Jury hears that alleged Woolwich murderers lay in wait for a serviceman to come along

A jury in London has heard the alleged murderers of Lee Rigby lay in wait for a serviceman to kill - and he was the solider they spotted first.

Jury hears that alleged Woolwich murderers lay in wait for a serviceman to come along

A jury in London has heard the alleged murderers of Lee Rigby lay in wait for a serviceman to kill - and he was the solider they spotted first.

Michael Adebolajo told detectives in an interview that he and Michael Adebowale decided a soldier "was the most fair target" as they had joined the army understanding that their life would be at risk.

Both men deny murdering Fusilier Lee Rigby in a street in Woolwich in south east London in May.

Update at 14.30

One of the alleged murderers of Lee Rigby has told a court he was not pursuing a 'personal vendetta'.

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