MICHAEL Adebowale, one of
two men suspected of killing UK solider Lee Rigby, has been released from
hospital and taken into police custody.
The release came as new
details emerged about links between the other main suspect and a radical
Islamic cleric in Kenya who had been sanctioned by the United States for being
part of a terrorist network.
The younger suspect,
22-year-old Michael Adebowale, was judged well enough to be released from
hospital and taken into police custody, where he was arrested on suspicion of
the attempted murder of a police officer.
The other suspect, Michael
Adebolajo, 28, remains in a hospital in stable condition under armed guard. He
was seen on a separate video boasting about the killing minutes after the
attack.
His family released a
statement on Tuesday expressing horror over what it called a "senseless
killing." The family spoke of its "profound shame and distress"
in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying it has sent "heartfelt
condolence" to Rigby's relatives. Read the statement after the cut……….
"As a family, we wish
to share with others our horror at the senseless killing of Lee Rigby and
express our profound shame and distress that this has brought our family. We
wish to state openly that we believe that there is no place for violence in the
name of religion or politics. We believe that all right thinking members of
society share this view, wherever they were born and whatever their religion
and political beliefs.
"We wholeheartedly
condemn all those who engage in acts of terror and fully reject any suggestion
by them that religion or politics can justify this kind of violence. We
unreservedly put our faith in the rule of law and, with others, fully expect
that all the perpetrators will be brought to justice under the law of the
land."
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