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| − | On 22 May 2013 a British soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby, was murdered in an [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]] attack at Woolwich, [[London]], England. The terrorists first ran him down with a car and then attacked him with a meat cleaver.<ref>[ | + | On 22 May 2013 a British soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby, was murdered in an [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]] attack at Woolwich, [[London]], England. The terrorists first ran him down with a car and then attacked him with a meat cleaver.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10483853/Lee-Rigby-murder-timeline-by-prosecution.html The Telegraph]</ref> The two terrorists were shot, but not killed, by police.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517389/Moment-police-shoot-men-murdered-soldier-Lee-Rigby-Woolwich.html Daily Mail]</ref> They were identified as Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale. Both were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/26/lee-rigby-killers-michael-adebolajo-adebowale-whole-life-ruling The Guardian]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:05, April 3, 2019
On 22 May 2013 a British soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby, was murdered in an Islamic terrorist attack at Woolwich, London, England. The terrorists first ran him down with a car and then attacked him with a meat cleaver.[1] The two terrorists were shot, but not killed, by police.[2] They were identified as Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale. Both were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.[3]