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| {{Infobox civilian attack | |||
| | title = Woolwich attack | |||
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| | location = ], South East London, England | |||
| | date = 22 May 2013 | |||
| | time = 2:20 pm | |||
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| | type = Suspected terrorist attack<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| | fatalities = 1 | |||
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| On 22 May 2013, a man was murdered in ], South East ] in an apparent terrorist attack.<ref name='BBC'>{{cite web|title=Man dead in suspected Woolwich terror attack|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22630303|publisher=]|accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref> Two suspects were shot by police and were taken to hospital in a serious condition.<ref name='BBC'/> Local MP ] said that the victim was a soldier at the nearby ].<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| ==Incident== | |||
| In John Wilson Street (]), Woolwich, at 14:20 BST a man in his 20s was assaulted by two other men.<ref name='BBC'/> The victim was reportedly wearing a "]" t-shirt. A witness said of the attacks "These two guys were crazed. They were just animals. They dragged him from the pavement and dumped his body in the middle of the road and left his body there".<ref name='BBC'/> The attackers, also in their 20s, later stood around, waving knives and a gun, and asked people to take pictures of them. One of the attackers later spoke to bystanders, saying "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."<ref name='BBC'/> The attackers reportedly said "]".<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| A number of weapons were used in the attack, and a gun, knives, and a machete were later seized at the scene.<ref name='BBC'/> Police officers, including firearms officers later arrived at the scene. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by local ] police.<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| ==Motivation== | |||
| The BBC reported that the "case for this being a jihadist attack, following the ideology of al-Qaeda is compelling".<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| ==Reaction== | |||
| *] ] said that "People across Britain, people in every community, I believe, will utterly condemn this attack...It is the most appalling crime."<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| *The ], ] described the attack as a "sickening deluded and unforgivable act of violence".<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| *], an armed forces charity, said they were "appalled to hear that a man, believed to be a serving soldier, has been brutally murdered in Woolwich today". The victim had reportedly been wearing a Help for Heroes t-shirt at the time of the attack.<ref name='BBC'/> | |||
| *] leader ] asked for calm amongst communities and said he hoped it was an isolated incident. <ref>{{cite web||title=Ukip leader Nigel Farage says he hopes and believes Woolwich attack is 'isolated' incident|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/401819/Ukip-leader-Nigel-Farage-says-he-hopes-and-believes-Woolwich-attack-is-isolated-incident</ref> | |||
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