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The senior officer denied having identified Mr Menezes as the suspect A senior detective has contradicted the evidence of his boss at the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes in London in 2005. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick had said the officer identified Mr de Menezes as suicide bomber Hussain Osman, who police were hunting. But the unnamed officer said the words he used were "possibly identifiable". Another officer admitted police photos of Osman from 2004 were not referred to - but said more recent ones were. Mr de Menezes was shot dead at a Tube station on 22 July 2005 by officers hunting those responsible for the previous day's failed bombings in London. Ms Dick, in evidence earlier in the week, said she was informed "they think it's him" when Mr de Menezes left a building linked to... [read full story]
