Woolwich soldier killed (was "Did cops just shoot 2 dead in woolwich?")
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krink
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means nowt really Pickman's I'm about 300 miles north and only been to London on short visits a handful of times in my life. i've no idea if it's bad or not just picking up what some have said on twitter and that.
JimW
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Clearly slaphead is a keen reader of post-hajj Malcolm X and sees the Ummah as potentially black, white and brown and whatever.
Barking_Mad
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Twitter report saying "locals heard no jihad comments. BBC claiming they filmed the incident, other eyewitnesses say they asked to have photos taken.
Lord Camomile
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I'm possibly being naive, but two guys kill another guy and the government is holding an emergency meeting - seems a bit OTT to me...
The media coverage is nuts, too.
The media coverage is nuts, too.
butchersapron
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JimW
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Unless scene and victim plus whatever lead them to believe it's an attack on armed forces, presume sort of meeting would be procedure in such a case.
paulhackett
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It's happened a lot since they moved closer to Liverpool
Kaka Tim
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Just found out about this. May be jihadis - but I wtf does 'of muslim apperance' mean? - full 'tacheless beard and robes - or a bit dusky looking. Also witnesses reporting them being heard to shout 'allah akbar' - reminds me of the DE Menzies shooting - muslim looking, witnesses saying he rna when challenged and had a rucksack.
Attacked with a machete ain't the normal jihadi MO - more like gangster.
I'm not prepared to take the line being spun by the government - its too soon for them to bigging up the terror attack angle when they cant know all the facts. My 'chinny reckon' muscle is twitching somewhat.
Attacked with a machete ain't the normal jihadi MO - more like gangster.
I'm not prepared to take the line being spun by the government - its too soon for them to bigging up the terror attack angle when they cant know all the facts. My 'chinny reckon' muscle is twitching somewhat.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I find it very strange to consider that there are people out there who are prepared to butcher someone in the street, for whatever reason.
Wilf
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I'm at work, so I've only seen it on here, not the telly. However I know what you mean, some things feel just so horribly intrusive you don't want to watch rolling news coverage.
Lord Camomile
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Mm, p'raps, but if that were the case seems odd they'd attack one guy right outside the barracks, where presumably there were many more soldiers and they could have made much more of an impact.
pinkmonkey
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I lived in Woolwich dockyard for four years about 10 years ago, it was 'supposed' to be rough but I found it very quiet. I used to be a keen runner back then and I had a favourite route through several parks and would return home down that hill where the barracks were, can't believe it, it's usually so very quiet around there.
Nothing impressive about it, but somewhat surprising. When police shoot at you, they are supposed to kill you. Someone surviving means the shooter probably messed up. 2 people surviving is just weird.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
That suggests to me that some kind of attack may have been expected.
Lord Camomile
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It's an interesting point. I have an inbuilt curiosity and need for detail, which is enhanced by the fact it's taken place in my area, but it does feel a little ghoulish.
butchersapron
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JimW
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Yep, could speculate that they wanted to keep it in street as more visible rather than charge in barracks and disappear from view (and Planet Earth no doubt) in short order. But who knows?
paulhackett
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edit - posted by t&p
butchersapron
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paulhackett
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edit - ba posted
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