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| Scottish rally cancelled after MP Jo Cox shot | Scottish rally cancelled after MP Jo Cox shot |
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| The Leave campaign has cancelled a Scottish rally after MP Jo Cox was critically injured in a shooting and stabbing attack. | |
| Labour's Gisela Stuart had been due to address the event in Glasgow, which was to have been held ahead of next Thursday's EU referendum. | Labour's Gisela Stuart had been due to address the event in Glasgow, which was to have been held ahead of next Thursday's EU referendum. |
| But it was called off as both sides in the debate suspended their campaigns. | But it was called off as both sides in the debate suspended their campaigns. |
| A Remain event in Edinburgh was held as news that Ms Cox had been shot in her constituency began to emerge. | A Remain event in Edinburgh was held as news that Ms Cox had been shot in her constituency began to emerge. |
| Eyewitnesses said the Labour MP for Batley and Spen was left bleeding on the ground by her attacker. A man also suffered slight injuries in the incident in Birstall, Yorkshire. | Eyewitnesses said the Labour MP for Batley and Spen was left bleeding on the ground by her attacker. A man also suffered slight injuries in the incident in Birstall, Yorkshire. |
| A 52-year-old man was arrested near the town's Market Street. The MP holds a weekly advice surgery nearby. | A 52-year-old man was arrested near the town's Market Street. The MP holds a weekly advice surgery nearby. |
| Ms Cox was taken by ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary, where armed police were stationed outside. | |
| Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "This is dreadful news. My thoughts and those of @theSNP are with Jo Cox and her family." | Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "This is dreadful news. My thoughts and those of @theSNP are with Jo Cox and her family." |
| Politicians from the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats had been sharing a platform at a pro-EU event in Edinburgh when the attack on Ms Cox happened. | |
| Speakers at the rally said the incident was a sign of how important democracy was in the UK. |