The funeral of a man shot dead on a motorway slip road during a planned police operation has taken place today. 

Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening. 

His funeral prayers were held at 9.30am at Masjid Bilal in Huddersfield. His mother Safia Bano was visibly distraught and had to be physically supported by mourners. 

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At the same time, a coroner in Bradford heard brief details of how father-of-two Mr Yaqub, 28, described as an office clerk, was shot by a police officer "in the execution of his duty" on a slip road of the M62 near Huddersfield on Monday evening.

Bradford coroner Martin Fleming was told how Mr Yaqub was in an Audi car which was brought to a "hard stop" by four unmarked police cars along with a Volkswagen Scirocco.

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A post-mortem examination showed he died from gunshot wounds to the chest. 

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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the death and said none of the officers involved were using body-worn video cameras during the stop of the white Audi in which Mr Yaqub was travelling. 

IPCC commissioner Derrick Campbell said: "We will be carefully examining all the circumstances leading up to Mr Yaqub's death, including the planning of the police operation, and the actions of the officers involved that evening." 

The operation involved police officers travelling in four unmarked vehicles. Around 100 mourners gathered at the spot on Wednesday night to hold a vigil, where Mr Yaqub's family and friends laid flowers.

Speaking at the roadside, Mohammed Yaqub, the victim's father, said: "He hasn't got a bad past, because he's never been convicted of anything."