Doubts grow over facts of Tube shooting

"Here in Britain pressure is mounting over the Met's controversial shoot-to-kill policy. A week after de Menezes was shot in Stockwell Street Tube station serious doubts have been raised over the circumstances in which he died.

Yesterday it emerged that de Menezes, who was shot eight times, may not have jumped over a ticket barrier to escape his police pursuers, as originally claimed. Relatives living in London also insist he was not wearing a bulky winter coat, which police said had raised their suspicions that he could be carrying a suicide bomb.

Documents leaked to newspapers also suggest police are now operating under orders not to challenge suicide bombers or identify themselves before firing a critical headshot. This raises questions over whether de Menezes was aware that he was being pursued by officers and whether he had an opportunity to surrender."