[Updated] Conservative Member Of U.K. Parliament Stabbed To Death While Meeting With Constituents
By Keneci Channel
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[UPDATE] Police Names The Islamic Terrorist Who killed MP David Amess
The 25-year-old man has been named as Ali Harbi Ali of Somali descent. He apparently waited at the scene for armed officers to arrive after stabbing MP Amess several times. He remains in custody as of Saturday evening under the Terrorism Act 2000, and officers have until 22 October to question him.
Ali was previously known to the government's counter-terror Prevent scheme.
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[UPDATE] Police Declare Fatal Stabbing Of MP David Amess An Islamic Terrorist Attack
The 25-year-old suspect is an Islamic extremist, according to Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon; saying in a statement that early investigation “has revealed a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism.”
Urgent background checks are being carried out on him to establish any potential links with jihadist groups. Officers are currently carrying out searches at two addresses in the London area, The police said today.
The name of the 25-year-old suspect has not officially been made public. He apparently lived in MP Amess’ Southend West constituency after his family came to the UK from Somalia in the 1990s.
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David Amess, 69, succumbed to his injuries from a stabbing attack Friday afternoon.
The Conservative member of parliament, for Southend West was meeting with constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in Southend-on-Sea, east of London, when he was attacked.
Constituents watched in horror as the attacker stabbed Amess several times, as they called the police. The MP's death was confirmed at around 3pm local time.
Police arrested the attacker at the scene and seized a weapon. “We were called to an address in Eastwood Road North shortly after 12:05 p.m. today ( October 15),” Essex Police said in an official statement. “We attended and found a man injured. He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene. A 25-year-old Somali immigrant was quickly arrested after officers arrived at the scene on suspicion of murder and a knife was recovered.” Police have not ruled out Islamic terror-motives behind the stabbing.
Amess, a pro-life social conservative and Roman Catholic, entered Parliament in 1983 as the MP for Basildon. He held the seat in 1992, but switched to nearby Southend West at the 1997 election. The MP is survived by his wife and five children.