Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
2005 wrongful fatal shooting by British police
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Jean Charles da Silva e de Menezes was a Brazilian man killed by officers of the London Metropolitan Police Service at Stockwell station on the London Underground, after he was wrongly deemed to be one of the fugitives involved in the previous day's failed bombing attempts. These events took place two weeks after the London bombings of 7 July 2005, in which 52 people were killed.
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Met marksman who shot Jean Charles de Menezes after 7/7 attacks breaks silenceA police officer who shot an innocent man he suspected was a terrorist in the wake of the 7/7 London bombings has spoken about the killing for the first time.Sky News - Published |
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