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Sir David Amess killing was terrorist incident, Met Police say - BBC News

Sir David Amess killing was terrorist incident, Met Police say - BBC News

Sir David Amess killing was terrorist incident, Met Police say - BBC News
Oct 16, 2021 1 min, 34 secs

The killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident by police.

Sir David was stabbed multiple times at a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on Friday.

The Metropolitan Police said there was "a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism".

A 25-year-old British man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, and police said they were not seeking anyone else over the death.

Essex Police chief constable BJ Harrington said Sir David was "simply dispensing his duties when his life was horrifically cut short".

The Met said its counter-terrorism officers were working with colleagues from Essex Police and the Eastern Region Specialist Operations Unit (ERSOU).

"The fatal stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea has tonight been declared as a terrorist incident, with the investigation being led by Counter Terrorism Policing," the force said.

House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle told BBC2's Newsnight that police were contacting all MPs to check on their security and reassure them following the killing of Sir David.

But Conservative MP Tobias Elwood told BBC Radio 4's World Tonight programme he would recommend that no MP should have face-to-face meetings with constituents following the stabbing of Sir David.

Father Jeff Woolnough, parish priest at nearby St Peter's Catholic Church, described Sir David as "a great, great man, a good catholic and a friend to all".

Southend councillor John Lamb said Sir David was "a very good, hard working constituency MP who worked for everyone".

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