Woolwich Attack: Full Story and Footage [VIDEO]

A house in a Lincolnshire village has been raided by Met police officers investigating yesterday's alleged terror attack in Woolwich.
Officers swooped on the detached house as the name of one of the suspects was revealed on internet forums and Twitter as Michael Adebolajo.
He has been identified as the alleged killer seen ranting on video shortly after the murder of the soldier in Woolwich.
It is understood the men, who are being treated in separate hospitals while under arrest, are most likely to be British citizens of Nigerian descent who have converted to a radical form of Islam.
However, they are not thought to have links to terror groups based in Nigeria, such as the jihadist militant organisation Boko Haram.

This man has been identified on internet forums and Twitter as Michael Adebolajo
This man has been identified on internet forums and Twitter as Michael Adebolajo
One of the killers is calmed down by a woman in the streetaOne of the killers as he rants following the killing of a soldier
The man on the left is believed to be Michael Adebolajo. Both of the killers are thought to be British citizens and one of them is of Nigerian descent
Police today raided a house which is believed to be connected with Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo
Police today raided a house which is believed to be connected with Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo
Police were today seen outside a £365,000 detached house in a Lincolnshire village where they raided a home where Adebolajo is listed as having lived in the past.
There was no answer at the address believed to be that of Adebolajo's father, named by neighbours as Anthony Adebolajo.

    Mr Adebolajo, 56, is believed to be a trained nurse now working in a managerial capacity within the NHS.
    The modern property was being monitored by two police patrol cars stationed outside.
    Later in the morning, plain clothes officers, thought to be from the Metropolitan Police, arrived at the modern estate and the house and driveway was  sealed off with police tape. An officer at the scene described the property as a 'crime scene'.
    Mr Adebolajo bought the property in 2002. At one time a woman who wore a burka was thought to live with him.
    They believed he had up to four grown up children, although few if any are thought to have stayed at the house for any period of time.
    aThe curtains at the house in Lincolnshire remained closed following this morning's raid
    The curtains at the house in Lincolnshire remained closed following this morning's raid
    Neighbours said the same family had lived in the house for about a decade
    Neighbours said the same family had lived in the house for about a decade
    Michael Adebolajo was listed as being a resident there in 2004, shortly after the family moved in.
    One nearby resident said: 'I know his family have ties to London, but whoever is at this house is very secretive.
    'The curtains are always drawn at the front and the back, I've never seen anybody in the garden, either.'
    Neighbours said the house has been home to the same family for about a decade and the blinds at the house were today closed.
    A woman lays flowers outside the Royal Military Barracks where it is believed the soldier was stationed
    A woman lays flowers outside the Royal Military Barracks where it is believed the soldier was stationed
    A spokesman said: 'Lincolnshire Police can confirm that the Metropolitan Police executed a search warrant under PACE at an address in Lincolnshire.
    'This is in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a man in Woolwich. The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to discuss the matter further at this stage.'
    This morning a group of military wives - some pushing prams, laid flowers at the main gates of the barracks to pay their respects to the dead soldier.
    One of the women, in her 20s, who did not want to be named, said: 'We are a group of military wives.
    'We live just outside the base. We are all just very numb at the moment - shaken up and very shocked. It could have been any one of our husbands.
    'He was a young guy who cared very much about his job, like they all do. I think he was in training. The atmopshere is very quiet. No one really wants to talk. No one knows what to say.
    'We are very sad and feeling quite raw at the moment. A lot of our husbands left the country this morning to go to Kenya. I don't believe he was due to leave.
    'He was an attachment to our batallion I think. He was in training to start off his life as a soldier. It could have been any person on the street but for it to be someone serving, we all feel targeted. It's not nice.'
    After the killing, the man believed to be Adebolajo is alleged to have declared: 'you and your kids will be next'.
    The victim lies on the floor (circled left) while the man believed to be Michael Adebolajo is treated by a police officer (circled right)
    The victim lies on the floor (circled left) while the man believed to be Michael Adebolajo is treated by a police officer (circled right)
    Adebolajo's accomplice was seen talking to 48-year-old Ingrid Loyau-Kennett as she calmed the men down to keep the peace
    Adebolajo's accomplice was seen talking to 48-year-old Ingrid Loyau-Kennett as she calmed the men down to keep the peace
    In a chilling rant captured on camera, the knife-wielding man declared: 'The only reason we have killed this man today is because Muslims are dying daily by British soldiers.

    'AN EYE FOR AN EYE': FULL RANT OF MAN WITH BLOOD ON HIS HANDS

    The man with blood on his hands said 'you people will never be safe' as he launched an incredible rant.
    In the video footage, obtained by ITV News, he said: ‘We swear by the almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you until you leave us alone.
    'We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
    'I apologise that women have had to witness this today, but in our land our women have to see the same. You people will never be safe. Remove your government, they don't care about you.'
    'Do you think David Cameron is going to get caught in the street when we start bussin' our guns? You think politicians are going to die?
    'No it's going to be the average guy, like you, and your children.
    'So get rid of them. Tell them to bring our troops back so you can all live in peace.'
    The who launched the terrifying diatribe in Woolwich, south-east London, believed to be Adebolajo, who has been identified on Twitter and web forums as one of the arrested men.
    He added, in the video obtained by ITV News: 'Remove your governments - they don't care about you. You think David Cameron is going to get caught in the street when we start bursting our guns? You think politicians are going to die?
    'No, it's going to be the average guy, like you, and your children. So get rid of them – tell them to bring our troops back so we can ... so you can all live in peace.’
    The serviceman was murdered yards from the barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, yesterday.
    In broad daylight, an attacker and an accomplice repeatedly stabbed and tried to behead the young serviceman in front of dozens of passers-by.
    The attacker, speaking in a clear south London accent, declared in the rant: ‘You people will never be safe. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.’
    Throughout the frenzied attack the two killers shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ – Arabic for ‘God is great’ – then demanded horrified witnesses film them as they ranted over the  crumpled body.
    How the horror unfolded in Woolwich
    The two attackers 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.
    Before police arrived the man identified as Adebolajo, said: ‘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.
    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.

    Last night the crime scene remained swarming with police and forensic teams who illuminated the road with spotlights as they examined evidence under large tents.
    As they worked, more than 100 members of far-right group the English Defence League gathered around the scene, with many draped in St George’s flags and wearing black balaclavas.
    Riot police holding shields formed a cordon around the area as the EDL members waved flags and chanted 'no surrender to the Muslim scum', ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘England’.
    Leader Tommy Robinson addressed the crowd, saying: 'We have got weak leadership. They have allowed this to happen. People are scared to say the word Muslim. They are scared to offend them.
    ‘You know what? We are offended. People in this country are angry. They have had enough.’
    They marched threw bottles at police before being dispersed by officers by 11pm.
    A number of EDL supporters then headed to the local Queen’s Arms pub where they sang nationalistic songs.
    Onlookers said a brick was thrown through a mosque window during the march.
    There were tense scenes last night as members of far-right group EDL converged on Woolwich
    There were tense scenes last night as members of far-right group EDL converged on Woolwich
    Police formed a cordon around the area as members of the group waved flags and chanted 'no surrender to the Muslim scum'
    Police formed a cordon around the area as members of the group waved flags and chanted 'no surrender to the Muslim scum'
    The EDL marched threw bottles at police before being dispersed by officers by 11pm
    The EDL marched threw bottles at police before being dispersed by officers by 11pm
    A man, who gave his name only as Abdul, said: 'I'm not happy about it. It's a place of worship - a place of God. They have got Islam all wrong. The people who did this are nothing to do with the real Islam.'
    A Metropolitan Police spokesman said he was not aware of any arrests at the protest.
    Elsewhere, two men were arrested in separate alleged ‘revenge attacks’ on mosques following yesterday’s killing.
    A 43-year-old man who reportedly walked into a mosque in Braintree, Essex, with a knife and an ‘incendiary device’ was arrested at 7.15pm on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and attempted arson.
    The secretary of the mosque in Braintree, Sikander Saleemy, told Channel 4 News: 'The police said it's too early to try and link it to what happened in Woolwich, but those of us who were here feel that it was some sort of revenge attack. It was clear from the man's behaviour. We absolutely condemn what happened in Woolwich, but it had nothing to do with us.
    'It was an appalling act of terror - but it wasn't "Islamic" in any way. I wish it wasn't described like that, because sadly people will now start to blame Muslims.'
    And police in Kent arrested a man on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage at a mosque in Gillingham at 8.40pm.
    Security chiefs and politicians met this morning to discuss their response to the attack.
    Theresa May pictured after a meeting of Cobra following the attack last night
    Boris Johnson spoke briefly with the media following the Cobra meeting

    Theresa May and Boris Johnson pictured following a meeting of Cobra to discuss their response to the attack
    Arriving for a meeting of the Government’s Cobra crisis committee, mayor of London Boris Johnson said it was wrong to link the murder with British foreign policy or the actions of Britain’s armed forces overseas.
    Mr Johnson said: 'The fault lies wholly and exclusively in the warped and deluded mindset of the people who did it.'
    The mayor also urged Londoners to 'go about their lives in the normal way'.
    Others attending the meeting included Sir John Sawers, head of security service MI6. Security was tight this morning at the army barracks near the scene of yesterday’s killing.
    Troops in London were advised in the immediate aftermath of the attack not to wear their uniforms outside their bases.
    But at the Cobra meeting this morning it was agreed that issuing orders against wearing military uniforms in public would not be the right response to the outrage.
    A No 10 source said last night’s advice was an 'understandable reaction' while the circumstances of the attack were still unclear, but Mr Cameron and others at the meeting agreed that 'the best way to defeat terrorists was to continue with normal life'.
    Forensics teams were pictured this morning scouring the area around the scene of the killing
    Forensics teams were pictured this morning scouring the area around the scene of the killing
    As investigations continued and police worked at the scene Cobra met to discuss the attack
    As investigations continued and police worked at the scene Cobra met to discuss the attack
    A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: 'In light of yesterday’s events and the emerging situation, the military chain of command introduced a package of immediate reactive security measures on a precautionary basis.
    'Following a review of the situation this morning, a decision has been taken to relax some of these temporary measures imposed yesterday, including advice to members of the armed forces in London not to wear uniform outside of defence establishments.
    'The best way we can defeat terrorism is to carry on as normal, and that includes our personnel wearing their uniform.'
    Prime Minister David Cameron was briefed by Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on the murder investigation before chairing the meeting of Cobra at 10 Downing Street.
    In a message on Twitter, Mr Cameron described the killing as 'sickening'.
    Meanwhile, a woman who risked her life to confront one of the killers who murdered the soldier in front of horrified passers by described how she tried to calm him moments after the attack.
    Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, was on a bus heading through Woolwich when she spotted the stricken soldier lying bloodied in the road.
    Her bravery - and that of others who tried to reason with the killers - has been praised, particularly in the wake of amateur footage from the scene, which shows one of the killers making political statements about the slaughter while still brandishing weapons.
    Cub leader Ms Loyau-Kennett, of Helston in Cornwall, told ITV Daybreak she initially thought the victim had been injured in a car crash.
    Soldiers were initially told not to wear uniforms outside their barracks, but Cobra decided this would not be the right response to the attack
    Soldiers were initially told not to wear uniforms outside their barracks, but Cobra decided this would not be the right response to the attack
    She said: 'I went to the guy and when I approached the body there was a lady cradling him. And then (one of the killers), the most excited one of the two, said ‘Don’t go too close to the body’.
    'I thought, OK. And because I was down I could see a butcher’s knife and an axe - that’s what he had - and blood. I thought, what the heck? I thought obviously he was a bit excited and the thing was just to talk to him.'
    Ms Loyau-Kennett said she tried to reason with the killer to focus his attention away from other potential victims, as large crowds began to gather at the scene.
    She said: 'I know it’s big today but for me it was just a regular guy, just a bit upset. He was not on drugs, he was not drunk.
    'He said ‘Don’t touch, I killed him’. I said ‘Why?’ He said ‘He’s a British soldier. He killed people. He killed Muslim people in Muslim countries’.
    'And I said, OK. So what would you like? I tried to make him talk about how he felt. He said all the bombs dropping and blindly killing women, children...
    'More and more people were starting to come. There were so many people around. I just looked around and I found it so daunting.'
    Ms Loyau-Kennett said her thoughts were to 'just carry on' talking to the man, while several women arriving at the scene tried to shield the victim.
    She said: 'I wanted him to concentrate on me and make sure he doesn’t have a funny idea.
    'He (the killer) told me he was a British soldier - he didn’t look like a British soldier to me, he wasn’t in uniform. But I thought if another one passes by, or is in the area...'
    Woolwich and Greenwich MP Nick Raynsford praised the 'extraordinary' bravery of members of the public who approached the killers.
    The men are in separate London hospitals being treated for injuries after they were shot by police at the scene.

    source: www.dailymail.co.uk