>Thomas,
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>He was not shot for wearing a thick coat, he was under surveillance from his home in an operation "directly linked" to yesterdays attempted bombings.
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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4706787.stm
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>Sir Ian told a press conference: "I need to make clear that any death is deeply regrettable but as I understand the situation the man was challenged and refused to obey police instructions."

I'm confident that the facts will emerge, but the following is from your cited article ""One of them was carrying a black handgun - it looked like an automatic - they pushed him to the floor, bundled on top of him and unloaded five shots into him," he said.".


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>Regards
>Neil