Body of shot electrician flown home to Brazil

The body of the Brazilian man shot dead by police will be flown back to his home country tonight.

The body of the Brazilian man shot dead by police will be flown back to his home country tonight.

Mr Jean Charles de Menezes , 27, was gunned down at Stockwell Station on the London Underground last Friday. Plain-clothed police officers shot the electrician eight times.

Solicitors for Mr de Menezes said his body was being returned to Brazil for a family funeral.  Relatives of the dead man will travel on the same flight.

Yesterday, hundreds of relatives and friends marched along the cobbled streets of Mr de Menezes ' home town of Gonzaga in central Brazil, demanding the arrest of the police involved.

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Some of the protesters held banners denouncing British police as the real terrorists while other placards were adorned with snapshots of the victim. Family of Mr de Menezes in London said they are considering suing the police.

About 30 supporters of Mr de Menezes ' family gathered outside Scotland Yard to protest over his shooting today.

An apparent spokesman for the group, who declined to be identified and obscured his face with a board, delivered an impassioned speech through a megaphone.

He expressed fury over the shooting and criticised the media, Scotland Yard and the Government.