I am quite surprised this hasn't been discussed on here, unless I'm being blind and have missed it. The attacker immediately spoke to a filming bystander, relatively calmly explaining his actions:
On the afternoon of 22 May 2013, Lee Rigby, a British Army soldier and a Drummer of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was murdered by two attackers near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London.[1][2][3]
Rigby was off duty and walking along Wellington Street when the attack occurred.[4] Two men ran him down with a car, then used knives and a cleaver to stab and hack him to death.[5] The men then dragged Rigby's body onto the road. The two attackers, who remained at the scene until police arrived, told passers-by that they had killed a soldier to avenge the killing of Muslims by the British military.[6] Armed police arrived at the scene 14 minutes after initial emergency calls, shot both the assailants, apprehended them, and took them to separate hospitals.[6] Both men are of British of Nigerian descent who were raised as Christians and converted to Islam.[7]
The attack was condemned by political and Muslim leaders in the United Kingdom[8][9] and in the worldwide press.[10]I am quite surprised this hasn't been discussed on here, unless I'm being blind and have missed it.
I was just wondering, what has the coverage and perception of this incident been like in the US, as most forum members are from there?
On the afternoon of 22 May 2013, Lee Rigby, a British Army soldier and a Drummer of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was murdered by two attackers near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London.[1][2][3]
Rigby was off duty and walking along Wellington Street when the attack occurred.[4] Two men ran him down with a car, then used knives and a cleaver to stab and hack him to death.[5] The men then dragged Rigby's body onto the road. The two attackers, who remained at the scene until police arrived, told passers-by that they had killed a soldier to avenge the killing of Muslims by the British military.[6] Armed police arrived at the scene 14 minutes after initial emergency calls, shot both the assailants, apprehended them, and took them to separate hospitals.[6] Both men are of British of Nigerian descent who were raised as Christians and converted to Islam.[7]
The attack was condemned by political and Muslim leaders in the United Kingdom[8][9] and in the worldwide press.[10]I am quite surprised this hasn't been discussed on here, unless I'm being blind and have missed it.
I was just wondering, what has the coverage and perception of this incident been like in the US, as most forum members are from there?