FILE PHOTO: A general view of the building of Central Criminal Court on the day of the trial of Ali Harbi Ali, who is accused of murdering MP David Amess, in London, Britain, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/May James
LONDON (Reuters) - A "fanatical Islamist" inspired by Islamic State was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the murder of veteran British lawmaker David Amess by knifing him to death in a frenzied attack in a church where he was meeting voters, Sky reported.
Ali Harbi Ali, 26, a British citizen and son of a former media adviser to a prime minister of Somalia, repeatedly stabbed Amess last October for what he said was revenge for the lawmaker's support for airstrikes on Syria.
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