the Brexit has been looming large over Europe for a while now. there's been a heated debate in the UK for months with the government pushing for the UK to remain part of the EU, but facing resistance both from other parties and even from some people within the government
both sides have been campaigning thoroughly
today a pro Europe Union politician was shot three times and stabbed afterwards after leaving a campaign meeting in a library (no charlesjones). she died in the hospital not too long after the attack
according to witnesses the dude that offed her shouted 'Britain First', which is an extreme right nationalist party that has no seats
another person was wounded in the attack as well
the assailant (52 year old male) was captured by the police
Jo Cox, who had only been a member of Labour for about a year
both sides have temporarily suspended their campaigns
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