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Thursday, June 16, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 16, 2016
British Labour lawmaker injured in shooting
LONDON – Britain’s Press Association reports Labour lawmaker Jo Cox has been injured in a shooting near Leeds.
The association quotes eyewitness Hithem Ben Abdallah as saying Cox got involved in a scuffle between two men in the village of Birstall on Thursday. Abdallah says one of the men was fighting with Cox and then a gun went off twice and “she fell between two cars and I came and saw her bleeding on the floor.”
The shop owner says emergency services arrived about 15 minutes later and tended to her with a drip.
Police say a “serious incident” has taken place, but don’t immediately identify the victim or provide any more details.
Cox’s assistant confirmed to the PA she had been attacked.
— AP
