UK police arrest Neo-Nazi members over plot 'to kill MP'

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UK police arrest Neo-Nazi members over plot 'to kill MP'
CNN By James Masters and Simon Cullen, CNN 16 hrs ago

Labour lawmaker Rosie Cooper has thanked police for keeping her safe.© Twitter Labour lawmaker Rosie Cooper has thanked police for keeping her safe.

British police have charged members of banned Neo-Nazi group National Action over a plot to kill a British lawmaker.

Greater Manchester Police did not name the alleged target of the plot in its statement, but Labour Member of Parliament Rosie Cooper thanked the force for "keeping me, my staff and the public safe."

"There remains an ongoing criminal investigation so it would not be appropriate for me to comment further," she said in a statement.

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Man bought 'gladius machete' to kill Labour MP Rosie Cooper, court hears
By Dan Whitehead, Sky News Reporter

A court has heard a 22-year-old man charged with the intention of committing acts of terrorism purchased a "gladius machete" in order to murder the Labour MP for Lancashire West, Rosie Cooper.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is also charged with making threats to kill a female police officer.

He and five other men, aged between 22 and 35, are accused of belonging to proscribed neo-Nazi group National Action, which was banned under terror laws in December 2016.

Read more at: http://news.sky.com/story/man-bought-gladius-machete-to-kill-labour-mp-rosie-cooper-court-hears-11100618