Inquest concludes Yassar Yaqub was lawfully killed

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Inquest concludes Yassar Yaqub was lawfully killed

Yassar Yaqub was fatally shot by a West Yorkshire officer in 2017.

Date - 3rd November 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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Mr Yaqub was shot three times after police pulled over two vehicles as part of a surveillance operation. In January 2017, armed officers in unmarked cars stopped the vehicles on a slip road on the M62. The four occupants were challenged by...

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