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UK MP David Amess dies after being stabbed at constituency surgery

<span style="color: #222222;">In UK, Member of Parliament Sir David Amess has died today after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. They said, they have recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.<br />''<br />''Sixty-nine-year-old David had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has expressed condolence over his demise.<br />''<br />''Raised as a Roman Catholic, David was known politically as a social conservative and as a prominent campaigner against abortion and on animal welfare issues.<br />''<br />''British lawmakers are protected by armed police when they are inside Parliament but have no such protection in their constituencies.<br />''<br />''Politicians from across the political spectrum expressed shock at initial reports of the stabbing. </span><br />

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