LONDON: The Scottish page on Saturday said that the murder of Conservative MP David Amess was being treated as a terrorist attack and it investigated the potential Islamic terrorism content with fatal stabbing, an incident that had surprised the state and requested a security review of the steps for parliamentarians involved in constituency work .
Amess, 69 and members of the British Prime Minister Boris of the ruling conservative party, died after being stabbed several times on Friday when he met his constituents at the Belfairs Methodist Church at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
A 25-year-old British man, who was believed to be a legacy of Somalia, was arrested at the scene due to suspicion of murder and remained in detention at a police station in Essex, Southeast England.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labor leader Opposition Sir Keer Starmer lay flowers at lodging places, together on Saturday morning.
“The Senior National Coordinator for the Counter Terrorism Police, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon officially stated the incident as a terrorism.
The initial investigation has revealed the potential motivation associated with Islamist extremism,” Metropolitan police said in a statement.
“A 25-year-old British man was arrested at the scene due to suspicion “It is believed that he acts alone, and we are not looking for other people in connection with the current incident.
However, the question of the situation continues,” he added.
Investigation was led by counter-counter terrorism command, along with the operating unit of the East Region Specialist (Ersou) and the Essex police, and the police had urged witnesses to advance to help any video questions.
British home secretary Priti Patel has announced a security review of parliamentarians.
Patel, also a member of parliament from Essex like Amess, gave respect to party colleagues who were late as “humans from people”, by saying “He really exists for everyone” and “Killed do the work he loves” .
“We all struggle to make peace with the fact that David Amess has been so cruelly taken from all of us,” he said.
Patel, who has asked police forces to immediately review security settings for MPs, maintain balance can be found to allow face-to-face meetings with continuing constituents.
“We will continue, we live in open society, democracy,” he said.
“We cannot be stopped by any individual or motivation …
to stop us from functioning”.
Prime Minister Johnson previously paid tribute to MP Tory the deceased as “one of the best, best, softest in politics”.
Johnson said he had “extraordinary legal records to help the most vulnerable”, add “we have lost today a good public waiter and a very loved friend and colleague”.
Starmer opposition leader wrote on Twitter: “Terrible news and very surprising.
Think of David, his family and his staff.” Starmer also wrote that Amess was a dedicated public servant, a husband and father.
Amess represents the Southend West in Essex and holds a constituency operation – where voters can meet their chosen parliament and discuss the problem – in the church on Friday when he was attacked.
He has been a member of parliament since 1983 and married five children.
He is the second member who serves English members to be subject to fatally in the last five years, after the murder of the MP JO Cox parfl in 2016.