British MP shot and stabbed by a man shouting "Britain first!"

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36550304
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...t-leave-tories

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What we know so far about the shooting of the Labour MP Jo Cox

• The MP for Batley and Spen, is in a critical condition after being shot and stabbed several times in her West Yorkshire constituency. Witnesses said the attack occurred after the MP became involved in an altercation involving two men near her weekly advice surgery. A Labour source confirmed Cox was shot and stabbed after she had concluded the drop-in session for constituents at about 1pm.
• Cox suffered “serious injuries and is in a critical condition”. She was taken by helicopter to Leeds general infirmary.
• Police also confirmed a man in his late 40s to early 50s nearby suffered slight injuries in the incident.
• A 52-year-old man is under arrest. Police are also investigating reports the suspect shouted “Britain first”, a possible reference to the far-right political party, as he launched the attack.
• A witness Hithem Ben Abdallah, 56, who was in the cafe next door to the library shortly after 1pm, said the MP was involved in an argument between two men. He told PA a man in a baseball cap “suddenly pulled a gun from his bag” and after a brief scuffle with another man the MP became involved.
• “He was fighting with her and wrestling with her and then the gun went off twice and then she fell between two cars and I came and saw her bleeding on the floor.” The whole incident lasted about 15 to 20 minutes, Abdallah said.
• Another eyewitness, Clarke Rothwell, who runs a nearby cafe, told the BBC he believed the MP had been shot and stabbed multiple times. He said: “Three times she was shot, the initial time which then she dropped to the floor and two more times. The third time he got close proximity he shot her round the head area. In the meantime he was stabbing her as well, he was stabbing her with his knife.”
• A police spokesman said officers were called at 12.53 to Market Street, Birstall, “where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition”.
• He added: “A man in his late 40s to early 50s nearby also suffered slight injuries. Armed officers attended and a 52-year-old man was arrested in the area.”

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EDIT:

She's now confirmed dead :(

So long, Brexit. You had a chance up until now.

Allegedly the individual yelling "Britain first" is now confirmed false.

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Originally Posted by Justin

Allegedly the individual yelling "Britain first" is now confirmed false.

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Too late tbh fam, die Lügenpresse will latch onto it and never let it go, no matter how false it is.