Man Shot Dead in London Underground
By Montag | Related entries in The War On Terrorism, The WorldThe man is described as a “suspected suicide bomber.” One eyewitness account of the shooting:
Witness Mark Whitby, speaking to BBC News 24, reported the man was shot five times at close range after he had jumped on a train.
Mr Whitby said he was sitting on the Tube train reading his paper as it was stationary with its doors open in Stockwell station.
He said he heard people shouting “get down, get down!�
He said: “An Asian guy ran on to the train. As he ran, he was hotly pursued by what I knew to be three plainclothes police officers.�
He tripped and was also pushed to the floor and one of the officers shot him five times.
“One of the police officers was holding a black automatic pistol in his left hand. They held it down to him and unloaded five shots into him. I saw it. He’s dead, five shots, he’s dead.�
He reported the man did not seem to be carrying a weapon or wearing a rucksack.
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July 23rd, 2005 at 8:41 pm
youre right-say a prayer for that mans family.it IS a tragedy,and could never be justified.after that,please say a prayer for the times that we are living in.say a prayer for the people that pulled the trigger,and for their families.the policemen that killed this man are in a special kind of hell that could only be understood by people who have made such mistakes.i dont think this act was carried out with malice,just fear.say a prayer for all of us.
July 24th, 2005 at 12:03 am
Agreed. I was remiss to not mention the officer and his family. I can’t imagine killing somebody on accident and having to deal with that.
August 17th, 2005 at 4:43 pm
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