what really happened at stockwell tube station?
On July 22nd, a day after the second, failed London Underground bombings, police shot and killed a Brazilian man named Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station. Initial reports indicated that Menezes was wearing a padded jacket, and that he jumped the turnstiles and ran from police; he was reportedly shot dead to prevent him from activating an explosive device.
It is now known that Menezes was innocent, and that he was wearing a denim jacket and didn't jump any turnstiles. There are a lot of other questions surrounding the case, including whether or not British police identified themselves to the suspect, and what happened to the CCTV cameras that should have recorded the incident.
The Observer has an in-depth article on the story; and the Wikipedia Menezes entry has even more.
It is now known that Menezes was innocent, and that he was wearing a denim jacket and didn't jump any turnstiles. There are a lot of other questions surrounding the case, including whether or not British police identified themselves to the suspect, and what happened to the CCTV cameras that should have recorded the incident.
The Observer has an in-depth article on the story; and the Wikipedia Menezes entry has even more.
