Major Incident in South London with Reports of Shootings and a Beheading
THE COMMENTATOR: Reports suggest that a serving solider has been "hacked to bits" in Woolwich by two men with "meat cleavers" and guns

Various online reports have confirmed what is being reported as a "major incident" in Woolwich in South East London, as people drop feed information about what the Metropolitan Police has so far described as an "assault".

Eyewitnesses have reported a beheading with a 'machete' or 'meat cleaver' and claimed that police armed units responded to a scene in John Wilson Street, Woolwich.

The shots are said to have been fired close to the Royal Artillery Barracks in London after an alleged sword attack, The Sun reports.

While the incident has yet to be confirmed, local residents and social media users report that two black men ran over a white man in a car, before "hopping out" and attempting to decapitate him. It is not yet known if the attempt was successful, though reports suggest that the two men were shot by armed police arriving at the scene. » | The Commentator | Wednesday, May 22, 2013

'Machete Attack' on 'Serving Soldier' in Woolwich
CHANNEL 4: Two men are shot in Woolwich after a man wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt was attacked with a machete-style knife. David Cameron has called an emergency meeting of Cobra.

You may find details in the report below highly distressing

A witness, identified only as James, said he saw two black men attack the young victim with knives, including a meat cleaver.

In a graphic description of events, he told London radio station LBC:

"They were hacking at this poor guy, literally. They were hacking at him, chopping him, cutting him."

One man has been confirmed dead at the scene and two others taken to hospital, one of them in a serious condition, a London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.

Fighting back tears, James said: "These two guys were crazed.

"They were just animals. They dragged him from the pavement and dumped his body in the middle of the road and left his body there."

He said that after the attack, which he described as "horrendous", the two men stood around waving knives and a gun, and asked people nearby to take pictures of them "as if they wanted to be on TV or something". » | Wednesday, May 22, 2013