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Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale studied in Carmarthenshire | Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale studied in Carmarthenshire |
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One of two men who murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby in London last year studied at an Islamic college in west Wales. | One of two men who murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby in London last year studied at an Islamic college in west Wales. |
A parliamentary report into Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo revealed Adebowale studied Arabic at the European Institute of Human Sciences in Llanybydder in 2012. | A parliamentary report into Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo revealed Adebowale studied Arabic at the European Institute of Human Sciences in Llanybydder in 2012. |
MI5 had contacted police from the Welsh Extremist and Counter Terrorism Unit in 2012 to investigate Adebowale. | MI5 had contacted police from the Welsh Extremist and Counter Terrorism Unit in 2012 to investigate Adebowale. |
They found he did not cause trouble while a student in Carmarthenshire. | They found he did not cause trouble while a student in Carmarthenshire. |
Adebowale was believed to have converted to Islam in order to move away from the crime gangs and drugs scene in London. | Adebowale was believed to have converted to Islam in order to move away from the crime gangs and drugs scene in London. |
The report came after the Intelligence and Security Committee spent 18 months examining the actions of MI5, MI6 and the government communications centre GCHQ in relation to the two men. | The report came after the Intelligence and Security Committee spent 18 months examining the actions of MI5, MI6 and the government communications centre GCHQ in relation to the two men. |
The section relating to Adebowale's stay in Wales reported the college was established in 1998 by a group of Iraqi Islamic clerics. | The section relating to Adebowale's stay in Wales reported the college was established in 1998 by a group of Iraqi Islamic clerics. |
It lost its academic accreditation in 2005 apparently over concerns about the level of academic rigour. | It lost its academic accreditation in 2005 apparently over concerns about the level of academic rigour. |
Police told the committee the college had followed a "moderate ethos" and aimed to integrate students with the local community. | Police told the committee the college had followed a "moderate ethos" and aimed to integrate students with the local community. |
It currently did not offer courses and largely stood empty, the report added. | It currently did not offer courses and largely stood empty, the report added. |
Local people told BBC Wales the college had been shut for a while, possibly up to a year. | |
The committee considered whether Adebolawe's choice of college might have been significant but MI5 told them the college "was not an extremist place". | The committee considered whether Adebolawe's choice of college might have been significant but MI5 told them the college "was not an extremist place". |
The report also stated that an officer from WECTU was believed to have actually spoken to Adebowale personally during the course of the counter-terrorism investigation into him in 2012. | The report also stated that an officer from WECTU was believed to have actually spoken to Adebowale personally during the course of the counter-terrorism investigation into him in 2012. |
WECTU'S assessment was that he appeared to moving away from extremist activity. | WECTU'S assessment was that he appeared to moving away from extremist activity. |
Adebowale and Adebolajo killed 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby near Woolwich Barracks in south-east London on 22 May 2013. | Adebowale and Adebolajo killed 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby near Woolwich Barracks in south-east London on 22 May 2013. |
They drove a car into him before hacking him to death. | They drove a car into him before hacking him to death. |
Adebolajo, 29 at the time of sentencing, was given a whole-life term in in February and Adebowale, 22, was jailed for a minimum of 45 years. | Adebolajo, 29 at the time of sentencing, was given a whole-life term in in February and Adebowale, 22, was jailed for a minimum of 45 years. |