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Watch This Who was Jean Charles de Menezes? New documentary Shoot to Kill: Terror on the Tube airs By Jessica Martin Comment Published 11th Nov 2024, 06:00 GMT Updated 11th Nov 2024, 21:51 GMT Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now A police marksman who shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent man wrongly suspected of being a terrorist in the aftermath of the 7/7 attacks, will speak about the shooting for the first time in a documentary airing tonight. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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A firearms officer who shot dead an innocent man wrongly suspected of being a terrorist has spoken for the first time in a new documentary that will air this evening (November 10). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Speaking for the first time for a Channel 4 documentary, the officer, known only as C12, said: “I'm expecting an explosion at any moment; he's gonna blow. We're gonna die.
But that's the nub of it. If I don't do something now, we are all going to die”. Read More Rolex robber caught on CCTV during £130,000 heist at jewellery store Dramatic video shows a courageous homeowner pinning a burglar to the sofa while waiting for police to arrive Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by two officers a fortnight after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
Police officers prepare for members of the jury sitting on the inquest into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes to visit Stockwell Underground Station on September 23 2008 in London. | Matt Cardy / Getty Images Suicide bombers exploded devices on three Tube lines and a London bus - killing 52 people and injuring over 770 others. Would-be suicide bombers targeted the Tube again on July 21 2005, but their devices failed to explode.
Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad On July 22 2005, 27-year-old de Menezes was mistaken for one of the suspects when they were linked to the same block of flats. The officers followed him onto a tube carriage at Stockwell station and shot him seven times. On July 23 2005, Scotland Yard confirmed de Menezes was not connected to the July 21 attacks.
Dame Cressida Dick , who served as Metropolitan Police Commissioner from 2017 to 2022, led the operation in which de Menezes was shot. A jury found the Met had broken health and safety laws and was guilty of endangering the public over de Menezes’ shooting , but Dame Cressida was cleared of blame. Shoot to Kill: Terror on the Tube will be broadcast on Channel 4 on November 10 and 11.
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