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The Muslim leader killed in a shootout with agents was using his idea of religion to justify part of his criminal activity, the head of the Detroit FBI office said Wednesday.
"The criminal activity was in support of his beliefs," Andrew Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit FBI office, told the Free Press Wednesday. "This is about criminal activity, not about religion."
Arena also defended his agents' actions in the case.
"I'm confident the agents acted appropriately," Arena said. "This was not something I took lightly. I put a lot of time and thought to make sure we acted appropriately."