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| Woolwich attack: Service for Drummer Lee Rigby | Woolwich attack: Service for Drummer Lee Rigby |
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| A prayer service for Drummer Lee Rigby, the soldier killed by two assailants in south-east London on Wednesday, has taken place in Greater Manchester. | A prayer service for Drummer Lee Rigby, the soldier killed by two assailants in south-east London on Wednesday, has taken place in Greater Manchester. |
| The 25-year-old, from Middleton, had been in the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers since 2006. | The 25-year-old, from Middleton, had been in the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers since 2006. |
| The prayer service saw people from the Langley estate gather in All Saints and Martyrs' Burnside Community Centre. | The prayer service saw people from the Langley estate gather in All Saints and Martyrs' Burnside Community Centre. |
| Local MP Jim Dobbin said Drummer Rigby's death had "absolutely traumatised" people on the estate. | Local MP Jim Dobbin said Drummer Rigby's death had "absolutely traumatised" people on the estate. |
| The Reverend Philip Miller, who led the service, said it had been a chance to "support the Rigby family". | |
| "Obviously, it is incredibly hard for them but these lovely people need to know that they are supported [by the community]." | "Obviously, it is incredibly hard for them but these lovely people need to know that they are supported [by the community]." |
| He said it was important for "everybody to respect the family's privacy". | He said it was important for "everybody to respect the family's privacy". |
| People who attended the service, which included prayers and readings, lit candles in memory of Drummer Rigby. | People who attended the service, which included prayers and readings, lit candles in memory of Drummer Rigby. |
| Floral tributes have been left in the garden of the Rigby family's home on the estate, where the soldier grew up. | Floral tributes have been left in the garden of the Rigby family's home on the estate, where the soldier grew up. |
| 'Pay respects' | 'Pay respects' |
| Mr Dobbin, the MP for Heywood and Middleton, said the area was the "kind of estate [where] everyone knows each other". | Mr Dobbin, the MP for Heywood and Middleton, said the area was the "kind of estate [where] everyone knows each other". |
| "The family and local people here will get all the respect and support we can offer," he said. | "The family and local people here will get all the respect and support we can offer," he said. |
| Mal McCall, who chairs a local residents' association, said the estate would "rally together, support the family and do what we can". | Mal McCall, who chairs a local residents' association, said the estate would "rally together, support the family and do what we can". |
| Christine Abbott, who manages the Demesne Community Centre in Langley, said she wanted people to "come to pay respects to Lee's family". | Christine Abbott, who manages the Demesne Community Centre in Langley, said she wanted people to "come to pay respects to Lee's family". |
| "When the press and everyone has gone from the estate, Langley will still be here for his mum and dad and his family," she said. | "When the press and everyone has gone from the estate, Langley will still be here for his mum and dad and his family," she said. |
| Flag tributes | Flag tributes |
| A book of condolence in memory of Drummer Rigby has been opened at Middleton Arena and flags on council buildings across Rochdale have been flown at half-mast in tribute to him. | A book of condolence in memory of Drummer Rigby has been opened at Middleton Arena and flags on council buildings across Rochdale have been flown at half-mast in tribute to him. |
| Middleton councillor Peter Williams, who signed the book, said the 25-year-old had been a "popular and talented young man". | Middleton councillor Peter Williams, who signed the book, said the 25-year-old had been a "popular and talented young man". |
| "Words can't express how deeply people have a feeling of community with the family and want to give their support," he said. | "Words can't express how deeply people have a feeling of community with the family and want to give their support," he said. |
| The flag at Bury Council has also been lowered to half-mast and a book of condolence has been opened at the town's Fusilier Museum. | The flag at Bury Council has also been lowered to half-mast and a book of condolence has been opened at the town's Fusilier Museum. |
| Council leader Mike Connolly said Drummer Rigby's death had "left all our communities, of whatever faith, in shock and disbelief that such violence could take place". | Council leader Mike Connolly said Drummer Rigby's death had "left all our communities, of whatever faith, in shock and disbelief that such violence could take place". |
| "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Lee Rigby and his fellow soldiers at this most difficult of times," he said. | "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Lee Rigby and his fellow soldiers at this most difficult of times," he said. |