Obama denounces deadly attack on British soldier

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday denounced the deadly attack on a British soldier in a London street a day ago.

"I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22," the president said in a statement. "The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror."

The soldier was hacked to death by two attackers wielding knives including a meat cleaver near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich in southeast London on Wednesday afternoon.

The attackers were shot by the police arriving on the scene, and were sent to separate hospitals for treatment. British Prime Minister David Cameron called it a possible "terrorist incident."

"There can be absolutely no justification for such acts," Obama said, noting the G8 summit slated for June in Northern Ireland will include discussions on the security challenges facing both the U.S. and Britain.

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