Killer converted to Islam as a teenager and was previously investigated by British authorities. The terrorist told a witness at the scene, ‘We want to start a war in London tonight.’

‘I apologize that women have to witness this today, but in our land, our women have to see the same. … Remove your government! They don’t care about you!’

Victim in Woolwich attack was reportedly a member of the Royal Artillery. Witnesses say he was ‘hacked to bits’ by two men who shouted, ‘Allahu Akbar!’