A Case Of Intelligence Failure In The United Kingdom

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A Case Of Intelligence Failure In The United
Kingdom

• The fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menenzes

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Events Preceding The Shooting

• On 7th July 2007 4 bombers successfully detonated
  4 devices killing 52 people and injuring over 700
• On the 21st July 2007 there was another attempted
  bombing where a further 4 would be bombers
  attempted to detonate devices on London transport.

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Continued

• This set in motion a massive manhunt by the
  Metropolitan Police to find the attempted
  bombers. Known as Operation Theseus 2
• Vital information recovered from one of the un
  detonated devices.
• Hussain Osman identified as one of the fugitive
  bombers, his address found to be 21 Scotia Road
  London Tulse Hill

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Continued.

• This address comes under surveillance by the
  surveillance officers of the Metropolitan Police
• Jean Charles de Menenzes also resides at 21
  Scotia Road.

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Time Line July 22nd

• 455 am command to set up surveillance on Scotia
  Rd as covert intelligence gathering to see
  whether suspects are at the residence
• 600 am intelligence teams arrive and commence
  surveillance
• 933 am Menenzes leaves Scotia Rd walking past
  the undercover surveillance teams on his way to
  get on a bus. NO positive id
• 939 am boards a bus to the train station and one
  of the surveillance officers boards the bus with
  him. NO positive id

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Timeline continued

• 946 am communication to Scotland Yard which
  reads not identical male as above discounted.
  Surveillance teams to withdraw to original
  positions
• 947 am Menenzes exits bus at Brixton tube which
  is closed because of the bomb attempts the
  previous day, so he gets back on the bus to go to
  an alternate station. Notes from Scotland Yard
  recorded at this time say they think its him and
  hes acting very jumpy

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Timeline continued

• 950 Menenzes back on the bus. NO positive id
• 1000 am exits bus at Stockwell tube station.
  Enters tube and the barriers followed by
  surveillance officers
• 1030 am pronounced dead

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Mistaken Identity
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Sources

• www.bbc.co.uk
• www.amnestyusa.org
• www.itvnews.com
• www.stockwellinquest.org.uk
• www.guardian.co.uk