British police were questioning a 25-year-old man they say stabbed to death a Conservative member of parliament, as authorities sought to determine whether he was motivated by Islamic extremism
LONDON—British police Sunday were questioning a 25-year-old man they say stabbed to death a Conservative member of parliament as authorities sought to determine whether he was motivated by Islamic extremism.
On Sunday, Home Secretary Priti Patel lauded Britain’s security services. She also said a review of a government antiradicalization program called Prevent was already under way before Friday’s attack.British security officials have expressed concern that people may have become radicalized online during the country’s pandemic lockdowns and been cut off from outreach efforts to combat terrorism.
Prevent was introduced as part of the U.K.’s counterterrorism strategy in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Its importance grew after a series of bombings in London in 2005 heightened concerns about the threat of homegrown terrorism. Of the 6,287 referrals to Prevent in the year ended March 31, 2020, 697 were passed on to a panel, according to Home Office Statistics. The highest number of referrals were made by police. The overwhelming majority of individuals referred were male, and over half were under the age of 20. Of the 697 cases taken up by a panel during that period, 43% were referred due to concerns regarding right-wing radicalization, with Islamic radicalization accounting for 30%.
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