Shooting an innocent man in London: "Senior police officers said guidelines giving armed officers specific instructions on how to deal with suspected suicide bombers were circulated secretly for the first time, though never published, in 2003. A Met team had visited Israel and Sri Lanka and produced a confidential report on tackling an al-Qaeda threat in the UK. Instructions, to be followed only with approval from an operational senior officer, are thought to have covered disabling the nervous system with a shot to the head and firing on the driver of an approaching vehicle thought to contain a bomb....Crucially, while Mr Veness admitted the Israel visit had gone ahead, and that it would be "foolish not to try to draw on their experience", he told the MAG." (thanks Valerie)