Lee Rigby’s dad ‘physically sick’ by Manchester bombing and has fled home to ‘get away from it all’ after attack on fourth anniversary of drummer’s death
LEE Rigby's dad said he has been left "physically sick" by the Manchester bombing - which took place four years to the day after his son was killed.
The Fusilier was butchered by sick fanatics outside Woolwich Barracks in South East London exactly four years ago.
In a chilling echo of his death, 22 people have died after a brutal attack by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande gig on Monday night, with 64 injured.
Phil McClure, 67, said seeing the atrocity in his hometown brought back terrible memories of the slaughter of his son.
He said: "All of it makes me feel physically sick. It is disgusting.
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"We don't know enough yet to say whether it was done intentionally on the anniversary of Lee's death but it just brings it all back.
"I can't even watch it all on TV because it is too upsetting. We have gone away to get away from it all.
"It makes me so angry to see this going on, after four years another attack. My heart goes out to every single person who was there or who has lost someone.
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"Honestly words cannot describe it. I feel sick hearing about it all.
"I need to be somewhere quiet and peaceful where nobody knows us and I can go to church and say a little prayer for Lee."
Lee was 25 when he was brutally killed in the street by Islamic extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.
Yesterday his mum Lyn called on everyone to "stand together against terrorism" and said her "heart goes out" to all the families affected.
She said today's events had taken her "back to how we felt as a family as events unfolded via the media in front of our eyes."
Lyn Rigby went on: "Feeling out of control, helpless, panicked every parents worse nightmare. Waiting for confirmation that Lee was involved.
On an evening when families with children were out enjoying themselves, some parents find themselves now in the same situation.
"Whole families affected forever. We must stand together against terrorism."
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Terrorist Salman Abedi, 22, was unmasked as the attacker as Theresa May yesterday raised the UK threat level to “critical” for the first time in 10 years and said she may deploy armed soldiers on the streets because another terror attack could be “imminent”.
His 23-year-old brother Ismail was arrested yesterday and quizzed by cops.
Witnesses told of seeing shards of metal tearing into concert-goers in the foyer area of the world-famous concert venue – leaving dozens lying in pools of blood.
Last night's incident in Manchester was the worst terror attack in the UK in more than ten years, when 56 people were killed when suicide bombers targeted the London transport network in June 2005.
The attacker then went on to stab hero police officer Keith Palmer to death outside the Houses of Parliament on 22 March.
Fusilier Rigby was butchered by sick fanatics Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale outside Woolwich Barracks in south-east London on 22 May 2013.