyer said Saturday. Counterterrorism authorities are expected to decide early Sunday whether to file preliminary charges against 30-year-old Abdelkader Merah, who has been under questioning for four days over killings in southern France that stunned the country and refocused attention on the threat of radical Muslim militants.

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