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Police arrest 10th suspect in gruesome beheading, as war memorials defaced; Protests spread through through London
London police have arrested a 50-year-old on suspicion of conspiring to murder Lee Rigby, the British soldier who was run down by a car and stabbed with knives and meat cleavers.
By Adam Edelman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Monday, May 27, 2013, 1:49 PM
Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 2:18 PM
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A supporter of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) gestures near Downing Street in central London during a gathering to protest to the government following the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby.
Police in Britain arrested a 10th suspect Monday in connection with the brutal butchering of an off-duty soldier last week, as demonstrations against Islamist extremists in the aftermath of the grisly attack spread throughout a tense London.
London police said they had arrested a 50-year-old man in East London on suspicion of conspiring to murder Lee Rigby, the British soldier who was run over by a car and savagely stabbed with knives and meat cleavers Wednesday as he was walking near his barracks.
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Michael Adebolajo, seen here, is one of the main suspects in the brutal murder of a soldier in London.
Police did not provide further details on the identity of the suspect, the 10th to have been arrested in connection with the bloody assault by Islamic extremists. Among those in custody are two main suspects who carried out the disgusting plot and were shot by officers following the killing.
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British police officers stand by a memorial partially covered to hide graffiti scrawled at the Animals in War Memorial in central London. Vandals reportedly scrawled the word 'Islam' here and on the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, who had been in arrested in 2010 after he was caught getting ready to train with an Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group, and 22-year-old Michael Adebowale are currently hospitalized and under close watch as they recover from their wounds.
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English Defence League (EDL) members exchange words with police during a demonstration outside Downing Street in London.
The devilish duo was seen by multiple onlookers running over Rigby and hacking at his fallen body. Several witnesses captured the scene on their cellphones, even filming Adebolajo, hands bloodied, making rambling political statements and warning of more violence just seconds after he butchered Rigby.
The vicious attack has spurred a number of protests throughout London by groups condemning Islamic extremism as well as a sharp rise in anti-Muslim sentiment across the country, as hate crimes, including violence and vandalism, have surged in recent days, according to police.
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A woman looks at the Animals at War memorial, which has been defaced with red paint, in central London on Monday.
On Monday, members of the English Defence League, or EDL, a far-right group calling for the British government to take harsher action against Islamist groups, marched through London, ranting about the killing and, at times, clashing with smaller groups of antifascist demonstrators.
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Police officers drag two counter demonstrators, United Against Fascism's supporters, away from a confrontation with English Defence League supporters.
Just a night earlier, a mosque in the northern England town of Grimsby was set ablaze when it was bombarded with several gasoline bombs. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
The recent rash of anti-Muslim ire has appears to have created, in turn, a subsequent backlash directed at the country's fallen soldiers.
Two of Britain's most celebrated war memorials were found defaced Monday morning, as vandals soiled the monuments with red spray-painted graffiti, including the word "Islam," The Sun reported.
Police have not yet determined whether the acts were carried out by Muslim protesters miffed by the rise in vandalism against them or by far-right groups looking to create further conflict.
With News Wire Services
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