He was warned, he ran. He was tackled to the floor by two "officers", a third placed five rounds into his head as he was on the floor.
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Gentleman, we have a long history of dealing with the IRA in this manner, google gibralter and sas. Also northern Ireland and shoot to kill. British security services have always worked like this, they are just a touch more discreet than their american counterparts. You forget that us wussy brits have put up with this stuff since the seventies, financed in part by some of your countrymen. So go easy on the disparaging tone ok? Our security forces are proffesional, experienced and well trained. You've only just joined the party, pre 2001 every one else had been dealing with terrorism for decades. I may sound a little bitter but when only last year a friend in the army air corp described what effect small arms fire from an armalite had on his helicopter as he was flying over armagh I think that there may still be people in the american Irish community who need a good kick up their collective backsides. For years the fundraising activities of the PIRA were largely ignored by succesive administrations. Funny how seeing the reality of terrorism live and in colour over breakfast changed that. [/rant]
On a goulishly funny note, as I was watching lunchtime news yesterday they had an eyewitness to the shooting on live over the phone. He described the guy running onto the train and being tackled to the floor and then shot five times. The news anchor then won the award for the years dumbest question. "So, is it possible he was killed then?". Reply was "What? They SHOT HIM FIVE TIMES IN THE HEAD, I THINK THATS LIKELY DON'T YOU?".