Michael Adebolajo
Michael Adebolajo is one of two men suspected of the murder of British soldier Drummer Lee Rigby in May 2013.[1]
Adebolajo was one of seven men arrested in Kenya in November 2010, who were suspected of being in transit to Somalia to join al-Shabaab. Relatives of Adebolajo have claimed that attempts were made to recruit him by MI5 after this incident. His brother and brother-in-law also claimed they were contacted by MI5 themselves.[1]
External resources
- Video of alleged Woolwich attacker at protest in 2007, BBC News, 23 May 2013.
- Robert Mackey, British Attack Suspect Followed Fringe Preacher Once Considered a Laughingstock, The Lede, nytimes.com, 23 May 2013.
- Robert Verkaik, Woolwich murder, the MI6 connection: Younger brother of Michael Adebolajo 'was paid thousands to spy in Middle East', MailOnline, 1 June 2013.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MIKE GLOVER, BRIAN BRADY, JONATHAN OWEN, PAUL CAHALAN, PAUL BIGNELL, Woolwich attack: Terror suspect Michael Adebolajo was arrested in Kenya on suspicion of being at centre of al-Qa'ida-inspired plot, The Independent, 26 May 2013.