Man accused of killing UK lawmaker looked at targetting minister, court hears

A general view of the building of Central Criminal Court on the day of the trial of Ali Harbi Ali, who is accused of murdering MP David Amess, in London, Britain, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/May James

LONDON (Reuters) -The British lawmaker David Amess who was murdered last year was "assassinated for terrorist purposes" by a man who had considered other targets, including cabinet minister Michael Gove, a London court was told on Monday.

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, a British citizen and son of an ex-media adviser to a former prime minister of Somalia, denies the murder of Amess, who was knifed to death in a church in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London.