[NEW UPDATE] Woolwich Beheading: Police Arrest 3 More Suspects
A man was murdered in the street in broad daylight in Woolwich, London, on the afternoon of 22 May 2013. It was feared the incident was a terror attack, with reports of chants of Allahu Akbar. The victim was believed to be a soldier.
By Sadho Ram — 23 May 2013, 07:35 AM — Updated over 11 years ago
Three more arrests made as Woolwich killing investigation continues
Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo, 2nd right, in the dock in Kenya in 2010.
Image via telegraph.co.ukAmid a suspicion of conspiracy in the Woolwich attack case, detectives have fired tasers and made three further arrests as part of the probe into the brutal murder of British soldier Drummer Lee Rigby.
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Two men, aged 24 and 28, were detained at an address in southeast London on Saturday, while a 21-year-old man was arrested in the street in Charlton Lane, Greenwich, all of whom were held on suspicion of the conspiracy to commit the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday.
Police from the Counter Terrorism Command supported by specialist firearms officers, used tasers to detain the 21-year-old and the 28-year-old. They did not need hospital treatment. The suspects arrested were not named by the security agencies.
Two more arrests in brutal London attack, both suspects are Nigerians
Scotland Yard says two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a British soldier on the streets of south London.
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Flowers lay in the southeast London neighborhood of Woolwich on Thursday, where a British soldier, Lee Rigby, 25, was killed by two men wielding cleavers.
Image via nytimes.comThe two suspected killers, now under guard in hospitals, had been known to security services before Wednesday's daylight attack, security sources said. Another man and a woman, both aged 29, were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
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The second suspect in the brutal killing a British soldier, Lee Right, of the 2nd Battallion, the Royal Regiment of fusiliers, is also a Nigerian-born British.
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The second attacker, who was not named, was arrested at the scene of the incident by the British police. He is aged 22.
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VIDEO: He speaks into the camera with bloody hands
ITV News obtained footage of a man with bloodied hands and knives speaking to a camera
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This exclusive still from a video obtained by ITV News shows a man with bloodied hands and carrying knives speaking to a camera in Woolwich, south-east London
Image via dailymail.co.ukBritish PM David Cameron to lead crisis meeting after the attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron was to chair an emergency response committee meeting early on Thursday, after a knife attack in London left one person dead, a news report said.
“There are strong indications that it is a terrorist incident,” Cameron told reporters on arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, where he dined with French President Francois Hollande before flying home earlier than planned.
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Soldier hacked to death in London street
A man was hacked to death in a street near an army barracks in London on Wednesday in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a politically motivated attack.
dailymail.co.ukThe victim was a British soldier killed in broad daylight by unidentified assailants who tried to behead him while shouting "God is greatest" in Arabic, media reports said. Soon after the attack, 2 men carrying weapons were shot and wounded by police.
Men lay a floral tribute close to the scene where a man was murdered in John Wilson Street
Image via mirror.co.ukPolice sealed off streets around the Woolwich area in southeast London and helicopters hovered overhead after the attack. Pools of blood stained the street.
hindustantimes.comA number of weapons were reportedly being used in the attack, including a firearm, police said. Security has been tightened at all London barracks. Home Secretary Theresa May said in a statement: "This is a sickening and barbaric attack."
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe tonight confirmed two men had been arrested and officers from the counter-terrorist unit were leading the investigation into the killing
scotsman.comIn pics: Attacker and the scene of attack
Probe: Police forensics officers investigate a car at a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich
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Investigations: A forensic tent is erected near the scene of the attack in Woolwich, south-east, London
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From above: This video grab from an ITV News broadcast shows an aerial view of the investigation scene
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Two men were rushed to hospital yesterday afternoon while another man died after apparently being hacked to death in Woolwich
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Scene: One man died at the scene here in John Wilson Street, while two were seriously injured
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On the ground: Two men were shot by police marksmen after the machete attack in south-east London
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Dramatic: The incredible moment a female passer-by confronted a second knife-wielding murderer in London
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Savagery: One attacker with cleaver (circled) in hand walks towards his accomplice (also circled) as their victim lies in the road
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