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One of the two main suspects in the brutal murder of a British soldier by Islamic extremists near his London barracks was discharged from hospital and taken into police custody on Tuesday. Michael Adebowale, 22, faces questioning over the soldier’s murder as well as the attempted murder of a police officer, the Metropolitan Police said. Adebowale and his fellow suspect in the killing of soldier Lee Rigby, Michael Adebolajo, 28, were shot and injured by police at the scene near the barracks in Woolwich on Wednesday. They have been under police guard in hospital. Both men are believed to be known to the security services. Adebowale and Adebolajo are Muslim converts from Nigerian Christian families.

Michael Adebolajo (centre) appeared in court in Kenya in 2010 on suspicion of planning to join a terrorist group One of the suspects in the Woolwich murder was arrested in Kenya in 2010, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed. It said Michael Adebolajo was arrested there and it gave consular assistance "as normal" in the circumstances. Boniface Mwaniki, head of Kenya's anti-terrorism unit, told the Associated Press Mr Adebolajo was believed to have been preparing to train and fight with Somali militant group al-Shabaab. He said Mr Adebolajo was arrested with five others and later deported. The Kenyan government had previously denied he had ever visited the country. Mr Adebolajo, 28, and a second man, Michael Adebowale, 22, were arrested on suspicion of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday. They remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition after being shot and wounded by police at the scene after the killing. A friend of Mr Adebolajo, Abu Nusayba...