In the news today... "Police have killed a suspected suicide bomber at a Tube station in south London.Armed officers opened fire on the suspect after he hurdled a ticket barrier and raced along a platform at Stockwell station. Police screamed at passengers to evacuate and are thought to have shot the suspect as he stumbled on to a train. Alarmed onlookers said they saw up to 10 plain-clothed officers chasing an Asian-looking man before opening fire. Witness Mark Whitby was on the train as he saw a big man wearing a large coat and "looking absolutely petrified" lurch through the doors. Admitting to being "totally distraught", he went on: "He half-tripped, was half-pushed to the floor. "The policeman nearest to me had the black automatic pistol in his left hand, he held it down to the guy and unloaded five shots into him." Unconfirmed reports suggest the man was involved in Thursday's assault on the capital; it is not known if he had a bomb when shot. If the suspect is proved to be a suicide bomber, it would mark the fifth attempted terrorist attack on London in less than a day. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We can confirm that just after 10am armed officers shot a male at Stockwell Underground station. "A man was challenged by officers and subsequently shot. London Ambulance Service attended the scene. He was pronounced dead at the scene." Police are believed to be under orders to shoot to kill if they believe someone is about to detonate a bomb. Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: "The officer or officers involved in this clearly felt this suspect was about to detonate a bomb." Three eyewitnesses were taken to a nearby veterinary surgery by police before being taken away for interview. Detectives also searching an address in West Kilburn, Scotland Yard said. Armed police were at the scene in north west London as a precaution and no arrests have been made, a spokesman said. Witnesses reported that a small area of Harrow Road had been cordoned and what looked like a bomb disposal vehicle was in the area. They said police had told them to stay indoors although the area had not been evacuated."
In a related story, Harry Lee has appointed himself Sheriff of London until all this stuff blows over.
Wait, what are the English cops doing with guns? I thought they were only allowed to carry around the little black sticks?
He should have given up. how were the police to know? it looks like he could have just given himself up instead. Might have been questioned but that's about it probably.
