The killing of a British soldier on the streets of London in a suspected Islamist attack has shocked the nation.

The victim was hit by a car in broad daylight, then hacked to death by two men wielding machetes and knives.

Witnesses said the attackers shouted God is Greatest in Arabic as they tried to behead their victim.

Police shot and wounded the two suspects whose identities have not yet been released.

Residents in the southeast district of Woolwich described the scene.

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