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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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Adebolajo thought 'MI5 were destroying his life'

Michael Adebolajo, one of the men convicted of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, thought MI5 were "destroying his life" after allegedly being approached by the agency to become an agent, according to one of his friends.

A letter seen by ITV News outlined claims from Michael Adebolajo's family that British security services wanted to recruit the 29-year-old, and Abu Baraa believes those approaches became too much for the convicted killer.

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