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Killers Sentenced In Hacking Death Of British Soldier

The victim: Fusilier Lee Rigby. U.K. Ministry of Defense hide caption

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The Two-Way

Killers Sentenced In Hacking Death Of British Soldier

February 26, 2014 • Fusilier Lee Rigby was attacked in London. The killers said they were avenging the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. One killer will die in prison. The other will be there at least 45 years.

British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says

As Ian Rigby spoke Friday about his stepson Lee, a British soldier who was murdered on a south London street this week, the young man's widow, Rebecca (right), and his mother, Lyn, reached out. Dave Thompson/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says

May 24, 2013 • As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life. He was killed Wednesday. Witnesses heard — and recorded — the attackers saying that they were angry about the deaths of Muslims during the wars in Iran and Afghanistan.