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IF that's true.....and all the guy said was he had a bomb and they killed him....I think the marshall is going to be in some big trouble.

I agree that the marshal may end up in big trouble, but I don't agree that he should. (i.e., which is what I think your intent was, Fawn. He could have followed protocol 100%, but if it turns out that the suspect wasn't a terrorist, the air marshal will be judged as though he was supposed to have known that....I don't know, telepathically or something.) Had the case been the other way around -- the person did have a bomb but the air marshal didn't respond -- then the air marshal would have been condemned for not doing anything. He can't win.
As far as the suspect's only behavior being saying that he had a bomb, I agree with your "IF". My understanding is that he also ran and reached into the bag in which he said there was a bomb.