British soldier hacked to death returning to barracks in London

UPDATE Cub Scout leader stood up to murderer
Brave Ingrid Loyau-Kennett tried to shield soldier's body from attackers in Woolwich, London
From: news.com.au
May 23, 2013
A 48-YEAR-OLD Cub Scout leader has described how she jumped off a bus and tried to talk down the knife-wielding London attacker.

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett confronted one of the machete attackers at the scene of the horrific murder in London and told him "it is only you versus many people - you are going to lose". Source: Twitter

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett told London's Telegraph the alleged attacker told her: "We want to start a war in London tonight."
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Woolwich Attack: Man Reportedly Beheaded In Brutal Assault In London Neighborhood
(WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE)
Posted: 05/22/2013

A man was reportedly killed in an attack with a knife and a meat cleaver in London's Woolwich neighbourhood on Wednesday.

In a statement, London's Metropolitan police commander Simon Letchford said that police have shot two men who had attacked the victim in Woolwich's John Wilson Street. The Telegraph reports that local MP Nick Raynsford said that he believed the victim was a soldier returning to his barracks, while several witnesses described the attack as a "beheading."

According to Bloomberg, two men are in police custody.

The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister David Cameron called the incident "truly shocking." Cameron asked Britain's home secretary to chair a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency committee.
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