of a horrific situation right now in that country s capital. and our thanks to matt rivers who will continue to bring us updates on that story. now to the uk where a government source tells cnn the suspect in the fatal stabbing of m paradorn srichaphan david amos is ali haribi ali. he s described as a 25-year-old british national of somali heritage. police are treating the case as a terrorist incident and crown prosecutors say they are supporting the guest investigation. the fate attack, the second in five years against a member of parliament, as heightened security concerns for all lawmakers. prime minister boris johnson and labor leader er kier stommer their respects at the church where the minister was murdered. a much-loved colleague and friend. cnn s salma abdelaziz joins from
dollar that would happen. yeah, you really could. reporter: now the father consoling a heartbroken community. we are carrying this together. there is not an individual loss. the community, we must grieve together. reporter: grieve and come to terms with the life of a public servant extinguished too soon. what was so special, his friends say, about david amos, was that he didn t seem interested in climbing the political ladder. as you heard, almost four decades of service to one community, his community. and that s what s at stake here, paula, because the conversation across this country is about much bigger than this incident. it s about the safety of lawmakers. it s about their ability to do their jobs and get home unharmed at the end of the day. some of them saying that this attack is not just an attack on one lawmaker, but on the democratic process as a whole. because this is something this country holds very dear,
music to somehow come to terms with what was happening. on that friday afternoon. reporter: the 69-year-old passionately represented south end and essex for four decades. elected to parliament in 1983, he was one of britain s longest-serving mps. amos was a conservative but seen as a moderate voice at a time of divisive politics. i would ask my right honorable friend if he would find time for a debate on world animal day. reporter: the father of five was also a dedicated animal welfare advocate and a huge dog lover. he was also fiercely dedicated to the needs of his constituents. his friend, father jeff, told us he was just so easy to like. if he wanted something done, you just had to ask sir david amos and you could bet your bottom
secretary priti patel has considered a range of measures to protect mps and constituency surgeries. the man arrested has been named, the 25 year old is being held under the terrorism act and officers have until friday to question them. our home affairs has the very latest on the investigation. a significant search operation at a large family house in london as the counterterrorism investigation into the murder of sir david amos and pete turned towards the capital today. this is one of the detectives have gathered evidence. yesterday there was a police guard at this house on a leafy street in north london. police have also searched a smaller house in croydon, where the suspect grew up. the man in custody is ali harbi ali, 25 years old, and a british national of somali heritage. he went to school in croydon in south london. a few years ago, he was referred to the prevent scheme,
david amos doing what he loved most, serving his community. these people have proved that music is magic and that dreams can come true. reporter: he helped organize this event in 2019, where 200 people with learning disabilities performed at the famous royal albert hall. it was a dream he accomplished with his friend of 25 years, david stanley. i think sir david amos was probably the proudest he d ever been, and he was in his element at that moment, telling the audience that we ve done it, we ve achieved our goal. reporter: stanley teaches music to people with disabilities. as news of the brutal stabbing broke, he was with his students. some becoming aware of what had happened, as we always do, and david knew this, we use