Police Shoot Man in London Subway a Day After Bomb Attempts

One day after four attempted bombings on London's transport system, police officers fatally shot a man at a subway station today, authorities said. A witness told the BBC the man had been pursued by plain clothes police offers who fired five shots at close range. A police statement, carried by the Press Association news agency, said: "We can confirm that just after 10 a.m. armed officers entered Stockwell Tube station. A man was challenged by officers and subsequently shot. London Ambulance Service attended the scene. He was pronounced dead at the scene."

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