Man Shot by London Police Had No Terror Ties
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Man Shot by London Police Had No Terror Ties
A photo of the shot man's Brazilian ID card at Url.: http://tinyurl.com/8lp5y
Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs awaits an explanation from British government, Scotland Yard
24 July - 2005 - Ohmynews - The killing of a Brazilian man by anti-terror police in a London subway station is making headlines worldwide and outraged netizens are speaking out on personal Web sites, most prominently in Portuguese.
Last Friday, Scotland Yard, the British metropolitan police service charged with current anti-terror investigations, shot dead a Brazilian man, Jean Charles de Menezes, after they confused him with a terror suspect at Stockwell station, in the London subway system.
De Menezes, who was 27, hailed from the state of Minas Gerais, in the midwest of Brazil. He lived in London for four years and was employed as an electrician.
An anti-terror squad from Scotland Yard suspected de Menezes of being a suicide bomber seeing that he was wearing a heavy coat on a warm summer day. De Menezes ignored police orders to stop and after a foot chase he was tackled upon stumbling onto a subway car. Police fired five shots at close range, which struck him in the head and neck.
Scotland Yard described the man's death as a tragedy, but the Brazilian government is waiting for an explanation from the British Foreign Office. In a press note released Saturday, Brazil's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government is "perplexed" by the shooting death of a Brazilian national in London. The release describes de Menezes as a "victim of a lamentable mistake."
(See Url.:) Screenshot from Globo Online. The headline reads, "The dead man on the London subway was Brazilian." In a forum opened about this subject on the Brazilian Web site Terra, a user asked, "If the victim was a member of your family, would there be any way to make up for this 'lamentable mistake?'"
In response, many netizens called London police "cowardly" and accused them of "incompetence." Some went so far as to say England is not a democratic country, and that it is controlled by the military. The outrage of Brazilians is palpable in the opinions they leave on message boards; some even say that they will not accept Britain's apology.
(See Url.:) Screenshot from Folha Online. The headline reads, "London police kill Brazilan mistaken for a terrorist." On the other hand, public opinion in Britain, as found on the BBC Web site, indicates wide support for the increased security measures and the actions of the police
"The police had no option, the man could have been a suicide bomber," wrote one netizen. Another said the killing was an "inevitable mistake" and the Brazilian man "had a choice -- he could have stopped."
"Jumping over barriers to get away is not normal behavior -- sorry. I thank the police for protecting the general public from what could have been a very serious incident. If we don't let the police do their job we may all live to regret it," the netizen continued.
The Brazilian government statement reiterated that the country has always stood firm in condemning all kinds of terrorism and seeks to fight it under international law while also respecting human rights.
According the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim asked for an interview with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to get more details about de Menezes' death. The Brazilian Embassy in London is waiting for a final ruling on the case.
The victim's cousin, Alex Alves Pereira, who also lives in London and was the next of kin to identify the body of the dead man, said on Brazil's Globo TV that de Menezes was living legally in London and knew how to speak English very well.
Scotland Yard has admitted the Brazilian had no relation to terrorist activities. Recent suicide bombings in London on July 7 and July 21, have killed more than 70 and injured 700.
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"Shoot-to-kill" Liquidation in London: Brazil Gov't wants answers from Tony Blair's government
Man Shot by London Police Had No Terror Ties
A photo of the shot man's Brazilian ID card at Url.: http://tinyurl.com/8lp5y
Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs awaits an explanation from British government, Scotland Yard
24 July - 2005 - Ohmynews - The killing of a Brazilian man by anti-terror police in a London subway station is making headlines worldwide and outraged netizens are speaking out on personal Web sites, most prominently in Portuguese.
Last Friday, Scotland Yard, the British metropolitan police service charged with current anti-terror investigations, shot dead a Brazilian man, Jean Charles de Menezes, after they confused him with a terror suspect at Stockwell station, in the London subway system.
De Menezes, who was 27, hailed from the state of Minas Gerais, in the midwest of Brazil. He lived in London for four years and was employed as an electrician.
An anti-terror squad from Scotland Yard suspected de Menezes of being a suicide bomber seeing that he was wearing a heavy coat on a warm summer day. De Menezes ignored police orders to stop and after a foot chase he was tackled upon stumbling onto a subway car. Police fired five shots at close range, which struck him in the head and neck.
Scotland Yard described the man's death as a tragedy, but the Brazilian government is waiting for an explanation from the British Foreign Office. In a press note released Saturday, Brazil's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government is "perplexed" by the shooting death of a Brazilian national in London. The release describes de Menezes as a "victim of a lamentable mistake."
(See Url.:) Screenshot from Globo Online. The headline reads, "The dead man on the London subway was Brazilian." In a forum opened about this subject on the Brazilian Web site Terra, a user asked, "If the victim was a member of your family, would there be any way to make up for this 'lamentable mistake?'"
In response, many netizens called London police "cowardly" and accused them of "incompetence." Some went so far as to say England is not a democratic country, and that it is controlled by the military. The outrage of Brazilians is palpable in the opinions they leave on message boards; some even say that they will not accept Britain's apology.
(See Url.:) Screenshot from Folha Online. The headline reads, "London police kill Brazilan mistaken for a terrorist." On the other hand, public opinion in Britain, as found on the BBC Web site, indicates wide support for the increased security measures and the actions of the police
"The police had no option, the man could have been a suicide bomber," wrote one netizen. Another said the killing was an "inevitable mistake" and the Brazilian man "had a choice -- he could have stopped."
"Jumping over barriers to get away is not normal behavior -- sorry. I thank the police for protecting the general public from what could have been a very serious incident. If we don't let the police do their job we may all live to regret it," the netizen continued.
The Brazilian government statement reiterated that the country has always stood firm in condemning all kinds of terrorism and seeks to fight it under international law while also respecting human rights.
According the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim asked for an interview with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to get more details about de Menezes' death. The Brazilian Embassy in London is waiting for a final ruling on the case.
The victim's cousin, Alex Alves Pereira, who also lives in London and was the next of kin to identify the body of the dead man, said on Brazil's Globo TV that de Menezes was living legally in London and knew how to speak English very well.
Scotland Yard has admitted the Brazilian had no relation to terrorist activities. Recent suicide bombings in London on July 7 and July 21, have killed more than 70 and injured 700.
Story origin. - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/dcmhs
2005/07/24 07 - Ohmynews
FWD. BY:
FOREIGN PRESS FOUNDATION
Blog: http://tinyurl.com/6v8ru
Editor : Henk Ruyssenaars
http://tinyurl.com/amn3q
The Netherlands
FPF@Chello.nl
*The Dutch author this far has worked abroad for 4 decades+ for international media as an independent foreign correspondent, of which 10 years (1987>1997) - also during Gulf War I, in the Arab World and Middle East.
Seeing worldwide that every bullet and every bomb breeds more terrorism: You harvest what you sow!
*Corporate News Media: Incompetent, Criminally Negligent or Complicit? - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/cqpfe
* This is the official website of the UK Security Service - Url.: http://www.mi5.gov.uk/ - And this is part of the work they - and some others like the CIA/Mossad etc. - do: Url.: http://tinyurl.com/b4fex
* BBC: "THE WAR IN IRAQ IS ILLEGAL" says UN's Secretary General Kofi Annan - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/5pl2v
FPF-COPYRIGHT NOTICE - In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107 - any copyrighted work in this message is distributed by the Foreign Press Foundation under fair use, without profit or payment, to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the information. Url.: http://liimirror.warwick.ac.uk/uscode/17/107.html
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