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Lee Rigby murder: Police make tenth arrest | Lee Rigby murder: Police make tenth arrest |
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A tenth suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. | |
The 50-year-old man was arrested in Welling, south-east London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. | The 50-year-old man was arrested in Welling, south-east London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. |
Police also confirmed an address in south-east London is being searched. | Police also confirmed an address in south-east London is being searched. |
Four of those arrested have been bailed, two released without charge and four remain in custody over the killing on Wednesday. | Four of those arrested have been bailed, two released without charge and four remain in custody over the killing on Wednesday. |
Two suspects, Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22 - both Britons of Nigerian descent who are understood to be converts to Islam - remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition after being shot and wounded by police at the scene after the killing. | Two suspects, Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22 - both Britons of Nigerian descent who are understood to be converts to Islam - remain in custody in hospital in a stable condition after being shot and wounded by police at the scene after the killing. |
Three men arrested in south London on Saturday have been bailed. | |
The men, aged 21, 24 and 28, were held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. | |
A 22-year-old man arrested in north London on Sunday, also on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, is still being held. | |
Three others - a 29-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, and a 29-year-old woman - were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. | |
The two women were released without charge on Friday, and the man was released on bail on Saturday pending further inquiries. | |
EDL march | |
Supporters of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) marched in central London earlier, pushing through a police cordon on their way to Trafalgar Square. | |
More than 1,000 EDL protesters, some of whom chanted "there's only one Lee Rigby", took up a position near Downing Street. | |
A smaller group of anti-fascist demonstrators gathered opposite them. |