Cops shoot 2 as 'soldier is beheaded' in suspected terrorist attackCops ... treating as terror attack
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By KAREN MORRISON, HARRY HAYDON, and JO SAYER
TWO suspected Islamist terrorists have been shot after a soldier was allegedly beheaded in south east London today.
The victim – who was wearing a Help For Heroes t-shirt – was said to have been attacked by men armed with knives, including a meat cleaver.
Eyewitnesses said they were “hacking” at the victim “like a piece of meat”.
The men were then shot after trying to attack police responding to the chilling incident.
Senior Whitehall sources said the attackers are thought to have tried to film their attack whilst shouting "Allahu Akbar" - God is Great. The men were said to have been of Muslim appearance.
David Cameron has confirmed Home Secretary Theresa May will chair an emergency COBRA meeting - reserved for times of national crisis.
He tweeted: "The killing in #Woolwich is truly shocking – I have asked the Home Secretary to chair a COBRA meeting."
Aerial view ... the area this afternoon
Cops sealed off parts of Woolwich close to the Royal Artillery Barracks after two men in a blue Vauxhall car rammed into a man on John Wilson Street.
Witnesses said the attackers, both black, then jumped out of the car and started attacking the victim with meat cleavers.
Armed police were called to the scene and shocking claims say cops then fired at suspects alleged to have carried out the attack.
When cops arrived, the sus
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London Ambulance Service confirmed a man was found dead at the scene, while two other men were taken to hospital, one of them in a serious condition
A witness told LBC radio that the attackers were "chopping this guy to pieces, literally hacking at something like it was a piece of meat".
Luke Huseyin, 32, who lives in a block of flats close to where the incident happened said: “I was at home and heard a big bang. I looked out of the window and saw a car had crashed.
“Then two black guys got out of the car dragging a white guy across the road towards the wall.
“One of the guys had a knife that looked about a foot long and a machete and the other bloke had a gun.
“They started slashing him up with the knife and hitting him in the stomach with the machete.
“I don’t think it took long before he was dead. “There were people passing by who were screaming and running away. I’ve never seen anything like it.
“When he was dead, they dragged him out into the road and left him there. It was strange, they didn’t run off, they just stood there as if they were waiting for the police.
“It must’ve taken about 20 minutes for the police to arrive, I think it must’ve been because they were waiting for armed police.
“The police officers got out of the car and the two black men ran towards them with the gun. The police shot them.
“They fell to the ground."
Lou Peluola, 53, arrived on the scene shortly after the incident when he saw one attacker standing over a body before the police arrived 20 minutes later.
He said: "People were afraid asking: ‘where are the police?’ They took a long time to arrive.
"I panicked, rang the police and ran away."
Peluola saw the victim bent over on the floor with the attacker standing over him holding a 20inch knife.
He described the attacker as a "huge man, black".
Boya Dee, a rapper claiming to have seen the whole incident, tweeted live from the scene. He said: "I just see a man with his head chopped off right in front of my eyes!"
Eyewitness reports said a machete may have been used in the incident.
A London Air Ambulance spokeswoman said: "We were called today at 2.20pm to reports of an incident at John Wilson Street, SE18.
"We sent two responders in cars, three ambulance crews, two duty officers and London Air Ambulance to the scene.
“We still have staff on scene.”
John Wilson Street is currently shut in both directions between Artillery Place and New Ferry Approach.
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