July 22, 2005

British Police Shoot Suicide Bomber

Police have shot a suicide bomber at the Stockwell Tube station in south London:

BBC—A man has been shot at Stockwell Tube station by armed police officers.

Passenger Mark Whitby told BBC News he had seen an Asian man shot five times by “plain-clothes police officers” with a handgun. [. . .].

The Brits have taken off their gloves folks…

Cross-posted at OpinionBug.com

Update (7/22/2005 6:51am):

BBC: Scotland Yard confirms the man was shot dead

Update (7/23/2005 9:02pm):

The BBC says Scotland Yard has identified the man as Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician:

BBC—A man shot dead by police hunting the bombers behind Thursday's London attacks was a Brazilian electrician unconnected to the incidents.

The man, who died at Stockwell Tube on Friday, has been named by police as Jean Charles de Menezes, 27. [. . .].

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