British MP David Amess was killed in a knife attack Oct. 15, 2021 (Wikimedia Commons)
Counterterrorism police in Britain are investigating possible links between "Islamist extremists" and a foreign national who is the sole suspect in the stabbing death of a Conservative Party member of Parliament on Friday.
The MP, Sir David Amess, was killed while meeting with constituents at a Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London.
A source who spoke to The Independent newspaper of London said the suspect, 25, is Somalian. The suspect calmly waited for police to arrive after the fatal knife attack.
The source said the attacker did not use phrases often associated with an Islamic attack to indicate a terrorist motivation, the paper reported.
Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, England (Wikimedia Commons)
Police will examine the suspect's telephone in search of any links to terrorist groups or "extremism," The Independent said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson reflected the nation's shock and sadness at the loss of "one of the kindest" people in politics, BBC News reported.
Amess, 69, was married with five children. Raised as a Roman Catholic, he was known as a social conservative, a prominent opponent of abortion and a supporter of Brexit. He had been an MP since 1983.
An opponent of the Islamic regime in Tehran hailed Amess as "the true voice of the people of Iran in the UK parliament for human rights and democracy and freedom."
RIP: you were the true voice of the people of Iran in the UK parliament for human rights and democracy and freedom @amessd_southend
Tory MP Sir David Amess dies after stabbing at constituency surgery https://t.co/f3s0ozJ4vO— Ali Bagheri (@Bagheri_Ali_) October 15, 2021
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the killing "represents a senseless attack on democracy itself," adding that "questions are rightly being asked about the safety of our country's elected representatives."
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