Sir David Amess Now An Islamic Terrorist Incident

[webbo3]

i didn't want to put this on the other post as it may have been lost in the 153 answers.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/fatal-stabbing-mp-sir-david-6069834

\\The fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident, Metropolitan Police have confirmed.//

\\The early investigation has revealed “a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism”, the force said.

A 25-year-old man arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder is in custody at an Essex police station.

Official sources told the PA news agency the man is believed to be a British national with Somali heritage//

[Togo]

Ali Harbi Ali. ... Good old British name.

[Peter Pedant]

Harbi means war - you whack a y on the end to get the adjective
I asked the beeb to check the name

[Gromit]

OK.

// The BBC understands Mr Ali was referred to the counter-terrorist Prevent scheme a few years ago.

Prevent is the UK's terrorism-prevention programme, which aims to stop people being radicalised. //

Seems it was a religously inspired terrorist attack. But that the ‘Prevent’ scheme completely failed.

[naomi24]

//But that the ‘Prevent’ scheme completely failed. //

That doesn't surprise me in the least.