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London attack suspects 'known to authorities'

The two main suspects in the gory murder of a British soldier on the streets of London were known to security services, reports said.. The reports came as the ministry of defence on Thursday named the soldier, who was hacked to death with a meat cleaver a day earlier in Woolwich, in the capital's south, as Lee Rigby.. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from London's Scotland Yard, said: "Police have said 'yes, these two [suspects]had cropped up in previous intelligence-gathering probes', but they hadn't proven to be of sufficient suspicion to be investigated any further.". Meanwhile, London deployed more than 1,200 extra police officers on the capital's streets amid fears of a backlash by right-wing supporters, as the attackers made references to Islam in amateur footage broadcast on television.. The government is "making this gesture to calm down people's fears," said our corresp...

US man sought over Czech murders

Czech police are looking for a US man from California suspected of killing a family of four in the southern city of Brno.. Officials warned the 20-year-old, named as Kevin Dahlgren, was "dangerous and possibly armed".. The bodies of a couple and their two sons were discovered overnight after a blaze broke out in their home.. A local ukulele band told the AP news agency that two of its members were among the victims.. Authorities have released a photo from the suspect's Facebook profile page which lists him as being from the Californian city of Palo Alto.. The man "goes by the name Kevin Dahlgren on social networks, lives in California and speaks only English", police said in an online statement.. Officials added that they were co-operating with international law enforcement agencies to confirm the suspect's identity.. Police have not confirmed reports that he may have been related to ...

UK emergency committee meets over slaying - Daily News Egypt

A grab of video footage obtained from The Sun shows one of the men involved in the attack at Woolwich on May 23, 2013 (The Sun/AFP). By Katy LEE (AFP) – Britain’s national security chiefs met on Thursday as counter-terrorism police investigated the murder of a soldier who was hacked to death in a London street by two suspected Islamic extremists.. The suspects were shot by police after the “appalling” attack and spent the night in hospital under armed guard.. Wielding knives including a meat cleaver, two men carried out the attack in broad daylight near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, southeast London, then delivered an Islamist tirade to passers-by.. The victim has yet to be formally identified, but government sources confirmed that he was a member of the armed forces.. Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the “appalling crime”, adding: “There are strong indications that ...