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her statement, the home secretary refused to confirm or deny if the
alleged Woolwich attackers were known to MI5 or the police.
Latest - Woolwich attack
Key Points
- Police called to 'frenzied machete attack' in Woolwich, south-east London, in which one man, reported to be a soldier, died
- Incident now being treated by the government as a suspected terrorist attack, says the BBC's Nick Robinson
- Reports suggest a man was attacked in the street by two individuals who were later shot by officers
- Video footage emerges showing a man wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and making political statements
- Home Secretary Theresa May chaired a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency response committee, describing the attack as "sickening and barbaric"
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2102:In her statement, the home secretary refused to confirm or deny if the alleged Woolwich attackers were known to MI5 or the police.
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2058:Help for Heroes, the charity whose t-shirt witnesses at Woolwich said the victim was wearing, said in a statement: "Help for Heroes is appalled to hear that a man, believed to be a serving soldier, has been brutally murdered in Woolwich today.
"We are desperately saddened to hear of this sickening attack and offer our thoughts and prayers to his family, colleagues and friends." -
2057:Mrs May added: "Despicable acts like these will not go unpunished."
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2055:Home Secretary Theresa May says in a statement this "was an attack on everyone in the UK".
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