Published 3 years ago

Flags flown at half mast in tribute to murdered British lawmaker

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LONDON - The union flags outside parliament and above Prime Minister Boris Johnson's home in Downing Street were lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect after a British lawmaker was stabbed to death on Friday. David Amess, a 69-year-old lawmaker from Johnson's Conservative Party, was stabbed to death in a church by a man who lunged at him at a meeting with voters, knifing him

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Times of India

UK lawmaker David Amess stabbed to death while meeting with constituents

Amess, 69, had been a member of Parliament for Southend West, which includes Leigh-on-Sea, since 1997, but has been a lawmaker since 1983. He was a well-liked member of Parliament, best known for his ceaseless campaign to have Southend declared a city.

3 years ago·India

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Yahoo News

UK lawmaker stabbed to death while meeting with constituents

LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, an attack that united Britain's fractious politicians in shock and sorrow. Police gave no immediate details on the motive for the killing of 69-year-old Conservative lawmaker David Amess and did not identify the suspect, who was held on suspicion of murder. The attack came five years after another lawmaker,…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Hindu

U.K. Conservative MP David Amess stabbed to death while meeting with constituents

David Amess has been a member of Parliament since 1997.

3 years ago·India

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CTV News

U.K. lawmaker stabbed to death while meeting with constituents

A member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, an attack that united Britain's fractious politicians in shock and sorrow. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

3 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Flags flown at half mast in tribute to murdered British lawmaker

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Colleagues, royals and PMs remember David Amess

Condolences and grief-filled messages poured in Friday after British MP David Amess, 69, was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents at a church in England.

3 years ago·Canada

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