Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm…

Malcolm X, a civil rights leader, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in Upper Manhattan.

The family of militant civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a NZ$170 million lawsuit that accuses law enforcement agencies of allowing his murder to be carried out almost 60 years ago.

Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the NYPD of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Three daughters of Malcolm X are accusing multiple law enforcement agencies in a $100 million lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

NEW YORK — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm X estate — claimed that the agencies were aware of and were involved in the assassination plot and failed to stop the killing. At a morning news conference, attorney Ben Crump stood with family members as he described the lawsuit, saying he hoped federal and city officials would read it “and learn all the dastardly deeds that were done by their predecessors and try to right these historic wrongs.”

Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department (NYPD) and others in a $100million (£79 million) lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Attorney Ben Crump announced the filing of a $100 million lawsuit against the FBI, CIA and the New York Police Department for the assassination of Malcolm X. Crump said the suit, filed by family members and the estate of Malcolm X, alleges that the agencies conspired in the 1965 killing of the civil rights leader.