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Knife-wielding terror suspect accused of murdering MP David Amess is tackled by police

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David Amess: Moment knife-wielding terror suspect accused of murdering MP is tackled by police

Police body-cam footage of the moment two plain-clothes officers arrested a knife-wielding terror suspect accused of murdering MP Sir David Amess has been shown to a jury.

Video shows Essex police constables ordering Ali Harbi Ali to drop a knife before charging at him and pinning him to the floor.

The stand-off happened within minutes of Tory backbencher Sir David being knifed more than 20 times as he held a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on 15 October 2021.

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