Scotland Yard probes Islamist terror link to British MP’s fatal stabbing
The Hindu
Sir David Amess, 69, represented Southend West in Essex and was holding a constituency surgery at the church on Friday when he was attacked
Scotland Yard on Saturday said its Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the as they probe a potential Islamist terrorism link to the fatal stabbing at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on Friday.
A 25-year-old British man, believed to be of Somali heritage, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and remains in custody at a police station in Essex, south-east England.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Opposition Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer laid flowers at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, the scene of the stabbing, together on Saturday morning.
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