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Suspect in British MP’s slaying backs IS, plotted attack for years — prosecutors
[IsraelTimes] UK authorities say Ali Harbi Ali began planning to kill two other politicians two years ago, ended up targeting Amess because he supported  ...KABOOM!... s in Syria. Prosecutors said Thursday that a 25-year-old man accused of stabbing British politician David Amess to death was an Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... supporter who plotted for two years to kill a politician. Ali Harbi Ali, a man from London with Somali heritage, had "religious and ideological motivations" when he attacked Amess last week in the town of Leigh-on-Sea, prosecutors said. They alleged that Ali targeted Amess, a member of the Conservative party, because the politician had voted for airstrikes on Syria, though he initially planned attacks on other MPs. The slaying took place as Amess, who was 69, attended a routine meeting with his constituents. His killing shook a nation accustomed to having face-to-face contact with its leaders, heightened concerns about extremism and rattled British politicians, who say they face increasing levels of vitriol and abuse as they perform their jobs. Ali was arrested at the scene of the killing in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London, last Friday. He was charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism. He appeared in court in central London wearing a grey tracksuit and thick-rimmed glasses, speaking only to confirm his name, age and address at the 13-minute hearing. He was not asked to enter a plea and was ordered detained until the next hearing. At the hearing, prosecutor James Cable said Ali began planning to kill a politician two years ago, and initially focused on two other politicians before choosing Amess. Nick Price of the Crown Prosecution Service said the murder "has a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations." Matt Jukes, the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, said "no other arrests have been made and at this time we are not seeking anybody else in relation to this incident." Jukes said detectives had analyzed computers, searched several London addresses and reviewed CCTV footage as part of the investigation. Related: Ali Harbi Ali,: 2021-10-20 CCTV footage shows suspect in slaying of British MP Amess hours before stabbing Ali Harbi Ali,: 2021-10-19 UK Muslim groups brace for rise in hate crime after killing of David Amess Ali Harbi Ali,: 2021-10-17 Day 2: Terror suspect in murder of British MP David Amess identified Posted by: trailing wife 2021-10-22 |
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