Former terror suspect well known to the FBI is named as one of two gunmen shot dead by cops after attack on anti-Islam 'draw Muhammad' art contest near Dallas

Two suspects were gunned down after shooting a guard in the leg outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland
The FBI has named one of the gunmen as Elton Simpson, who was convicted of lying to federal agents about traveling to Africa five years ago - but a judge ruled it could not be proved that he was going to join a terror group
Simpson's Phoenix, Arizona home has been surrounded and a bomb squad is carrying out a search
Reports suggest the pair were carrying explosives as they approached the building in the Dallas suburb
The American Freedom Defense Initiative event had offered a $10,000 prize for the best caricature of the prophet; local residents had expressed their concerns about the event but organizers said they were exercising free speech
The security guard who was shot, Bruce Joiner, was taken to hospital in stable condition and has been released
ISIS fighter claimed on Twitter that the shooting was carried out by two pro-ISIS individuals DailyMail

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