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U.S. immigration agents shot ‌and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday (Jan 24), officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month.

The Department of Homeland Security characterized ‌the incident as an attack, saying a Border Patrol agent fired in self-defence after a man approached with a handgun and violently resisted attempts to disarm him.

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00:00U.S. immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday,
00:08sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders.
00:12Local and federal officials said the clashes took place at the scene where a man was shot dead by federal agents.
00:19It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month
00:23during a surge in immigration enforcement in the northern U.S. city.
00:27The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol agent fired in defense at a man who resisted their attempts to disarm him.
00:35Local leaders questioned that account and demanded that President Donald Trump
00:39immediately remove the 3,000 agents he has ordered into the city for an immigration crackdown.

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