Woolwich killer Michael Adebolajo 'attacked in jail'

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The Woolwich attack is still on the front page of all the newspapers and on all the online media sites

England has already turned against Muslims and other ethnic groups because of all the support they have been getting.

English people are not happy about refugees being housed before English people who have been on housing waiting lists for years. English people have on average 1.5 children so when immigrants come here with 3, 4 or even more children they are placed higher on the waiting lists and receiving housing much quicker. It is so bad now that many single English people have been removed from the housing waiting lists completely. English people with only 1 or 2 children, who have paid taxes all their lives, now see their money spent on housing non-tax payers and they are NOT happy.

Due to the influx of immigrants and refugees, there is an acute shortage of social housing so from now on everyone receiving housing will only be entitled to a 5 year lease, whereas before the present housing shortage people received life-long security in their homes.

There is also pressure for people to downsize to make room for refugees with large families. Unemployed or disabled single people and couples whose families have left home and have more than one bedroom are having their benefits cut. Thousands of people now have to either find an extra £25 a week from the tiny amount of benefit they receive or MOVE so that their homes may be given to immigrants

English people will not take much more of this and the political correctness that forbids them from speaking out.

When I ran a Kurdish community centre many English people said that they were angry because they were not being provided with the same services, and they are right. English people are VERY ANGRY.

FACT: When immigrants move into an area the crime rates go up and white English people leave. One day soon white flight will turn into white fight

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Three further arrests have been made in connection with the murder of off-duty soldier Lee Rigby, police have said.

The Met said counter terrorism officers arrested three men, aged 21, 24 and 28, on Saturday evening on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder - a Taser was used on two of them.

Drummer Rigby was run over and then attacked in Woolwich on Wednesday.

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, were shot and wounded by police.

A 29-year-old man, arrested on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, has been bailed to return pending further inquiries. Two women, aged 29 and 31, also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Thursday, were released without charge on Friday.

French soldier in uniform stabbed near Paris



French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack in the wake of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, killed in London this week.

"They tried to kill the soldier because he was a soldier," said French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

The soldier was on patrol in the area of La Defense when he was stabbed in the neck by an unknown man who escaped.

His injuries are not life-threatening and he is in a stable condition.

Earlier, French President Francois Hollande had said all possibilities were being explored but there was no evidence yet of any link to the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in the Woolwich area of London on Wednesday.

But Mr Le Drian said the soldier had been targeted, and said he was determined to lead "an implacable fight against terrorism".

The case has been assigned to a counter-terrorism prosecutor for investigation.

State of alert

The 23-year-old French soldier was patrolling in uniform with two colleagues in the suburban railway station at La Defense late on Saturday afternoon.

He was attacked from behind by a man wielding a knife or a box-cutter.

The assailant, whose identity is unknown, ran away into a crowded shopping area before the two other soldiers were able to react.

A senior police officer said the soldier had lost a considerable amount of blood but would survive, and is now being treated in a nearby military hospital.

France is on high alert following a threat from the North African wing of al Qaeda, related to the country's involvement in Mali.

The higher state of alert is one of the reasons why these soldiers are on patrol in central Paris, says the BBC's Christian Fraser, in the French capital.

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The Independent on Sunday Exclusive 26 May

Terror suspect was among group arrested in Kenya en route to Somalia two years ago. Family say torture there ‘pushed him over the edge’

Evidence emerged last night that one of the suspects involved in the killing of the British soldier Lee Rigby was well known to anti-terror police and the security services for at least three years before the brutal Woolwich attack. Michael Adebolajo was arrested in Kenya under suspicion of being at the centre of an al-Qa'ida-inspired plot in 2010,

The Independent on Sunday can reveal:

He was one of seven men arrested by Kenyan police after landing on an island off the Kenyan coast in November 2010. Local press reports of the arrests referred to Mr Adebolajo as a "Nigerian with a British passport" who was "suspected of masterminding the racket". Police claimed the men were travelling to Somalia to join the ranks of the al-Shabaab terrorist group. His family claimed he was held in detention and tortured before being deported back to Britain without charge.

After the incident, members of his family said he was "pestered" by MI5 agents pressuring him to become an informant for them and infiltrate radical Islamic extremist groups. Relatives said other family members were also harassed and questioned by the UK authorities. In an exclusive interview with The IoS, Mr Adebolajo's brother-in law claimed constant demands to get him to spy on Muslim clerics might have pushed him over the edge.

The allegation that MI5 knew of Mr Adebolajo's radical views for so long has increased the pressure on the intelligence services over their failure to recognise the scale of the threat he posed, amid the fall-out from the shocking killing of Drummer Rigby last Wednesday.

A friend of Mr Adebolajo has told the BBC that MI5 had attempted to recruit the suspected killer six months ago. It was also reported last night that Michael Adebowale, who was arrested alongside Mr Adebolajo following the soldier's killing, had been detained by police two months ago.

Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who leads the body that oversees the work of the intelligence services, said the organisations had "serious questions to answer". The MI5 chief, Andrew Parker, will provide a written report on the incident this week, before he is called before the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC).

But Sir Malcolm, who is chairman of the ISC, pledged that the committee would also use new powers to force intelligence agencies to hand over all confidential documents relating to the case.

Abu Zuybyr, who is married to Mr Adebolajo's sister, Christiana, said last night that his brother-in-law had recently been "elated" following the birth of his child. But added: "Then things became a little strange."

Speaking from a café in the shadow of a mosque in an east Lancashire town, just before midday prayers, Mr Zuybyr said: "Why did he suddenly flip?" As family members struggled for explanations for Mr Adebolajo's actions, they speculated that pressure from the security services to turn informer may have pushed him to act.

"That is what the [Mr Adebolajo's] family is saying; that the secret service pushed him over the edge," his brother-in-law claimed.

They insisted that Mr Adebolajo's character changed markedly in 2010, after a visit to Kenya – where, they say, he had gone to study Arabic and Islam with imams in mosques in Nairobi.

But an investigation by The IoS has revealed that Mr Adebolajo – officially described as "Mr Michael Olemindis Ndemolajo" – was one of seven youths arrested by Kenyan police on suspicion of trying to join the ranks of the al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia.

The young men had gone on a speedboat from Lamu island to Kizingitini, Pate island, where they were arrested by police who were waiting for them after a tip off. The group he was travelling with, which included two secondary-school boys, had been radicalised during weekly visits to a mosque in Mombasa, according to police sources.

They were thrown in jail and "the suspect from Nigeria" accused police of torturing him, according to local reports.

"We are being tortured by the police and we haven't eaten for two days now," he was quoted as saying. "We have been denied the right to talk to our family members and lawyer. We are being treated as criminals and we are innocent."

Kenyan media stated: "The Nigerian, Mr Michael Olemindis Ndemolajo, is said to have travelled from the UK to join the group."

He was kept in jail for several days before being deported back to Britain, "after it was established that his travelling documents were genuine and that he lacked a criminal record", according to The Nation newspaper. Mr Adebolajo's family said he had been told he would be hanged or beheaded, but after he had appeared in court he was freed to return to Britain. Relatives said they believed the release came after they had alerted local MPs and the Foreign Office. The decision has raised questions over official involvement in Mr Adebolajo's release – and the true extent of his connections with the intelligence services since he returned home to the UK.

Mr Zuybyr claimed his brother-in-law had been tortured violently, threatened with rape and his private parts had been grabbed.

Mr Zuybyr also alleged that, when Mr Adebolajo returned to Britain, he had been pestered by MI5 about informing for them. He added that other members of the family had been quizzed about Mr Adebolajo in an effort to put pressure on him.

Mr Adebolajo's elder brother, Jeremiah, had gone to Saudi Arabia to teach English, but had been arrested and harassed by the authorities about his brother. And Mr Zuybyr himself said that when he went to Yemen four years ago to learn Arabic with his new wife, he was rounded up and questioned at gunpoint.

He added: "When I came back to Britain, MI5 contacted me and showed significant interest in Michael. I was harassed for a while, with constant calls from people claiming to be from the FBI." Mr Zuybyr and his wife left their family in London and moved to east Lancashire, but he said MI5 had still tracked him down and questioned him about his brother-in-law.

Sir Malcolm made it clear last night that MI5 would be closely questioned about any suggestion that it had been in contact with the two men arrested in connection with Drummer Rigby's death.

He said: "I have been following all the news items and you can certainly assume that any of these serious allegations will be put to the intelligence agencies."

Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan and a past chairman of the Government's Cobra intelligence committee, conceded that MI5 and the police could possibly have done more to prevent the shocking murder.

But, he added: "It would have required probably significant additional resources, so that they can increase the number of suspects they monitor. Even though these two were on their radar, they have to prioritise who they look at, because surveillance, monitoring and communications is all very expensive. And maybe they need more resources to do that if it is necessary to widen the net, which I think probably it is."

EDL marches in Newcastle

An estimated 2,000 English Defence League supporters paraded through Newcastle upon Tyne city centre yesterday as right-wing groups appeared to be gaining followers in the wake of Drummer Lee Rigby's death. Two weeks ago it was thought about 500 would attend.

Yesterday's demonstration, which was met by around 400 anti-fascist protestors, passed without major incident after 1,000 officers lined the streets, Northumbria Police said, adding that there were "a number" of arrests for drunkenness, or to prevent public order offences. The BNP (British National Party) has said it will march on Saturday in Woolwich, where the soldier lost his life last week.

The young father's killing provoked a backlash across the country, with many reported incidents of mosques being attacked and racial abuse.

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BBC News

Woolwich murder probe: 'Thousands' at risk of radicalisation, says Theresa May



Thousands of people are potentially at risk of being radicalised in the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

She also told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that those at risk were at "different points on what could be a path to violent extremism".

Mrs May said a new taskforce would look at whether new powers were needed to tackle radicalisation.

Three more arrests have been made in connection with the killing of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich.

Two men already arrested on suspicion of the murder of Drummer Rigby remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, were shot and wounded by police at the scene in Woolwich on Wednesday after the killing.

The Met said counter terrorism officers arrested three men, aged 21, 24 and 28, on Saturday evening on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder - a Taser was used on two of them.

'Resignation issue'

Mrs May said "500 officers and others" were working on the case, including counter terrorism officers brought in from elsewhere in the country.

When asked if she would now push ahead with a Communications Data Bill, Mrs May said: "The law enforcement agencies, the intelligence agencies, need access to communications data and that is essential to them doing their job."

Mrs May has previously said such a bill would help modernise crime-fighting laws, to combat criminals' use of internet-based phone calls and things like instant messaging and social media sites like Facebook.

The bill was sent back for reassessment in December after criticism from a joint committee of MPs and peers, includes plans for internet service providers having to store for a year all details of online communication in the UK.

Mrs May said the government needed to look at how organisations outside government could help, such as Ofcom.

Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson also told the programme a Communications Data Bill should be "on the statute book before the next election".

He said he would go as far as saying this was a resignation issue for the home secretary if she did not convince the cabinet to support this.

In other developments:

Prayers are being said on Sunday morning at a service dedicated to Drummer Rigby at St Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, in Woolwich, at a service at the town's St Mary Magdalene Parish Church and in his local church in his home town of Middleton, Greater Manchester
A 29-year-old man, arrested on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, has been bailed to return pending further inquiries
French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack. The soldier, who was stabbed in the neck by an unknown man who escaped, is in a stable condition
MI5 director general Andrew Parker is expected to present an initial report to a Parliamentary committee next week about what the security services knew about the two murder suspects
Several people face charges over comments posted on social media sites following a backlash of anger over Drummer Rigby's killing
There has been a large increase in anti-Muslim incidents since Wednesday's murder, an inter-faith charity has said

Mrs May said the government taskforce announced this weekend would "be able to look across the whole of government" and look at institutions such as universities and prisons to see if more could be done in tackling the issue of countering extremism.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22671619

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The Express online

Army wives' terror fear: Military families plea for more guards after Rigby murder



The day after 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered outside Woolwich barracks, anxious mothers met Army chiefs to call for more protection.

The women asked for their views to be heard at the very top “because they are feeling so exposed to ­danger”. Highly trained MoD police would have been at the scene of the murder in minutes had they still been conducting patrols.

They are trained to deal with lifethreatening incidents on the perimeter of the barracks and have authority to shoot to kill, the Sunday Express can reveal.

One source claimed that had such officers been in place, they would have been able to deal with the situation last Wednesday quicker than the Met Police firearms officers who arrived at the scene within 14 minutes.

During the wait the two suspects spouted extremist propaganda to bystanders.

Full article:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/402686 ... gby-murder

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BBC News

A tenth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich.

The 50-year-old man was arrested in Welling, south-east London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.

Police also confirmed an address in south-east London is being searched.

Meanwhile the shadow home secretary said the government must put "more effort" into fighting the "murderous narrative" of hate preachers.

Four of those arrested have been bailed, two released without charge and four remain in custody over the killing on Wednesday.

Two suspects, Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22 - both Britons of Nigerian descent who are understood to be converts to Islam - remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition after being shot and wounded by police at the scene after the killing.

The Metropolitan Police said the men would not be questioned until they had been discharged from hospital, and the time they had spent under arrest so far would not count towards the maximum amount of time they could legally be held without charge.

Questions are still being raised over what British authorities knew about the suspects before the killing.

On Sunday the Foreign Office confirmed it had given consular assistance to suspect Mr Adebolajo when he was arrested in Kenya in 2010.

Kenyan government spokesman Muthui Kariuki told the BBC he was believed to have been preparing to fight with Somali militant group al-Shabab, and was handed over to "British security officers".

'Violent path'

The government also last week announced a new taskforce will look at whether extra powers are needed to tackle radicalisation.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper welcomed this but also said ministers should "rethink" changes made to the Prevent Strategy, set up under Labour to counter radicalisation.

She said more should be done by the government to support community organisations working to "prevent radicalisation and extremism in the first place".

"That includes backing community leaders who can counteract the extremists' message of hatred with moderation and mainstream Muslim views to stop people being drawn down a violent path.

"The taskforce should also heed the calls from youth workers to look more carefully at the links between violent extremism and gang activity - something that was raised with us by community leaders in Woolwich last week," she said.

On Sunday Mrs May told the BBC One's Andrew Marr the government would consider if it was necessary to introduce new laws to tackle extremism.

Full article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22679755

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Independent Online

As the number of Islamophobic incidents continues to increase, EDL raises temperature with London march



The number of reported Islamophobic attacks since the Woolwich murder has continued to rise dramatically amid warnings from Muslim community leaders that the backlash which has seen attempted firebombings of mosques is being fuelled by far right groups.

As participants in an English Defence League (EDL) march in Whitehall were recorded giving Nazi-style salutes, Faith Matters, which monitors anti-Muslim hatred, said the number of incidents in the past six days had risen to 193, including ten assaults on mosques. The figure compares to a total of 642 incidents in the previous 12 months – meaning the last week has seen a 15-fold increase on last year’s average of 12 attacks per week.

The spike came as Scotland Yard said it had made a tenth arrest in the investigation into the murder of soldier Lee Rigby on Wednesday. A 50-year-old man was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Earlier, three men arrested on Saturday were released on police bail.

Fiyaz Mughal, director of Faith Matters, who has been targeted by extremists posting his home address on Twitter and inviting others to shoot him, told The Independent: “There is a significant scale of backlash going on and it is extremely important that it be highlighted. We have been told time and again that the EDL and its like are not a significant issue. But what we have seen in recent days is this sharp increase in rhetoric and then attacks. Our data shows that more than one in three of attacks last year were linked to far-right sympathisers.”

The most serious attack yet took place on Sunday night with the attempted firebombing of a Grimsby mosque. Community elders said the incident, during which three petrol bombs were thrown at the Grimsby Islamic Cultural Centre while people were inside, amounted to “attempted murder”. The attack took place despite an increased police presence following an attack four days ago by a group of teenagers. Humberside Police said it had arrested two men and was investigating messages posted on social media which appeared to incite violence at named locations.

Dr Ahmad Sabik, a member of the mosque committee, told Sky News: “I would say I can describe it as an attempt to murder because what we have got was really serious. It was a fire.”

He added that the mosque’s chairman, who went to extinguish the first petrol bomb, had a narrow escape. “The brother who was coming out of the door, it was just a part of seconds but, alhamdulillah, nothing happened and he was not injured.”

The Yard said it was also investigating the daubing of graffiti overnight on Sunday on two London war memorials. The word “Islam” was sprayed in red paint and inscriptions defaced on the monuments to Bomber Command and animals in war but it was not clear if the perpetrators were Islamist extremists or if it was a further attempt to stir up anti-Muslim feeling.

Police mounted a massive operation as up to 1,000 supporters of the English Defence League staged a protest outside Downing Street.

EDL marchers chanting anti-Muslim slogans were confronted by anti-fascist demonstrators and bottles were thrown as lines of police officers separated the two groups. Police, some in riot gear, repeatedly had to intervene to stop the rival groups clashing as the EDL marched from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street. EDL leader Tommy Robinson told the demonstration: “They’ve had their Arab Spring. This is time for the English Spring.”

Referring to the row over Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to take a holiday this week in Ibiza, the crowd repeatedly chanted “coward” after Mr Robinson said Mr Cameron had left the country “because he doesn’t care”. Scotland Yard said three arrests had been made.

EDL members congregated after their march. As one youth was taken away by police, the crowd began throwing bottles at them. One officer was hit on the head with a glass bottle and the mob followed the officers, chanting “who the f*** is Allah?”.

Faith Matters said most of the incidents reported to its hotline since last Wednesday’s murder consisted of “general abuse” at Muslims on the streets or over the internet. A further 47 consisted of threats of violence with another 35 minor assaults including eggs being thrown. Elsewhere it emerged that an attempt by the EDL to march on a mosque in York on Sunday had been met by a show of solidarity from the local community when 200 people arrived to show their support.

When only about seven EDL members turned up, they were approached by mosque members and four reportedly entered the mosque for tea and biscuits.

The response: Pros and cons

A fresh effort to combat the spread of violent ideology that leads to terrorism has been promised by David Cameron and Theresa May, the Home Secretary. A new Whitehall committee will draw up proposals for action. What is on the agenda?

Outlawing extremist groups

Proposed: Banning organisations which advocate extremist ideas – even if they fall short of preaching violence.

How it would work: Lowering the threshold at which a group can be proscribed. Currently the Home Secretary can only ban it if it backs, or glorifies, violence

Have we been here before? Yes. Both Tony Blair and David Cameron have floated the idea of outlawing extremist organisations, but balked at the legal problems.

Pros: Terrorists are often radicalised by hardline groups before graduating into a violent ideology.

Cons: How do you define extremism? And where do you draw the line between so-called extremism and the expression of unpalatable views?

Will it happen? It’s hard to see how Ms May will be able to surmount the legal and practical difficulties encountered by the last Government.

Rabble-rousers banned from TV

Proposed: Stopping radical preachers from getting their message across on television.

How it could work: Ofcom could be given the authority to block extremists from getting screen time. Currently the watchdog can only intervene after a broadcast.

Have we been here before? Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein leaders were banned from TV and radio between 1988 and 1994 to, in Margaret Thatcher’s words, “starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend”.

Pros: Television still remains the most immediate way to reach sympathisers.

Cons: The Sinn Fein ban is widely agreed to have been counterproductive by giving its targets victim status. Hard to enforce given the multiplicity of foreign and internet channels.

Will it happen? Floated because of anger over interviews last week with the cleric Anjem Choudary, it could founder over accusations of curbing free speech. Ofcom is unlikely to want to police what interviewees might say.

Snoopers’ charter

Proposed: Requiring telecoms and internet firms to store details of customers’ website visits, calls, text messages and emails. It would cover information about the time and recipients of contacts, but not their contents.

How it could work: Theresa May has legislation, the draft Communications Data Bill, ready to roll out. But it has been vetoed by the Liberal Democrats.

Have we been here before? The last government proposed a similar scheme, creating a vast central database of message and internet details. It was abandoned in the face of civil liberties objections.

Pros: Terrorist networks use sophisticated techniques to evade detection and the legislation would enable the security services to keep pace.

Cons: No suggestion the Woolwich murders could have been foiled using this legislation and detectives already have extensive powers to track terror suspects.

Will it happen? Both the Tories and Labour support the move in principle. Ms May might try to negotiate a compromise with the Lib Dems.

Tackling extremist websites

Proposed: Tougher scrutiny of internet sites with the aim of rapidly removing websites supporting violence or glorifying terrorism.

How it could work: Almost 5,700 separate items judged to be inflammatory have been removed from the internet in the last three years. It’s not clear how Ms May envisages powers could be strengthened in this area. Internet companies could face legislation if they fail to act voluntarily.

Have we been here before? Extremist websites were first targeted by Tony Blair after the July 7 bombings in 2005.

Pros: Militant groups have proved adept at using the internet to influence followers and instruct them in terrorist techniques.

Cons: A daunting task given the scale of the internet and the ease with which extremists can set up a new website almost as soon as one is removed by the authorities.

Will it happen? It is happening already – the Home Office says police are “scaling up” operations against militant websites. However, further legislation could be complex and time-consuming.

Tackling radicalisation

Proposed: Further efforts to tackle recruitment by militants in campuses, prisons and on the streets.

How it could work: Requiring colleges to banish extremist preachers from the premises, extra work with susceptible prisoners and obliging mosque committees to monitor speakers.

Have we been here before? The last Government set up the Prevent programme to tackle radicalisation at its root; this administration has opted for more targeted work.

Pros: Helps divert people from violence before they become dangerous.

Cons: Expensive work, particularly given current austerity measures, and critics say it puts too much responsibility on universities and community leaders.

Will it happen? Yes. The Government will be under pressure to reverse recent cuts to the Prevent programme.

Nigel Morris

Suspect filmed praying before Paris attack

The man who attacked a French soldier in Paris was praying moments before slashing the neck of his victim with a knife or box cutter, according to video footage from the scene.

“He was filmed praying near the scene of the attack” at a shopping centre in La Défense business district, sources close to the investigation told Le Parisien. The suspect is being hunted by police who said yesterday that the investigation is progressing.

His victim, Cédric Cordiez, 23, was discharged from hospital today after telling journalists that he was “feeling fine”.

Interior Minister Manuel Valls told the Canal+ pay-TV channel that the incident bore “similarities” to the Woolwich attack.

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Drug, brain wash, and belief are OK. What is a real deal is Cloud 9.
I hope the terrorist in US and Europe (especially "Made in USA") are not going to think about using this one, otherwise, I will have to bring out my Pistol and buy a shot gun for back up.

Because ladies and gentlmen, cloud 9 could cause a zombie infestation in the world, and worse, with minor development, we might get a "B.O.W" (Bio-Organic Weapon)

You can buy your special bullets here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... tacks.html

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There are a great many violent mad people in England without Cloud 9 to make them any worse

For some reason neither Scotland nor Wales have the same levels of violence

Are you in America ?

I have noticed that there is a difference between the levels of crime and incidences of violence in America and Canada. America seems to be far more violent, has far more drug related crimes and gang shootings. America also has more violence on TV and many more terror alerts

We are experiencing a lot of drug related crimes and violence in England - for the first time ever we now have armed police patrolling a couple of hosing estates due to the violence from black gangs

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The Independent

Police are to begin questioning Michael Adebowale, one of the two men suspected of murdering Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, exactly a week after the soldier's death.

The 22-year-old was shot by police after apparently charging towards armed officers in the aftermath of Drummer Rigby's death, but has been moved into police custody after being discharged from hospital.

A second murder suspect, 28-year-old Michael Adebolajo, who was also shot by police, remains in hospital under police guard.

Relatives of Adebolajo last night released a statement sending their “heartfelt condolence” to Drummer Rigby's family, adding there is no place for violence in the name of religion and that they “fully expect” Drummer Rigby's killers will be brought to justice

The Adebolajo family said: “Nothing we can say can undo the events of last week. However, as a family, we wish to share with others our horror at the senseless killing of Lee Rigby... we send our heartfelt condolence to Lee Rigby's family and loved ones.”

They added: “We wish to state openly that we believe that there is no place for violence in the name of religion or politics. We believe that all right thinking members of society share this view wherever they were born and whatever their religion and political beliefs.”

The statement went on: “We wholeheartedly condemn all those who engage in acts of terror and fully reject any suggestion by them that religion or politics can justify this kind of violence… We unreservedly put our faith in the rule of law and with others fully expect that all the perpetrators will be brought to justice under the law of the land.”

Drummer Rigby was hacked to death close to Woolwich barracks in south London last Wednesday and Adebowale and Adebolajo were subsequently both arrested on suspicion of the murder.

On his discharge from hospital yesterday, Adebowale was further arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a police officer.

Meanwhile prison chiefs have linked an attack on a prison guard to the soldier's murder and warned staff of an increased risk of threats, according to reports.

A male warder was left with a broken cheekbone after being held hostage by three male prisoners, two aged 25 and one aged 26, at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on Sunday.

An email circulated to staff in top-security jails and young offender institutions and seen by The Times said: “Three Muslim prisoners took an officer hostage in an office.

“Their demands indicated they supported radical Islamist extremism.

”All staff are reminded to remain vigilant to the increased risk of potential attacks on prison officers inspired by these and last Wednesday's events.“

Counter-terrorism officers have been brought in to investigate the attack at the maximum security jail, during which a female warder was also injured.

So far, 10 people have been held by detectives investigating the young soldier's death, including Adebowale and Adebolajo.

These include a 50-year-old man, arrested on Monday, who was released on bail yesterday. A 22-year-old man arrested in Highbury, north London, on Sunday and three men detained on Saturday over the killing have all been released on bail, as has a fifth man, aged 29.

Two women, aged 29 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder but later released without charge.

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BBC News

A handcuffed Michael Adebowale, 22, spoke only to confirm his name and address during the short hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

He was remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey on Monday.

Mr Adebowale was charged after spending six days in hospital, having been shot by police after the attack on 22 May. A second suspect remains under arrest.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, who is being treated in hospital, was also shot by armed police at the time he was arrested.

On Wednesday, a post-mortem examination found that Drummer Rigby, 25, died of "multiple incised wounds" after the attack on a street in Woolwich, close to the barracks where he was based.

Tight security

Mr Adebowale, who has also been charged with possession of a firearm - a 9.4mm KNIL Model 91 revolver - appeared in court with a bandaged right hand and flanked by police officers.

He limped as he approached his position in the glass dock, holding his right hand close to his body.

Wearing a grey, long-sleeved top, he was told he did not need to stand up in the dock because of his injuries.

Bethan David, specialist prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service counter-terrorism division, told the court the charges fell under the jurisdiction of terrorism legislation.

Mr Adebowale, from Greenwich, had arrived at the court earlier in an escorted police van amid tight security.

Both Mr Adebowale and Mr Adebolajo were filmed and photographed by witnesses following the attack, which took place on a busy street during the afternoon.

Thousands of flowers have been laid at the scene of the killing by members of the public in honour of Drummer Rigby.

An inquest into his death will be formally opened at Southwark Coroner's Court on Friday.

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A friend of the Woolwich murderer Michael Adebolajo, was arrested after appearing on Newsnight, has been charged with three terror offences.

Abu Nusaybah gave an interview to the BBC last Friday claiming that his friend Michael Adebolajo had been offered a job by MI5.

The 31-year-old, who is also known as Ibrahim Abdullah-Hassan, was arrested after the recording and has now been charged with three counts under the Terrorism Act.

The charges, which are not linked to the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, are that:

- he "published or caused another to publish" five video recorded lectures entitled "In Pursuit of Allah's Governance on the Earth" intending or being reckless as to whether members of the public would be encouraged to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism.

- he provided a service to others that enabled them to access a video of a lecture by Khalid al-Husainan intending an effect of his conduct to be to encourage the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

- he provided a service to others that enabled them to access a text called "Reality of the Rulers" by Abu Zubair Adil al-Adab intending his conduct to be a direct or indirect encouragement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

The charges came amid of series of other developments in connection with last Wednesday's killing of the 25-year-old soldier, including a new arrest by police investigating the case.

A 42-year-old man was detained by officers this morning on suspicion of being involved in supplying illegal firearms.

He was arrested in north London and is currently being questioned at a police station in the south of the capital.

Searches are also being carried out at homes in north and east London, as part of the ongoing investigation.

News of the arrest came shortly after the opening of Drummer Rigby's inquest at Southwark Coroner's Court, at which more details of his murder emerged. The hearing was told that dental records were needed to identify the soldier's body.

It was also disclosed that he was attacked as he returned to his barracks from the Tower of London, where he had been on duty.

Earlier today, Drummer Rigby's family issued a new statement in which they thanked the public for the "staggering" support they had received.

They also appealed for calm in the wake of his death. They said the soldier had “always treated others with the greatest of respect” and expressed the wish that they did not want his name to be used “as an excuse to carry out attacks against others”.

The family added: “We would not wish any other families to go through this harrowing experience and appeal to everyone to keep calm and show their respect in a peaceful manner.”

His murder last Wednesday has led to increasing tensions in some areas, with attacks on mosques reported and some ugly clashes. The English Defence League has organised a series of demonstrations in the wake of the soldier’s murder.

Meanwhile the Rector of Woolwich launched a campaign calling for three women – dubbed the Angels of Woolwich – to be awarded bravery medals.

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was thrust into the spotlight after calmly speaking to one of Drummer Rigby's attackers as he stood with bloodied hands still clutching a weapon.

Amanda Donnelly and her daughter Gemma Donnelly-Martin insisted on being allowed to sit with the soldier after his body had been dragged into the middle of the road.

Reverend Jesse van der Valk, rector of St. Mary Magdalene parish church in Woolwich, is leading calls for The George medal – awarded to civilians for acts of bravery – to be given to the women.

He has started a petition on the website change.org urging the Ministry of Defence to recognise their courage.

Mr Van der Valk said: "Last week's tragedy hit this community hard, but the actions of Gemma, Amanda and Ingrid have been an inspiration to all of us. Instead of running away when they saw danger they ran straight to the heart of it. The George medal would be a fitting recognition of their actions."

In a further development, the Queen is visiting Woolwich barracks today, on a trip which had been arranged before the killing.

It is understood that she will meet those who coordinated the response to the attack, as well as those from the soldier’s chain of command.

The visit was originally scheduled for the Queen to see the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery – a mounted, ceremonial unit that fires gun salutes on royal anniversaries and state occasions – in their new home, which is close to the scene of the killing.

The new elements have been added to the royal schedule but it is understood the Queen’s journey will not take her past the floral tributes tied to the barracks’ railings.

Michael Adebowale, 22, appeared in court on Thursday charged with Drummer Rigby’s murder and with possessing a 9.4mm KNIL Model 91 revolver.

A second suspect, Michael Adebolajo, 28, was shot by police after the killing and remains in hospital. He has not yet been charged.

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Michael Adebolajo, 28, appeared in the dock before Westminster magistrates holding a copy of the Koran



He was remanded in custody and told he would appear again at the Old Bailey within 48 hours.

A second man, Michael Adebowale, 22, who was remanded by the same court last week, will appear at the Old Bailey via video link later.

Both of those accused of Drummer Rigby's murder on 22 May were shot by police before they were arrested.

'Mujahid Abu Hamza'

Mr Adebolajo, from Romford, east London, was charged after spending nine days in hospital.

He was also charged with the attempted murder of two police officers and possession of a firearm, a 9.4mm KNIL Model 91 revolver.

Flanked by two plain-clothed police officers and a prison guard, Mr Adebolajo appeared in court on Monday with his lower left arm in a cast.

He was wearing a white t-shirt and white trousers and blew a kiss to a man in the public gallery before both pointed to the sky.

Mr Adebolajo told the bench he wanted to be known as Mujahid Abu Hamza, and his barrister referred to him by that name.

When he was asked to stand, he said: "May I ask why? May I ask why?" When told it was customary, he replied: "I want to sit."

At the end of the hearing, he asked Deputy Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot: "I would like to alleviate the pain if I may?"

He then kissed the Koran and raised his arm into the air.

Bail hearing

Mr Adebowale, of Greenwich, south-east London, who spent six days in hospital, was remanded in custody by Westminster Magistrates' Court last Thursday.

He also faces the same firearms charge as Mr Adebolajo.

An Old Bailey judge will hear a bail application on his behalf ahead of a pre-trial hearing in the case listed for 28 June,

Meanwhile, the prime minister will make the first Commons statement about the killing as MPs return from their half-term break.

David Cameron cut short an official visit to Paris on the day of the attack to return to the UK for a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee.

He later set up the task force which will bring together cabinet ministers, intelligence and police chiefs.

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Police investigate fire at London mosque

An Islamic community centre in north London has been destroyed by a fire.

It is not yet known whether the Al-Rahma Islamic Centre, which is listed as a mosque, was set alight deliberately in the early hours.

However the police say they cannot rule out that the blaze in the two-storey building in Muswell Hill was a racist attack.

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The British Corporates have billions of dollars invested in mulism world and they will not shed a tear on this poor soldier . Having said that The brits will kill 100000 muslims for what this terrorists did , not to mention prosecuting and dealing with every muslim like he is a terrorists .

Seeing a man with long beard and wearing arab/afghani dishdash even gives me the creeps . I'm all for religious freedom , but if you like islam that much then go live in a muslim country . I lived in the west most of my life and they are the kindest most generous people I have ever met . They do not deserve this kind of horror .

My deepest condolences and no words can even begin to describe how I feel now and how angry I'm .