The origin of the terror suspects were known to security services, and that the two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London was revenge for wars in Muslim countries. They are believed to be British of Nigerian descent, a source said. One of the two suspects is British-born Michael Adelboalajo. Police raided homes of relatives, near the town, and both men reportedly converted to Islam from Christianity.
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes before the president is due to make a major national security speech, with plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counter-terrorism policy.
An Islamist suspect reportedly ran over a British solider with a car in broad daylight, and then two attackers hacked him to death, dumping his body in the middle of the road in southeast London. The victim, dressed in what authorities said was a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans. The attackers then picked up a camera. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you until you leave us alone," said a meat cleaver-male with bloody hands. "The only reasons we killed this man is because Muslims are dying daily. This British soldier is an eye for an eye a tooth for tooth," he said.
