A major police operation was launched today after two suspected Nigerian terrorists murdered a man in the street in broad daylight, says The Irish Examiner.
Eyewitnesses said the victim was hacked to death, with some suggesting his attackers tried to behead him, before charging at police when they arrived on the scene in Woolwich, south east London. The terrorists excused the violent attack by blaming the British army of harming civilians in Afghanistan.
The Irish Examiner adds a local MP said the victim was believed to be a British soldier.
British Prime Minister David Cameron called a meeting of the Government’s Cobra crisis committee, describing the incident as “truly shocking”, quotes The Irish Examiner.
Cobra meetings are crisis response committees set up to coordinate the actions of different agencies, including the security services, police and local authorities, explains The Irish Examiner.