London: British MP David Amess was on Friday stabbed "multiple times" during an event in his local constituency in southeast England, Sky News and the BBC reported.
A man has been arrested after reports that Conservative MP Sir David Amess was stabbed at a constituency surgery, BBC said in its report.
Local police did not name Amess but confirmed that officers "were called to reports of a stabbing" shortly after 12:05 pm.
Sky and the BBC identified the victim as the 69-year-old politician from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party.
Local police said they are not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.
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