Thursday, May 23, 2013

LONDON SHOCK


lood on his hands, hatred in his eyes: 2.30pm on a suburban high street, Islamic fanatics wielding meat cleavers butcher a British soldier, taking their war on the West to a new level of horror

  • Two men repeatedly stab and try to behead off-duty soldier in SE London
  • During attack they shouted 'Allah Akbar' and told witnesses to film them 
  • Charged at police officers with rusty revolver, knives and meat cleavers
  • Killing took place 200 yards from barracks and close to primary school
  • Both men placed under arrest after being treated for gunshot wounds 
  • PM: Killing is 'sickening' and Britain will 'never buckle' in face of terror

Clutching a bloodied meat cleaver after executing a soldier on a crowded street, he delivers a  chilling message of hate.
‘You people will never be safe,’ he declares in a clear south London accent. ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.’
In broad daylight, he and an accomplice had just repeatedly stabbed and tried to behead an off-duty soldier in front of  dozens of passers-by.
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Attacker
Attacker
Shocking: 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
Attacker
Attacker
Statement: ITV News obtained footage of a man with bloodied hands and knives speaking to a camera
Speaking: In broad daylight, he and an accomplice had just repeatedly stabbed an off-duty soldier
Speaking: In broad daylight, he and an accomplice had just repeatedly stabbed an off-duty soldier
Throughout the frenzied attack they shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ – Arabic for ‘God is great’ – then demanded horrified witnesses film them as they ranted over the  crumpled body.
The two black men in their 20s, waited calmly for armed police to arrive before charging at officers brandishing a rusty revolver, knives and meat cleavers. 
 
When the old pistol was shot towards police it backfired and blew the thumb off one of the men.
Moments later they were cut down in a hail of bullets believed to be fired by a woman marksman. Last night both men were being treated in hospital for their wounds.
Savagery: One attacker with cleaver (circled) in hand walks towards his accomplice (also circled) as their victim lies in the road
Savagery: One attacker with cleaver (circled) in hand walks towards his accomplice (also circled) as their victim lies in the road
Dramatic: The incredible moment a female passer-by confronted a second knife-wielding murderer in London
Dramatic: The incredible moment a female passer-by confronted a second knife-wielding murderer in London
On the ground: Two men were shot by police marksmen after the machete attack in south-east London
On the ground: Two men were shot by police marksmen after the machete attack in south-east London
Scene: One man died at the scene here in John Wilson Street, while two were seriously injured
Scene: One man died at the scene here in John Wilson Street, while two were seriously injured
Before police arrived one of the killers was filmed giving his warped justification for the sickening attack: ‘We swear by Almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. The only reasons we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day.
'You people will never be safe. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'
One of the killers
‘This British soldier is an eye for an eye a tooth for tooth. We apologise that women had to see this today but in our lands our women have to see the same.’
In footage screened by ITV News, he added: ‘You people will never be safe. Remove your government. They don’t care about you.
‘You think David Cameron is going to get caught in the street when we start busting our guns? You think your politicians are going to die? No, it’s going to be the average guy like you – and your children.
Forensics: Investigative works continue into the evening as police probe the scene in Woolwich
Forensics: Investigative works continue into the evening as police probe the scene in Woolwich
Two men were rushed to hospital yesterday afternoon while another man died after apparently being hacked to death in Woolwich
Two men were rushed to hospital yesterday afternoon while another man died after apparently being hacked to death in Woolwich
From above: This video grab from an ITV News broadcast shows an aerial view of the investigation scene
From above: This video grab from an ITV News broadcast shows an aerial view of the investigation scene
Investigations: A forensic tent is erected near the scene of the attack in Woolwich, south-east, London
Investigations: A forensic tent is erected near the scene of the attack in Woolwich, south-east, London
Probe: Police forensics officers investigate a car at a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich
Probe: Police forensics officers investigate a car at a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich
Tribute: Flowers lie near the crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, south-east London
Tribute: Flowers lie near the crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, south-east London
‘So get rid of them – tell them to bring our troops back so we can ... so you can all live in peace.’

SHOCKED EYEWITNESS SAYS MAN WAS 'HACKED, CHOPPED AND CUT'

An eyewitness who watched a man brutally killed with a machete-style knife and dumped in a street last night dramatically revealed how he watched the two attackers behave like 'crazed animals'.
The man, known only as James, said he and his partner saw two black men attack a young man aged around 20 in a Help for Heroes T-shirt like he was ‘a piece of meat’.
Fighting back tears, he told LBC Radio: ‘They were hacking at this poor guy, literally. They were chopping him, cutting him. These two guys were crazed. They were just animals. 
'They dragged him from the pavement, dumped his body in the middle of the road and left (it) there.’
He said that after the ‘horrendous’ attack, the two men, in their 20s, stood around, waving knives and a gun, even asking people nearby to take pictures of them ‘as if they wanted to be on TV’.
‘They were oblivious to anything, they were more worried about having their photo taken, running up and down the road,’ he said. 
‘They had no intention of running off or leaving or anything. In my opinion, they were waiting for the police to arrive to be shot by the police. That's the only thing I can think. It's horrendous what they were doing to that guy.’
Yesterday’s slaughter took place 200 yards from The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich and close to a primary school at 2.20pm.
Witnesses told how the men drove a dark blue Vauxhall Tigra on to the pavement and knocked down the soldier.
He was wearing a T-shirt with the army charity Help for Heroes logo on it and was carrying a military issue rucksack. The men then leapt out of their car and ‘hacked and chopped’ at their victim before dragging his bloodied body into the middle of the road.
Last night both men were placed under arrest after being treated for gunshot wounds under armed guard in separate hospitals.
On a day of fast-moving developments, David Cameron cut short his trip to Paris and described the assassination as ‘absolutely sickening’, insisting Britain will ‘never buckle’ in the face of terrorist attacks.
Security was tightened at dozens of other Army barracks across the country amid fears of copycat attacks and Home Secretary Theresa May called a meeting of Cobra, Whitehall’s emergency committee, after being briefed by MI5 and counter-terrorism police. 
Experts believe the pair were using Muslim names and could be of Somali or Nigerian heritage.
It is thought the two fundamentalists had spent weeks watching the barracks, which the Queen is due to visit next week, prior to the attack.
The ambush and stabbing of a  soldier close to an army barracks is an unprecedented Islamic attack on mainland Britain.
It immediately prompted widespread revulsion. David Cameron said Britain ‘will not be cowed, will never buckle’ in the face of terrorism last night as he urged people to go about their lives as normal in defiance of the ‘absolutely sickening’ killing in London.
Patrol: An armed soldier stands guard outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London
Patrol: An armed soldier stands guard outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London
Near the scene: The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, pictured after the attack
Near the scene: The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, pictured after the attack
Investigation: An air ambulance can be seen at the scene which is cordoned off after a soldier was hacked to death yesterday afternoon
Investigation: An air ambulance can be seen at the scene which is cordoned off after a soldier was hacked to death yesterday afternoon
Probe: The incident is believed to have started after this car crashed. Fluid can be seen which has leaked from the car
Probe: The incident is believed to have started after this car crashed. Fluid can be seen which has leaked from the car
Weapons: Forensic experts bag up evidence at the scene which is believed to include a number of weapons
Weapons: Forensic experts bag up evidence at the scene which is believed to include a number of weapons
Important business: Prime Minister David Cameron arrives back in Downing Street last night after cutting short a trip to Paris following the death of a soldier in Woolwich yesterday
Important business: Prime Minister David Cameron arrives back in Downing Street last night after cutting short a trip to Paris following the death of a soldier in Woolwich yesterday
Speaking after cutting short his talks with French President Francois Hollande in Paris, he said: ‘Go about your life, live your life and show that terrorists can never win.’
'Go about your life, live your life and show that terrorists can never win'
Prime Minister David Cameron
He said Britain had suffered terrorist attacks before at the hands of the IRA and Islamic extremists but had demonstrated again and again that it would never be defeated.
He said the attack in Woolwich was an ‘appalling crime’ and there were ‘strong indications’ it was a terrorist attack. 
‘People across Britain, people in every community, I believe, will utterly condemn this attack. We have had these sorts of attacks before in our country and we never buckle in the face of them.
Killing: The attack happened on John Wilson Street in Woolwich, south-east London, yesterday afternoon, close to the military barracks
Killing: The attack happened on John Wilson Street in Woolwich, south-east London, yesterday afternoon, close to the military barracks
Probe: Police cordon off surrounding roads after a man was killed in Woolwich, south London
Probe: Police cordon off surrounding roads after a man was killed in Woolwich, south London
Military: The victim was a serving soldier and is believed to be based at the nearby Woolwich barracks
Military: The victim was a serving soldier and is believed to be based at the nearby Woolwich barracks
‘The terrorists never win because they cannot defeat the values we hold dear. We have always beaten them back. We have done that through a combination of vigilance, of security, of security information, good policing. 

PREVIOUS ATTACK ON SOLDIER

In February 2008 a Birmingham man was jailed for life for plotting to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier.
Parviz Khan admitted planning to lure the soldier off the streets with the promise of drugs - then film his beheading.
He was described in court as having 'the most violent and extreme Islamist views', and the judge said his aim was to deter any Muslim from joining the British Army. 
Khan was ordered to serve at least 14 years in jail.
'But above all, the way we have beaten them back is showing an absolutely indomitable British spirit that we will not be cowed, we will never buckle under these attacks.’
London Mayor Mr Johnson said: ‘Londoners from all communities, from across this city have been here before. 
'I know that this is a city of incredible resilience and courage and we have to protect ourselves with the best security services, the most professional police service, in the world.’
Last night the Muslim Council of Britain said it was a ‘truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam’. ‘We condemn this unreservedly,’ a spokesman said. ‘Our thoughts are with the victim and his family.
‘We understand the victim is a serving member of the Armed Forces. Muslims have long served in this country’s Armed Forces, proudly and with honour.
Police cordon: The area in Woolwich has been sealed off as an investigation gets underway
Police cordon: The area in Woolwich has been sealed off as an investigation gets underway
‘This attack on a member of the Armed Forces is dishonourable and no cause justifies this murder. This action will no doubt heighten tensions on the streets of the United Kingdom.’

ROYAL ARTILLERY BARRACKS

The incident occurred some 200 yards from the Royal Artillery Barracks, adjacent to Woolwich Common, the historical home of the Royal Artillery.
The barracks, also known as the Woolwich station, now houses a number of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and independent companies of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards.
Woolwich Common remains a military training area. The shooting events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were held at a temporary venue at the Barracks.
Dozens of people watched as the two men hacked the innocent soldier to death across the road from a nearby primary school. 
Last night Newsnight correspondent Richard Watson said: ‘I received a very interesting phone call from a source who knows the British jihadi scene very well and [he] said that one of the attackers was Nigerian in origin, has been living in the UK for many years, [and] was radicalised by the Islamist group Al Muhajiroun [a banned extremist group] in 2003.
‘He suggested to me that just last year this young man was stopped or arrested ... on his way to join Al Shabaab in Somalia.’
More than 200 far-Right English Defence League supporters descended on Woolwich last night. The mob, some wearing black balaclavas, chanted ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘EDL’, and were kept penned in by police officers.
  • Additional reporting: Nick Fagge, Ryan Kisiel, Mario Ledwith, Emily Davies, Francesca Infante, Ben Spencer, Ian Drury, James Rush

FEMALE GUN COPS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO PULL THE TRIGGER

The officer involved in the Woolwich shooting is one of only a handful of women in Scotland Yard’s elite CO19 unit.
In London, although women fill about one in five police roles, they represent only a tiny proportion of firearms officers.
The markswomen are highly trained and treated as equals in their units – if it falls to them to shoot at a suspect, so be it.
Front-line: In recent years the Met has held women-only recruitment days for its firearms units
Front-line: In recent years the Met has held women-only recruitment days for its firearms units
Their skills are prized by police commanders, who desperately want to increase their number.
Despite the events of yesterday, they believe the presence of female officers at highly charged confrontations can often help defuse violence.
In recent years the Met has held women-only recruitment days for its firearms units and appointed existing female officers  as mentors.
Senior officers even considered running training sessions for women with childcare responsibilities – and investing in lighter firearms.
In a recent interview, one woman firearms officer said: ‘Men and women have a different viewpoint. Women have a defusing effect, calming things down.’
Firearms officers in armed response vehicles are called out about 1,000 times a month to a variety of incidents in London.
Although shots are fired on only a handful of occasions, the use of firearms inevitably provokes controversy and wider questions about lethal force.
Integrating women into armed response units has met with problems in some parts of the country. 
Last week a North Yorkshire Police woman firearms officer was awarded £20,000 damages after suffering discrimination at the hands of her colleagues.
The only woman member of an all-male unit was asked if she wanted a ‘pink gun’ and endured a cruel sexist practical joke.
The case is one of several involving women police officers.  Another force is contesting claims by women that they were unfairly singled out during training.
Probe: A white forensics tent is set up near the scene, close to where the car has crashed
Probe: A white forensics tent is set up near the scene, close to where the car has crashed
Horror: A large crowd gathers at the scene in Woolwich as police and ambulance services arrive after a man was apparently stabbed to death
Horror: A large crowd gathers at the scene in Woolwich as police and ambulance services arrive after a man was apparently stabbed to death
Probe: An air ambulance can be seen landing at the scene in Woolwich. Two men were later rushed to hospital while a third man died
Probe: An air ambulance can be seen landing at the scene in Woolwich. Two men were later rushed to hospital while a third man died
Evidence bags: Police forensic officers collect evidence from the scene in Woolwich, south-east London
Evidence bags: Police forensic officers collect evidence from the scene in Woolwich, south-east London
Eyewitness: Twitter user Boya Dee wrote that the suspects tried to attack police officers after hacking at a man with a machete
Eyewitness: Twitter user Boya Dee wrote that the suspects tried to attack police officers after hacking at a man with a machete
Probe: Police confirm on Twitter that one of their helicopters has been sent to the area
Probe: Police confirm on Twitter that one of their helicopters has been sent to the area

FIRST TERROR ATTACK ON BRITISH STREETS SINCE 2005 LONDON BOMBINGS

Dark day: The July 7 atrocity saw 52 people killed by four suicide bombers on London's transport network
Dark day: The July 7 atrocity saw 52 people killed by four suicide bombers on London's transport network
Yesterday's killing in broad daylight is thought to be the first terrorist attack on British streets since the 2005 London bombings.
The July 7 atrocity saw 52 people killed by four suicide bombers on London's transport network. Since then, there have been a number of other plots - the first coming just two weeks after July 7. 
Another group of four bombers had attempted to replicate the earlier attack but their plan failed. They were caught and each jailed for life.
With reports of the victim being a soldier, the Woolwich incident mirrors a plot which saw a Birmingham man jailed for life in 2008 for plotting to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier. 
Parviz Khan admitted planning to lure the soldier off the streets with the promise of drugs - then film his beheading.
He was described in court as having 'the most violent and extreme Islamist views', with the judge saying his aim was to deter any Muslim from joining the British Army. Khan was ordered to serve at least 14 years in jail.
Terrorism also hit the headlines in June 2007 when, following an unsuccessful car bomb attack that targeted Tiger Tiger in central London, a flaming Jeep was driven at Glasgow Airport on June 30. 
One of the perpetrators, Kafeel Ahmed, died in hospital after suffering severe burns in the attack, while Bilal Abdulla was arrested and given a life sentence the following year.
The most recent planned attack aimed at killing large numbers of victims was in May 2008. 
Muslim convert Nicky Reilly was planning to blow up dozens of diners with a nail bomb in in Exeter, but he accidentally detonated the device in the restaurant's toilet. He admitted the plan and also received a life sentence.
According to M15, there have been a total of 2,291 arrests under the Terrorism Act between September 11, 2001, and 30 September, 2012 and 312 people have been convicted of terrorism-related offences. 
As of the end of September last year, there were 107 people serving sentences in UK prisons classified as terrorists. Notable plots in recent years include:
Planned attack: Muslim convert Nicky Reilly wanted to blow up dozens of diners with a nail bomb in in Exeter, but he accidentally detonated the device in the restaurant's toilet
Planned attack: Muslim convert Nicky Reilly wanted to blow up dozens of diners with a nail bomb in in Exeter, but he accidentally detonated the device in the restaurant's toilet
  • A 2006 plan to blow up aircraft being flown between the UK, America and Canada using liquid explosives which led to 12 people being jailed.
  • A plot to attack UK and US targets with a 'dirty bomb' and gas-filled limousines that saw al Qaida operative Dhiren Barot sentenced to 30 years in jail in 2006, and seven other men linked to the plot jailed the following year.
  • Plans to target shopping centres and nightclubs using fertiliser-based explosives that led to five men being jailed for life in 2007.
  • The attempted murder of Stephen Timms MP, who was stabbed by Roshonara Choudry. The student, who was said to have been inspired by extremist sermons she watched on the internet, was convicted of attempted murder in 2010.
  • A plan to attack the London Stock Exchange, which saw nine members of a terrorist network later receive sentences of between five and 17 years each in February 2012.
Three high-profile sentencing hearings took place last month alone.
On April 18, four men from Luton - Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain - were given long jail terms for their roles in plotting an al Qaida-inspired attack in the UK. 
They had intended to carry out terrorist attacks in Luton using improvised explosive devices and all admitted engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism between January 2011 and April 2012.
British Islamic extremists Richard Dart, Imran Mahmood and Jahangir Alom were jailed for more than 20 years in total on April 25 after admitting engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. 
They had discussed targets including Wootton Bassett, the Old Bailey was told.
The following day, 11 men from Birmingham were sentenced for their roles in a major terrorist plot. They were said to have been planning suicide bomb blasts that would have rivalled both the July 7 and September 11 attacks.
Six men from the West Midlands also appeared in court last month to plead guilty to terrorist charges connected to an attempt to attack an English Defence League rally in June 2012.
Omar Mohammed Khan, Mohammed Hasseen, Anzal Hussain, Mohammed Saud, Zohaib Ahmed and Jewel Uddin admitted preparing an act of terrorism. All six will be sentenced on June 6.


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