DHAKA: An MP has died after she was shot and stabbed during an attack in her constituency.

Police said Jo Cox, 41, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was left bleeding on the ground by her attacker. A 77-year-old man also suffered slight injuries.

A 52-year-old man was arrested near Market Street, Birstall. The MP held a weekly advice surgery nearby, reports the BBC.

Her husband Brendan Cox said she would want people "to unite to fight against the hatred that killed her".

Vote Leave and Remain have both suspended campaigning in the EU referendum in light of the attack.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the country would be “in shock at the horrific murder”, describing the MP as a “much loved colleague”.

Cafe owner Clarke Rothwell, who witnessed the attack, said he heard a “loud popping noise that sounded like a balloon burst - a loud balloon”.

“When I looked round there’s a man stood there in his 50s with a white baseball cap on and a jacket with a gun, an old fashioned looking gun in his hand,” he said.

“He shot this lady once and then he shot her again, he fell to the floor, leant over shot her once more in the face area”, he added.

BDST: 1126 HRS, JUN 17, 2016
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