Terrorist attack in Woolwich SE London

Soldier hacked to death....been reported on London News now......

PM has called Cobra meeting....

A man reported to be a serving soldier is dead and two people have been shot in Woolwich, south east London, after what Sky sources understand is being treated as a terrorist attack.

Downing Street has called a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergency committee after the incident in John Wilson Street, which David Cameron described as "truly shocking".

Sky sources understand that senior police officers believe the killing was likely to be a politically-motivated Islamist terrorist attack.

Dozens of weapons - including a number of knives - and pools of blood could be seen on the ground, where a man wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt is said to have been attacked.

Armed officers arrive at the scene and opened fire on two men thought to be the attackers. The two are now in hospital with gunshot wounds.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed one person had died following the incident and said the Independent Police Complaints Commission had now taken over the investigation.

Photographs taken at the scene show three people lying on the ground. Their condition was not clear.

Nigel Foran, who saw the incident as he returned home from shopping, described a scene of a confusion.

He told Sky News: "We saw a man running towards the police officers and then we heard a couple of gunshots.

"He went to the floor and was surrounded while officers drew their stun guns. After that, all the people who were watching ran away when they heard the gunshots."

The Ministry of Defence said it was urgently looking at the reports that the incident involved a soldier.

But Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford told Sky News he believed the deceased was a serving soldier.

He said he had spoken to both borough commander Richard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Bob Christopher at Royal Artillery Barracks - which is around a mile from the scene of the attack.

Mr Raynsford said: "One individual is dead, two others are seriously injured and in hospital.

"The circumstances causing the incident are not yet clear. It's been suggested it was the product of a road traffic accident, but that's pure speculation.

"I'll be talking to everyone who is involved, we will be trying to do everything possible to try and ensure calm in the area. People will be very, very shocked.

"We think a serving soldier was the victim. We don't know the circumstances surrounding the incident."

Schools in the area have been placed on lockdown.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson posted on his Twitter account: "This afternoon's attack in Woolwich is a sickening deluded and unforgivable act of violence."

Police were sent to the scene at around 2.20pm. The immediate area has been shut down, with eyewitnesses describing the incident on Twitter as "horrific".

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We believe at this stage officers were called to reports of an assault."

London Air Ambulance confirmed one patient was airlifted from the scene, while another was taken away by road ambulance.

More follows...

The bastards beheaded the poor man...hope they die long and painful deaths!!!!

6.50pm BST
The man with the machete tells passersby in a broad London accent:
"We apologise that women had to see this today but in our lands our women have to see the same. You people will never be safe. Remove your government. They don't care about you."

But how?

jaceylacey wrote:The bastards beheaded the poor man...hope they die long and painful deaths!!!!

I agree...religious fanatical scum.

Right outside a primary school too

A Terrible tragedy,
but at the moment I cannot see that it is Terrorist linked.
It could be possible the ones that committed the crime may have been on drugs which spurred on their actions,

To kill a person and decapitate them in public then invite the public to take photographs,and then wait twenty minutes for armed Police to arrive then attack the armed Police. beggars belief,
These men were totally out of control.

Yes, I wonder what defines a "terrorist" attack.

vills wrote:Yes, I wonder what defines a "terrorist" attack.

It's because the language that was used is politically and religiously motivated and Cobra was chaired because they might be part of a cell meaning that there may be others that may be waiting to carry out other attacks like this one.

Ah right, ta Phil!

vills wrote:Ah right, ta Phil!

No problem ..Let's just hope that this is just a one off and there aren't more of these religious extremists waiting to attack more of our brave servicemen and women.

How did these two know that there was a soldier crossing the road at that particular moment , and were able to run him over,

How did they know he was even a soldier, the only possible clue was his Tee shirt , "Help For Heroes" but many civvies wear them .

philagain wrote:

vills wrote:Ah right, ta Phil!

No problem ..Let's just hope that this is just a one off and there aren't more of these religious extremists waiting to attack more of our brave servicemen and women.

Don't agree with you there Phil I'm afraid!

vills wrote:

philagain wrote:

vills wrote:Ah right, ta Phil!

No problem ..Let's just hope that this is just a one off and there aren't more of these religious extremists waiting to attack more of our brave servicemen and women.

Don't agree with you there Phil I'm afraid!

You want more attacks like this?

Snookerballs wrote:How did these two know that there was a soldier crossing the road at that particular moment , and were able to run him over,

How did they know he was even a soldier, the only possible clue was his Tee shirt , "Help For Heroes" but many civvies wear them .

It was right by the barracks where he was attached to...They probably saw him leaving there.

....It isn't a small barracks either it's massive.

if a muslim person were taken down like this, there would be riots!

that poor man...

philagain wrote:

vills wrote:

philagain wrote:

No problem ..Let's just hope that this is just a one off and there aren't more of these religious extremists waiting to attack more of our brave servicemen and women.

Don't agree with you there Phil I'm afraid!

You want more attacks like this?

They're soldiers; they're at war Phil.

xtras wrote:if a muslim person were taken down like this, there would be riots!

that poor man...

Happens every day in Afghanistan.
Never hear anyone giving out about it.

vills wrote:

philagain wrote:

vills wrote:

Don't agree with you there Phil I'm afraid!

You want more attacks like this?

They're soldiers; they're at war Phil.

Can't agree there..That poor guy wasn't even armed so didn't stand a chance ...You do know that you seem to be condoning terror.

vills wrote:

xtras wrote:if a muslim person were taken down like this, there would be riots!

that poor man...

Happens every day in Afghanistan.
Never hear anyone giving out about it.

this isn't flipping afghanistan!!!!


what a strange scene, one of the murderers speaking to a witness while being filmed, with hands bloodied carrying kniives, saying i am sorry women had to witness this

xtras wrote:

vills wrote:

xtras wrote:if a muslim person were taken down like this, there would be riots!

that poor man...

Happens every day in Afghanistan.
Never hear anyone giving out about it.

this isn't flipping afghanistan!!!!


what a strange scene, one of the murderers speaking to a witness while being filmed, with hands bloodied carrying kniives, saying i am sorry women had to witness this

They just sound like a couple of madmen to me.

Ali wrote:

xtras wrote:

vills wrote:

Happens every day in Afghanistan.
Never hear anyone giving out about it.

this isn't flipping afghanistan!!!!


what a strange scene, one of the murderers speaking to a witness while being filmed, with hands bloodied carrying kniives, saying i am sorry women had to witness this

They just sound like a couple of madmen to me.

four religious nutcases!!

xtras wrote:

vills wrote:

xtras wrote:if a muslim person were taken down like this, there would be riots!

that poor man...

Happens every day in Afghanistan.
Never hear anyone giving out about it.

this isn't flipping afghanistan!!!!


what a strange scene, one of the murderers speaking to a witness while being filmed, with hands bloodied carrying kniives, saying i am sorry women had to witness this

They wanted maximum publicity which is how terrorists normally work...Look at that far right Christian nutter Brievik in Norway.