Sunday, May 26, 2013

Woolwich murder probe: suspect Michael Adebolajo held in Kenya in 2010 - BBC News



26 May 2013 Last updated at 08:30 ET

Continue reading the main story

  • Prayers for slain Drummer Lee Rigby
  • Security services 'knew suspects'
  • 'Anti-Muslim backlash' sparked
  • Killed soldier was 'loving father'

One of the suspects in the Woolwich murder was arrested in Kenya in 2010, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed.

It said Michael Adebolajo was arrested there and it gave consular assistance "as normal" in the circumstances.

Media reports have suggested that Mr Adebolajo appeared in court accused of leading a group of Islamists trying to join terrorist group al-Shabaab in neighbouring Somalia.

The Kenyan government had denied that he had ever visited the country.

Mr Adebolajo, 28, and a second man, Michael Adebowale, 22, were arrested on suspicion of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday.

They remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition after being shot and wounded by police at the scene after the killing.

Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHvF3jDSncV_EpTTUiAKTt3xvy-Uw&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22673164



No comments:

Post a Comment