UK man murdered in London 'terror' attack A man believed to be a serving British soldier has been brutally murdered on a London street. A MAN believed to be a serving British soldier has been brutally murdered near a London barracks in a suspected terrorist attack. At a press conference in Paris, British Prime Minister David Cameron has described the attack as "appalling," saying there are "strong indications it is a terrorist incident." French president Francois Hollande referred to the murdered man as a "British soldier" but there was no confirmation. Armed police shot and wounded the two suspected attackers. One broadcaster showed footage of one of the men at the scene carrying a blood-covered knife and meat cleaver. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you," he is filmed saying to the camera. The black man, dressed in a grey hooded jacket and black woolly hat, made a number of political statements to bystanders. We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," he says in a London accent in the video. I apologise that women have had to witness this today but in our land our women have to see the same. The government's emergency response committee was immediately convened. The attack took place in broad daylight about 200 metres from the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, southeast London. British media reported several witnesses describing seeing a "beheading" as two men pounced on, hacked and stabbed the man. An eyewitness identified as James described the men as "crazed." They were just animals. They dragged him from the pavement and dumped his body in the middle of the road and left his body there," he told London radio. Following the "horrendous" attack, the men stood around waving knives and a gun and asked people to take pictures of them "as if they wanted to be on TV or something," James said. Another witness told the BBC the men could easily have escaped without being captured but waited for the police. He said an officer shot them as soon as she arrived on the scene. Cameron, who is returning early from talks with Hollande in Paris to deal with the aftermath, says the attack is "truly shocking." "We've had this sort of attack before in our country and we never buckle in the face of them," Cameron said. Home Secretary Theresa May chaired a meeting of COBRA, the government's emergency civil contingencies committee. "It has been confirmed to me that a man has been brutally murdered this afternoon in southeast London," she said. Two other men were shot by armed police and they are currently receiving treatment for their injuries. This is a sickening and barbaric attack. This attack was an attack on everyone in the United Kingdom, and it will be condemned by people from every community. Police were called at 1320 GMT (2320 AEST) to reports of one man being assaulted by two others. "A number of weapons were reportedly being used in the attack and this included reports of a firearm," said police commander Simon Letchford. Local police officers, then firearms officers, arrived on the scene where they found a man who was later pronounced dead. Two men, who we believe from early reports to have been carrying weapons, were shot by police. They were taken to separate London hospitals. They are receiving treatment for their injuries," Letchford said. Comment was being sought from the Australian High Commission in London. A Buckingham Palace spokesman says Queen Elizabeth II, who is due to visit the barracks later this month, is being kept updated. "The Queen is of course concerned by the report of an attack in Woolwich," he said.