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Excellent . Job well done: Volume 2
« on: August 17, 2005, 04:13:09 AM »
As the original thread attracted great interest, the following may also be of interest:-

'SHOOTING BLUNDERS' LEAK
 
New details of alleged police blunders have emerged about how an innocent Brazilian was shot dead by anti-terrorist police on a tube station.

Jean Charles de Menezes was gunned down at Stockwell Tube station in south London in the mistaken belief that he was linked to the failed July 21 bomb attempts.


Initial accounts suggested that he had fled from armed officers by vaulting over barriers before stumbling onto an Underground train, where the officers opened fire.

But according to the leaked documents, the Brazilian entered the station at a normal walking pace and picked up a free copy of the Metro newspaper.

He was seen to slowly descend the escalators before running for a train and sitting down.

The leaked report also indicated that he was wearing a light denim jacket and not the heavily padded coat as initially claimed.
 

 
 
 Police at Stockwell station
 
 

One police officer is quoted as saying he was able to grab Mr de Menezes and pin his arms to his side before the shooting started.

The report also said a post mortem examination showed that Mr de Menezes was shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder, but three other bullets missed.

The new account was said to have been obtained from the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into the killing of the 27-year-old electrician.

 




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