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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Lee Rigby

Israeli security forces and emergency personnel gather at the site of a reported car-ramming attack on Border Police at the Beit Einun junction, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, on November 1, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader)
July 15, 2016, 9:07 am
Before Nice, Palestinian terrorists used cars as lethal weapon
Vehicular attacks have featured heavily in wave of violence against Israelis since October; similar attacks recently in UK, Canada
By AFP and ToI Staff
This undated image released Thursday, May 23, 2013, by the British Ministry of Defence, shows Lee Rigby, who was identified by the MOD as the serving member of the armed forces who was attacked and killed by two men in the Woolwich area of London (photo credit: AP/MOD)
November 25, 2014, 5:06 pm
UK soldier’s killers were on spies’ radar, say lawmakers
Parliamentary security body says suspect’s key statement was only discovered after the crime
By Jill Lawless
Michael Adebolajo was found guilty of slaying 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby and was sentenced to life; accomplice Michael Adebowale received a minimum of 45 years. (photo credit: AP/Metropolitan Police)
February 26, 2014, 9:37 pm
British soldier’s Islamist killer sentenced to life
Michael Adebolajo, 29, butchered Lee Rigby in London street; his accomplice gets minimum 45 years in prison
By AP
This photo made from CCTV and issued by the Metropolitan Police on Thursday December 19, 2013 shows Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale on May 22, 2013 speaking to a member of the public near the Woolwich Barracks in London. (photo credit: AP/Metropolitan Police)
December 19, 2013, 4:08 pm
Attackers found guilty in grisly murder of UK soldier
British citizens and self-styled ‘soldiers of Allah’ carried out public slaying of Fusilier Lee Rigby in May
By Jill Lawless
Michael Adebolajo speaks to a cameraman shortly after attacking and killing Lee Rigby, last May (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
December 10, 2013, 2:53 am
Defendant in UK soldier slaying: I love al-Qaeda
Michael Adebolajo, who was raised Christian, says he attacked Lee Rigby to protest Britain’s invasion of Muslim lands
By SYLVIA HUI
July 12, 2013, 10:00 pm
Bomb explodes outside British mosque
No injuries reported in Tipton blast, which coincides with slain soldier’s funeral and first Friday of Ramadan
Tony Blair (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
June 3, 2013, 1:48 am
Blair says extremism within Islam can’t be ignored
Mideast peace envoy and former British PM calls for intervention to ‘sow the seeds of peace’ in order to protect home front
By ToI Staff
Police and forensic officers search the scene of the terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday. (photo credit: AP/Sang Tan)
May 29, 2013, 6:33 am
One suspect in London terror attack out of hospital
Michael Adebowale taken to police station for questioning, second suspect in brutal beheading of British soldier still being treated
Michael Adebolajo speaks to a cameraman shortly after attacking and killing Lee Rigby, last May (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
May 28, 2013, 3:39 am
UK police arrest 10th suspect in soldier’s slaying
Scotland Yard says a 50-year-old man is suspected of conspiring to murder 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby
Michael Adebolajo speaks to a cameraman shortly after attacking and killing Lee Rigby, last May (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
May 26, 2013, 6:25 pm
UK soldier’s suspected killer was arrested in Kenya
Britain foreign office confirms citizen was given consular assistance in 2010
By TOM ODULA
Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, Saturday May 25, 2013, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.(photo credit: AP/Remy de la Mauviniere)
May 25, 2013, 9:53 pm
French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris
Soldier’s life not in danger; authorities are investigating possible link to attack that killed British soldier on Wednesday
By AP and ToI Staff
Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public Thursday at the scene of the terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, a day earlier. (photo credit: AP/Sang Tan)
May 25, 2013, 4:29 am
British soldier’s slaying prompts UK security review
Both suspects in Woolwich murder had long been on radar of domestic spy agency MI5; US made similar pledge to reexamine procedures after Boston attacks
By Paisley Dodds
This undated image released Thursday, May 23, 2013, by the British Ministry of Defence, shows Lee Rigby, who was identified by the MOD as the serving member of the armed forces who was attacked and killed by two men in the Woolwich area of London (photo credit: AP/MOD)
From the WebMay 25, 2013, 4:20 am
UK universities campaign against hate preachers after Woolwich killing
The Guardian: In effort to prevent radicalization, guidelines to be drawn up on handling those with record of inciting hatred
Michael Adebolajo speaks to a cameraman shortly after attacking and killing Lee Rigby, last May (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
May 24, 2013, 10:09 pm
Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect
Knife-yielding man at the scene of soldier’s beheading said to have demonstrated with banned Islamic radical group
By Gregory Katz and Paisley Dodds
This undated image released Thursday, May 23, 2013, by the British Ministry of Defence, shows Lee Rigby, who was identified by the MOD as the serving member of the armed forces who was attacked and killed by two men in the Woolwich area of London (photo credit: AP/MOD)
May 23, 2013, 11:41 pm
UK military calls attack victim a model soldier
Target of brutal London beheading identified as Lee Rigby, 25, drummer and gunner
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