RELATIVES of one of the two men suspected of murdering Drummer Lee Rigby have said there is no place for violence in the name of religion.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, is being held by police over the alleged attack, which was claimed to have been carried out to avenge British armed forces being present in Afghanistan.
His family also said in the statement, released as Adebolajo's fellow suspect Michael Adebowale was released from hospital into police custody, that their sympathies lay with the soldier's family.
The pair were both shot by police in the wake of 25-year-old Drummer Rigby's death in Woolwich, London, after apparently charging towards armed officers a week ago.
The statement said: "As a family we wish to share with others our horror at the senseless killing of Lee Rigby, and express our profound shame and distress that this has brought to our family.
"We send our heartfelt condolence to Lee Rigby's family and loved ones."
They said they wholeheartedly condemned terrorism, and fully expect that Drummer Rigby's killers will be brought to justice.
It added: "We wish to state openly we believe there is no place for violence in the name of religion or politics. We believe all right thinking members of society share this view wherever they were born and whatever their religion and political beliefs."
"We wholeheartedly condemn all those who engage in acts of terror and reject any suggestion by them that religion or politics can justify this kind of violence."
Drummer Rigby was hacked to death near Woolwich barracks and Adebowale and Adebolajo are among 10 people both arrested on suspicion of his murder.
Adebowale has been further arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a police officer.
Meanwhile, Drummer Rigby's name will be inscribed on a national memorial honouring Britain's fallen servicemen and women.
Trustees for the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, said it would be included as he had died in a terrorist attack.
His family will be invited to a special ceremony alongside a member of the royal family, a defence minister and senior representatives of the armed forces.
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