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The UCLA student stunned with a Taser by a campus police officer has hired a high-profile civil rights lawyer who plans to file a brutality lawsuit. The videotaped incident, which occurred after the student refused requests to show his ID card to campus officers, triggered widespread debate on and off campus Thursday about whether use of the Taser was warranted. It was the third in a recent series of local incidents captured on video that raise questions about arrest tactics. Attorney Stephen Yagman said he plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the UCLA police of "brutal excessive...

Campaigners demonstrated in east London over recent anti-terror raids, calling for a full police apology. Hundreds of people took to the streets near Forest Gate, east London, scene of a massive police raid on 2 June. Brothers Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 23, and Abul Koyair, 20, spent several days in custody following the raid. They were later released without charge. Muddassar Ahmad, a spokesman for the organisers, said: "We clearly, clearly want an apology - unqualified." Mr Kahar was shot in the shoulder during the raid. Mr Koyair helped lead the march, which ended with a rally in a local park....