The UK government’s emergency response committee will meet again this morning, in the wake of a machete killing in broad daylight on a London street.
Prime Minister David Cameron will chair the emergency COBRA session himself.
A 20-year-old man – unofficially described as a soldier – was first knocked over by a car and then hacked to death in the suburb of Woolwich, near a large military barracks and court complex.
A video taken by a ...
more The UK government’s emergency response committee will meet again this morning, in the wake of a machete killing in broad daylight on a London street.
Prime Minister David Cameron will chair the emergency COBRA session himself.
A 20-year-old man – unofficially described as a soldier – was first knocked over by a car and then hacked to death in the suburb of Woolwich, near a large military barracks and court complex.
A video taken by a bystander just minutes after the killing has emerged, showing the blood-soaked attacker brandishing a knife and a cleaver and speaking directly to the camera.
In the clip, obtained by UK newspaper The Sun, the man says: “We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day…This British soldier is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” He went on to say, “You people will never be safe. Remove your government. They don’t care about you.”
Warning: this video contains footage that young or sensitive viewers may find disturbing or upsetting
See the clip of the suspected attacker here
Police shot two suspects at the scene, both are currently under arrest in hospital. No information has been released about their identities but Reuters has reported a possible link with Nigeria.
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London said, “It was a sickening, barbaric, completely unforgivable crime. I know that Londoners have been through terrorism before and this city has a huge
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