Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo has appeared in court accused of murdering Drummer Lee Rigby.
Dressed in all white with his left arm heavily bandaged, the 28 year old was in the dock flanked by two police officers and a prison guard, and asked to be called Mujahid Abu Hamza.
As he arrived in the courtroom he pointed to the ceiling and kissed a copy of the Koran he gripped throughout the 12-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
He also appeared to smile and blow a kisses to a man in the public gallery, before he was forced to stand in the dock, having initially refused.
After trying to make several interruptions, he was remanded in custody and will next appear at the Old Bailey within 48 hours.
Earlier he was swept into court in an armoured vehicle led by a police convoy.
A number of armed officers formed a ring of steel in central London and shut off the roads leading to the court.
Dressed in all white with his left arm heavily bandaged, the 28 year old was in the dock flanked by two police officers and a prison guard, and asked to be called Mujahid Abu Hamza.
As he arrived in the courtroom he pointed to the ceiling and kissed a copy of the Koran he gripped throughout the 12-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
He also appeared to smile and blow a kisses to a man in the public gallery, before he was forced to stand in the dock, having initially refused.
Unusual: Michael Adebolajo made a series of gestures in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court, including kissing the Koran while pointing the the sky
Hearing: Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo, whose left arm was heavily bandaged, refused to stand in court this morning and held the Koran throughout his first appearance before the courts
Gesture: Those in court said that Adebolajo apparently blew kisses to this man from the dock, the unnamed named then reportedly pointed to the sky
Earlier he was swept into court in an armoured vehicle led by a police convoy.
A number of armed officers formed a ring of steel in central London and shut off the roads leading to the court.
Hearing: A police van drives Michael Adebolajo into Westminster Magistrates court, to face charges linked to the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich
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