Extremist had pictures of Lee Rigby on his phone when he tried to behead commuter

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A Muslim extremist who tried to behead a musician in a busy tube station had photos of ‘Jihadi John’ and murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby on his phone, a court heard today (weds). Muhiddin Mire, 30, cut the throat of 56-year-old Lyle Zimmerman three days after the House of Commons debate on the bombing of ISIS in Syria, jurors were told. Mire, who has a history of mental illness, was allegedly ‘motivated by revenge’ for the air strikes by the UK…

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