Lee Rigby known as 'Riggers' to his friends, who is identified by the MOD as the serving member of the armed forces who was attacked and killed by two men in the Woolwich area of London, May 22, 2013. (MOD/AP Photo)
LONDON (AP) -- British police have charged a second suspect with the murder of a soldier who was run down by a car and hacked to death in a London street.
The Metropolitan Police says 28-year-old Michael Adebolajo was charged Saturday with the murder of Lee Rigby.
He also is accused of attempting to murder two police officers, and possession of a firearm.
Adebolajo was released from a hospital Friday after treatment for injuries suffered in the May 22 attack.
Another man, 22-year-old Michael Adebowale, also has been charged with Rigby's murder.
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