British police investigating the savage killing of an off-duty soldier in London have arrested three more suspects. Scotland Yard said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a residential address in southeast London. A third man, 21, was arrested separately on a London stree Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. Full story
A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists. Full story
Police arrested a friend of one of the murder suspects who allegedly killed a British soldier on a London street. The man was taken into custody after he told the BBC that Britain’s domestic spy agency had once tried to recruit the man filmed with blood on his hands. NBC’s Martin Fletcher reports.
LONDON (Reuters) - A passenger aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane flying from Lahore to Manchester that was diverted under military jet escort to Stansted, northeast of London on Friday said someone had made threats against its crew. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Passengers were disembarking from a Pakistan International Airlines jet diverted to London's Stansted Airport on Friday and no one has been hurt, an airport spokesman said. Full story
An emergency landing caught on camera forced London’s Heathrow Airport to shut down runways. All 75 passengers were safely evacuated from the plane.
There have been two more arrests in the murder of a British soldier, who was stabbed and hacked to death on a London street. The uncomplicated, simple attack has altered London’s psyche. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
WAS THE BRUTAL LONDON HACKING PART OF A LARGER TERROR PLOT?; MORE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN OKLAHOMA AFTER THAT MONSTER TORNADO; PHOTOS SURFACE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AT HIS PROM.
MSNBC.com executive editor Richard Wolffe joins Martin Bashir to discuss Wednesday’s deadly daylight machete attack on a British soldier – and what the violent episode says about the 2013 fight against terror.
With weapons still in his blood-covered hands, one of the suspects in the attack made a long political statement to horrified bystanders. When police arrived the two suspects charged at officers, who opened fire. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
A moment of silence is observed for Lee Rigby, a British soldier who was hacked to death in a London street, before the friendly soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea, at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT SOCCER MILITARY)
Bayern Munich fans gather at Trafalgar in London after their team won 2-1 against Borussia Dortmund during the Champions League Final soccer match at Wembley Stadium May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
A Bayern Munich fan waves a scarf at Piccadilly Circus in London after his team won 2-1 against Borussia Dortmund during the Champions League Final soccer match at Wembley Stadium May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Borussia Dortmund fans gather at Piccadilly Circus in London after their team lost 2-1 against Bayern Munich during the Champions League Final soccer match at Wembley Stadium May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
