A British soldier was hacked to death in London on Wednesday in what is being described as a likely terrorist attack. A bystander videotaped one of the two suspects just moments after the killing, holding a cleaver in his bloodied hands. Speaking to the camera, the man delivered a political message signaling ties to Islamist militancy.

Suspect: “We must fight them as they fight us: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. I apologize that women had to witness this today, but in our land, our women have to see the same. You people will never be safe. Remove your government. They don’t care about you.”

The man and another suspect reportedly stayed at the scene of the attack, where they tried to engage in similar exchanges with bystanders. They were later shot and detained by British police. The attack occurred near a British military site that has deployed soldiers to both Iraq and Afghanistan.