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| Lee Rigby shrine removal: Protest at council meeting | Lee Rigby shrine removal: Protest at council meeting |
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| Activists stormed a council meeting as part of a long-running feud over the removal of an unofficial shrine to murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby. | Activists stormed a council meeting as part of a long-running feud over the removal of an unofficial shrine to murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby. |
| Greenwich Council angered "far right groups" by routinely taking items left at the spot where Fusilier Rigby died. | Greenwich Council angered "far right groups" by routinely taking items left at the spot where Fusilier Rigby died. |
| Police at Woolwich Town Hall intervened when onlookers shouted over a statement by council leader Denise Hyland. | |
| A live feed of the meeting was stopped for 15 minutes as councillors left the room. | A live feed of the meeting was stopped for 15 minutes as councillors left the room. |
| The council has said far-right groups used the shrine "for their own causes" and Fusilier Rigby's family supported its removal. | The council has said far-right groups used the shrine "for their own causes" and Fusilier Rigby's family supported its removal. |
| Protesters interrupted Ms Hyland as she said threats by a "scattering of people from the far right" would not be tolerated. | |
| She was responding to death threats made to a council caretaker. | She was responding to death threats made to a council caretaker. |
| Earlier, a Met Police spokesman said the force was informed of a peaceful protest at the Town Hall in Woolwich, south-east London. | Earlier, a Met Police spokesman said the force was informed of a peaceful protest at the Town Hall in Woolwich, south-east London. |
| He said an undisclosed number of officers were stationed in the area to "keep an eye out". | He said an undisclosed number of officers were stationed in the area to "keep an eye out". |
| An unofficial shrine had grown at the spot where Fusilier Rigby was murdered by extremists in May 2013. | An unofficial shrine had grown at the spot where Fusilier Rigby was murdered by extremists in May 2013. |
| But Greenwich Council said a plaque at St George's Garrison Church - opposite Woolwich Barracks, where he was stationed, and just 700m from where he was killed - is recognised by the family and the Army as the official local memorial. | But Greenwich Council said a plaque at St George's Garrison Church - opposite Woolwich Barracks, where he was stationed, and just 700m from where he was killed - is recognised by the family and the Army as the official local memorial. |
| Leader of the council, Denise Hyland, said Fusilier Rigby's family have told her "they absolutely do not want a memorial at the site of the murder". | Leader of the council, Denise Hyland, said Fusilier Rigby's family have told her "they absolutely do not want a memorial at the site of the murder". |
| She told BBC Radio London: "We are open to ways to publicly honour Lee Rigby, but putting a memorial at the site where he was cut down is not one of them." | She told BBC Radio London: "We are open to ways to publicly honour Lee Rigby, but putting a memorial at the site where he was cut down is not one of them." |
| The 25-year-old was off-duty when he was hit by a car outside the army barracks and then hacked to death. | The 25-year-old was off-duty when he was hit by a car outside the army barracks and then hacked to death. |
| A group called Wessex Resistance posted on its Facebook page that the council "refuse to put a plaque at the site of Lee Rigby's murder because they want to sweep it under the carpet". | A group called Wessex Resistance posted on its Facebook page that the council "refuse to put a plaque at the site of Lee Rigby's murder because they want to sweep it under the carpet". |
| The council said it is supported by multi-faith community representatives and would carry on removing items from the memorial every time new ones appeared. | The council said it is supported by multi-faith community representatives and would carry on removing items from the memorial every time new ones appeared. |