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Soldier killers' extremist links

Questions remain over the extremist links of Lee Rigby's killers. Michael Adebolajo is thought to have flown to Kenya to train and fight with al-Qaeda in Somalia. The man who mentored Michael Adebowale says he believes he was radicalised when in jail

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Cleric: Adebolajo wanted 'to end oppression of Muslims'

In 2010, Michael Adebolajo visited Kenya and is believed to have been preparing to train and fight with al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia.

According to intelligence files seen by ITV News, he travelled to the country's coast and met a group under the surveillance of anti-terrorism police.

It is claimed they contacted a radical cleric for help to get to Somalia. That cleric told ITV News correspondent Rohit Kachroo: "Michael was a very nice young man - a man of strong character and if you look at him you believed in his cause."

"They were to join their fellow Mujahideens [Muslims who proclaim themselves warriors for their faith] in Somalia and to assist, put a stop to the oppression many of the Muslims in Somalia are going through."

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