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Ann Widdecombe Was Killed in ‘Targeted Attack,’ UK Police Say

First publishedJul 14, 00:19 UTC
Last updatedJul 14, 19:42 UTC · 11m ago
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Seattle Times6UK police rearrest the suspect in Ann Widdecombe killing on terrorism suspicionOpen ↗Al Jazeera7What we know about UK politician Ann Widdecombe’s murderOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Murder of UK politician Ann Widdecombe was ‘targeted attack’, police sayOpen ↗NYT World9Ann Widdecombe Was Killed in ‘Targeted Attack,’ UK Police SayOpen ↗
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The British counterterrorism police on Tuesday said that Ann Widdecombe, a right-wing politician who was killed last week, had been the victim of a “targeted attack.” Ms. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Haytor, in Devon, southwestern England, on Thursday, having sustained serious injuries.

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The British counterterrorism police on Tuesday said that Ann Widdecombe, a right-wing politician who was killed last week, had been the victim of a “targeted attack.” Ms. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Haytor, in Devon, southwestern England, on Thursday, having sustained serious injuries. A 28-year-old white British man from Rotherham, a town in northern England around 270 miles away from the crime scene, was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday. On Monday, the police said that they were also holding him “on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.” In a briefing to the news media on Tuesday, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of British counterterrorism policing, said that the 28-year-old man could be held for a total of seven days before being released or charged.

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The British counterterrorism police on Tuesday said that Ann Widdecombe, a right-wing politician who was killed last week, had been the victim of a “targeted attack.” Ms. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Haytor, in Devon, southwestern England, on Thursday, having sustained serious injuries.
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