anotherlimey

Seems it was a leak:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4157892.stm

Wintersong

I think it's a bloody disgrace that in a supposedly democratic country there could be a cover-up of these proportions.

Nothing new, though - the public get told what they want us to hear so that no-one has to take the rap for mistakes of gargantuan proportions such as this.

Big D

If it turns out to be true? But if it was a cover up why not fabricate that he WAS linked to the bombings??

Until we get the answer from the investigation this is all really speculation and out of context. If it turns out to be true it is unlikely to be covered up now anyway - then we can say what a bloody disgrace this was.

Taffyles

Agreed.

Here's an eye witness account just after it happened- a lot different to that reported in the 'leak'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4706913.stm

We'll just have to wait for the results of the investigation.

Lion in Winter

Democratic or not, there have always been secret operations in the UK - bits and pieces of them come out from time to time, and who knows what of the truth we get, if any. Wag the dog.

The Brazilian is still dead though. Now that I'm a parent I can imagine what his mother feels.

Ray

I find that very hard to believe ....The News of the World has the pulse of the nation...

Lion in Winter

You can shoot me now.

ImHere

And here we have it. Ive said it before and I'll say it again...The police had seconds to make a life or death decision while everyone else has plenty of time to pour over what may or may not have happened. Sometimes shit happens when you are dealing with these kind of scenarios. But I have an idea...lets forget all the death, carnage and terror caused by the terrorists and instead whip up a frenzy over what *may* have been a bad call by the police under extreme circumstances caused by the terrorists. Of course, no-one on here now knows or ever will know what actually occured.

Witnesses are notoriously bad at remembering what happens in a heartbeat just moments later, let alone weeks later. And that picture? Shows a body - dead or not - laying on the floor of a carriage. Nothing more, nothing less.

ImHere

"Heavy coat

"He [the suspect] had a baseball cap on and quite a sort of thickish coat - it was a coat you'd wear in winter, sort of like a padded jacket"

Somewhat different to what witnesses are now saying.

Arrive on scene to an accident surrounded by witnesses..ask 4 different people what just happened and get 4 very different answers. Believe me witnesses are very unreliable.

doctor scrumpy

Especially the 14 that claimed in court they saw you abuse the goat ?

CarlM

Oh well, terrible shame and all that. But 'accidents' will happen..

AmerLisa

Until they happen to you, a family member or a close friend. Then would you be so smug?

I should add, "accidents" happen when my four year old doesn't make it in time to the toilet.....not an innocent man being shot 8 times.

doctor scrumpy

Instead of wasting a teardrop over this criminal, how about some sympathy for the honest, law abiding people who had their lives ruined in the original bombings ?

The government should send the bill for the bullets to the family of the dead man with the message " Prompt payment appreciated".

AmerLisa

I'm just working on my first cup of coffee, so I may not have too much effort to put into this - yet.

What kind of criminal warrants being restrained and then 8 shots poured into him? Oh yes, the one that overstayed his visa....that'll show 'em! Would hate to see what they would do to the real suicide bombers.....oh yeah, they're in custody.

CarlM

..With a P.S - "Please bring some bleach - the platform is in a right mess!"