UK police: MP Amess killing was terrorism, potentally tied to Islamic extremism

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British police on Friday night declared the killing of MP David Amess earlier in the day a terrorist incident.

“Senior National Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon formally declared the incident as terrorism,” police said in a statement.

“The early investigation has revealed a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism.”


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