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The wife of a soldier murdered in south-east London has said she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.
Rebecca Rigby said her husband, Drummer Lee Rigby, had walked safely down the street in Woolwich where he was attacked many times before.
Drummer Rigby's family gave emotional tributes on a day when the government defended the security services against criticism they could have done more.
Murder suspects Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were known to MI5.
Drummer Rigby, 25, was killed in front of dozens of people on Wednesday afternoon.
Shortly after the killing, a man, thought to be 28-year-old Mr Adebolajo, was filmed by a passer-by, saying he had carried out the attack because British soldiers killed Muslims every day.
Armed police arrived on the scene and shot the two suspected attackers, who had made no attempt to flee.
Footage of shooting
At a news conference, Drummer Rigby's visibly upset stepfather, Ian Rigby, said: "We would like to say 'Goodnight Lee, rest in peace our fallen soldier, we love you loads and words cannot describe how loved and sadly missed you will be.'"
Mr Rigby, who was flanked by other family members, added that his stepson "adored and cared a lot for his family, he was very much a family man, looking out for his wife, young son Jack, younger sisters, whom in turn they looked up to him".
He said his "heart skipped a beat" when he saw TV footage of the attack in Woolwich on Wednesday, knowing that Lee was in the area.
He did not yet know that his stepson was the victim of the attack and tried contacting him.
Mrs Rigby said she was aware of the dangers of her husband serving in countries where there was armed conflict, but that: "You don't expect it to happen when he's in the UK. You think they're safe."
Also on Friday:
- There were prayers, readings and candles lit in memory of Drummer Rigby at a service in his hometown of Middleton, Greater Manchester
- Thousands of pounds have been raised for Help for Heroes on a fundraising page set up so that people can support the charity in the wake of Drummer Rigby's death
- Hundreds of bunches of flowers were tied to the railings of the barracks in Woolwich where Drummer Rigby had been based at the time of his murder
- Scotland Yard revealed that a post-mortem carried out on Thursday did not confirm the cause of Drummer Rigby's death
The family's statements come after video footage, obtained by the Daily Mirror, emerged showing the moment police shot Mr Adebolajo, originally of Romford, east London, and Mr Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich, south-east London.
The video shows one of the men charge at police sitting in a patrol car. He drops a knife as he is shot and falls to the ground.
The other man is shown aiming a gun at officers as he runs in a different direction. Police are heard firing eight shots in total at the two men.
Both of the suspects remain under armed guard in separate London hospitals in stable conditions with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are said to be standing guard outside Mr Adebowale's home in Greenwich.
Detectives are also interviewing a man and a woman at a south London police station after they were arrested on Thursday night on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
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Earlier, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles defended the security services against criticism.
He told BBC Breakfast: "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen experts on security explaining how difficult it is in a free society to be able to control everyone."
Meanwhile, thousands of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community are expected to gather in London to offer prayers for the dead soldier and his family and to "express solidarity against extremism".
National president Rafiq Hayat said: "We hope that the perpetrators of this crime, that is based on a twisted and warped ideology, are brought to justice."
The BBC has uncovered its own footage of Mr Adebolajo taking part in an Islamist demonstration in April 2007 against the arrest of a man from Luton, holding a placard reading "Crusade Against Muslims".
Video has emerged of suspect Michael Adebolajo at an Islamist protest in 2007 (Left, in white clothes)
He is shown standing next to then-leader of the now banned al-Muhajiroun organisation, Anjem Choudary, who has said Mr Adebolajo went his own way in around 2010.
Mr Choudary appeared on Newsnight on Thursday and said Mr Adebolajo had made comments that "I think not many Muslims can disagree with".
The radical Islamist preacher said he was "shocked" by what had happened. He also said: "One man killed in the street does not equate to the hundreds and thousands and millions, in fact, who've been slaughtered by the British and American foreign policy."
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