UK police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker’s murder
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 25-year-old man with the murder of a Conservative lawmaker, alleging that the killing was an act of terrorism by a supporter of the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said Ali Harbi Ali, a man from London with Somali heritage, had “religious and ideological motivations” when he attacked David Amess last week in the town of Leigh-on-Sea. Prosecutors allege Ali targeted Amess because the lawmaker had voted for air strikes on Syria. Ali made a brief court appearance Thursday, and was ordered detained until his next hearing.
