Sentence due for 2 men guilty of slaying off-duty UK soldier on a London street
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Sentencing is underway for two al-Qaida-inspired extremists convicted of murdering an off-duty British soldier who was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack on a London street.
Self-described "soldier of Allah" Michael Adebolajo and accomplice Michael Adebowale were convicted in December of murdering 25-year-old Fusilier Lee Rigby, who was struck by a car and then repeatedly stabbed with knives and a cleaver in front of horrified passers-by.
The May 22 attack shocked Britain and inflamed fears of Islamic extremist terrorism in the country.
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The pair appeared in the dock Wednesday as prosecutors and defense lawyers made final comments.
In his testimony, the 29-year-old Adebolajo told the court that he and 22-year-old Adebowale had decided to kill a British soldier as revenge for attacks on Muslims abroad.