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One of the suspects in the murder of a UK soldier in East London has been identified as a 28-year-old Islam convert with Nigerian heritage, report UK press. Both suspects in the grisly attack were known to British security services. Annie Machon, a former MI5 agent tells RT about the similarities between the attacks in Boston and London. British police have shot and wounded two men after a man believed to be soldier was beheaded in an attack on a street outside Woolwich barracks in South East London. Prime Minister David Cameron called the attack "truly shocking." 19:56 GMT: Through its support for Israel and participation in US invasions of Muslim countries, British MP George Galloway argues "we have spawned across the world maybe tens, maybe hundreds of millions of radicalized Muslims." Galloway argues that Western support for the Syrian rebels has parallels with "the Afghan experience" which sparked the ongoing war on terror. "[The attack in London] is the sort of thing that happens in Syria every day, except sometimes they even cut out the heart and the liver of the deceased and eat it on video for the entertainment of their brothers in the barracks afterwards. And Britain is helping to pay for that sickening barbarism in Syria," he argues. "And so I simply ask David Cameron as I've asked him before in parliament, if he would adumbrate the key differences between the hand chopping, throat cutting fanatics that we saw in Woolwich yesterday, and the hand chopping, throat cutting fanatics we're giving money to in Syria." 18:59 GMT: A British officer anonymously told RT that after the attacks it will feel less secure for service members to wear their uniform in their home country. "It makes you feel like you'll think twice now about going out in public in your uniform. That's definitely something the guys will be thinking about." "You also think this is going to be happening to soldiers abroad you don't think you'll be targeted at home which is obviously something that's now going to have to be thought about in terms of security for the armed forces here." 18:00 GMT: President Barack Obama condemned "in the strongest terms" the attack in Woolwich on a British soldier. "The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror," he said in a statement. 17:56 GMT: Police arrested two further people, a man and a woman, both 29, on suspicion of conspiracy to murder relating to the killing of soldier Lee Rigby, according to a Scotland Yard statement. The police have not yet released the identities of the arrested, they were both placed under custody at a south London police station. The 22-year-old man and a 28-year-old man shot by police at the scene and taken into custody on suspicion of murder remain in separate London hospitals and are both in a stable condition. Search warrants have been issued for the addresses of the six arrested individuals and the searches were ongoing, it was noted in the statement. 16:15 GMT: The Ministry of Defense identifies the soldier killed in Wednesday attack as Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, father of a two-year-old kid: "It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that the soldier killed in yesterday's incident in Woolwich, South East London, is believed to be Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (attached to the Regimental Recruiting Team in London)," reads a statement at the MoD's website. 16:04 GMT: Foreign Secretary William Hague told ITV News British foreign policy is "no excuse" for the murder. 15:19 GMT: Mark Rowley, the Met Police Assistant Commissioner for specialist crime and operations, said that the inquiry into the attack is moving fast, and police have already searched a number of locations. "As you would expect we are also liaising closely with the military to ensure appropriate security measures are in place in relation to military premises and personnel," he...