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Yan Minshi is an animal rights advocate.
Sir David Amess (David Amess), a member of the House of Commons, was attacked by a man in a electorate in southeast England on the 15th and died of multiple stab wounds in his body.
The Conservative Party member Yan Minshi became the second British parliamentarian to be assassinated in the past five years. A 25-year-old man has been arrested. The British police determined that the incident was a “terrorist attack”.
On Friday, Yan Minshi was attacked by a man when meeting voters in the electorate of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex and stabbed multiple times.
The British Metropolitan Police said that this may be related to Islamic extremism. A 25-year-old British man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. The police said they did not search for anyone else in connection with the death. But as part of the investigation, the police are searching two addresses in the London area, the City of London said.
The police believe that the man launched the attack alone, but related investigations are still ongoing. The police added that the man was being held in the Essex law enforcement unit.
Government sources told the BBC that the suspect is a British national and from preliminary investigations, he appears to be of Somali origin.
Yan Minshi, 69, represents the Southend West constituency. On Friday, he met with voters at a church to discuss issues of concern to the voters and was attacked.
Essex County Police Commissioner BJ Harrington said that Yan Minshi was “just performing his duties, and his life was so cruelly terminated.”
The London Police Department said counter-terrorism officials are cooperating with the Essex Police Department and the Eastern Region Expert Action Team.
The police said: “The fatal assassination in Leigh-on-Sea tonight has been declared a terrorist incident and the investigation is led by the anti-terrorist police department.”
“Preliminary investigations have shown that the motive for the attack may be related to Islamic extremism.”
The British government urges anyone with information about the incident, or those with closed-circuit television, car cameras or video doorbells, to contact them.
Yan Minshi has been a member of Parliament for 38 years. In 2015, he participated in the Taiwan-British Association Group’s visit to Taiwan and visited Taiwan.
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British Prime Minister Johnson (right) presented flowers to the scene of the crime.
“Senseless Attack”
At the same time, the British Home Secretary Priti Patel (Priti Patel) asked all police forces to “immediately” check the security maintenance arrangements of parliamentarians.
Patel said that the killing “represents an unreasonable attack on democracy itself,” adding that it is worth thinking about the security of the country’s public opinion representatives.
Yan Minshi has been elected as a member of Congress in 1983. He is married and has five children. He is the second active MP to be killed in the past five years after Labor MP Jo Cox (Jo Cox) was attacked and murdered in 2016.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described Yan Minshi as “one of the kindest, most beautiful and gentle people in British politics.”
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Analysis by BBC Political Affairs Editor Laura Kuenssberg
We expect our elected members of Congress to see us in person, rather than hiding behind the ornate gates and wooden walls of parliament.
The vast majority of parliamentarians are happy to meet this requirement.
However, this work is increasingly accompanied by abuse, intimidation, and the risks of parliamentarians and their staff.
A cabinet member told me today. “Everyone has been threatened… there have been moments of panic.”
Dealing with threats of harassment, responding to security issues, and reporting these issues to the police are the sad normal in 21st century politics. In the days to come, people will inevitably call for a more friendly atmosphere in Westminster and keep a cool head in real life, including the Internet.
However, any change is possible.