Killer's friend arrested

LONDON (AP):Counter-terrorism police yesterday started questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. Three other men were arrested late yesterday.

The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalised.

In his interview, Nusaybah said Adebolajo became withdrawn after returning from a visit to study in Kenya, where he claimed he had been physically and sexually abused in detention.

Nusaybah also alleged that the United Kingdom's security services tried to recruit Adebolajo after he returned to Britain.

Adebolajo and another man are suspected of killing 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby, hacking at his body with knives and a meat cleaver, on a London street in front of dozens of passers-by last Wednesday.

Both suspects were shot by police at the scene and are hospitalised under guard in stable condition.

The BBC said Nusaybah was arrested by police outside its studios Friday night immediately after recording the interview.

Metropolitan Police only confirmed that a 31-year-old man was arrested Friday night in London on suspicion of "the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism".