British MP shot and injured

AFP, LONDON: A British lawmaker from the opposition Labour Party has been shot and injured in her constituency in northern England, media reported on Thursday.
Jo Cox, 41, a mother of two, was left bleeding on the pavement after the incident in Birstall in Yorkshire, the Press Association cited an eyewitness as saying.
“At 12.53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition,” the police said in a statement.
“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,” it said.
Channel 4 News quoted Cox’s office as saying that the pro-EU MP had been shot and stabbed. The BBC said she was flown by air ambulance to Leeds.
Contacted by AFP, her offices in London and Yorkshire could not immediately be reached.

British MP shot and injured

AFP, LONDON: A British lawmaker from the opposition Labour Party has been shot and injured in her constituency in northern England, media reported on Thursday. Jo Cox, 41, a mother of two, was left bleeding on the pavement after the incident in Birstall in Yorkshire, the Press Association cited an eyewitness as saying. At 12.53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition, the police said in a statement. 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, it said. Channel 4 News quoted Coxs office as saying that the pro-EU MP had been shot and stabbed. The BBC said she was flown by air ambulance to Leeds. Contacted by AFP, her offices in London and Yorkshire could not immediately be reached.