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>> he came straight to me. he said, no, no. it's cool. i just want to talk to you. >> another witness to the violence, ingrid kennet a 48-year-old mother tried to reason with the two attackers. she says despite his horrific crime he seemed quite lucid at the time of the stabbing. >> i know it's a bit -- for me he was just a regular guy a bit upset. he was not on drug, he was not drunk. i asked him, he said, don't touch. i killed him. i said why? he said he's a british soldier. he killed people. he killed muslim people in muslim countries and i have nothing to do here. >> the suspects lingered ...

Today president obama released a statement reading in part, quote, i condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack. the united states stands resolute with the united kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror. there can be absolutely no justification for such acts. i want to bring in cnn terrorism analyst paul krukshank live in the neighborhood where this took place in london. as horrific as this attack is why is it considered by the british government to be an act of terror as opposed to a random street crime carried out by a deranged lunatic? >> this was a deepl...