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BBC Radio Leeds
Birstall is in mourning today following the violent death of Batley and Spen Labour MP Jo Cox.
The scene in the town is grey, sombre and still as local residents come to terms with what happened there on Thursday.
Hillary Clinton, American politician and the Democratic nominee elect, has issued a statement on the killing of Jo Cox MP:
Image source, Hilary Clinton
Liz Green
Presenter, BBC Radio Leeds
We're coming to you live from Birstall on BBC Radio Leeds this morning.
We're paying tribute to one of our own. Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen died right here yesterday after being shot.
She was attacked outside the library in the village of Birstall in her constituency where she'd been holding her regular surgery.
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Last night, hundreds of people packed into a church for an emotional vigil for Batley and Spen Labour MP Jo Cox after she was shot and killed in an attack in her constituency.
Local residents were joined by MPs for a service at St Peter's Church in Birstall.
Church bells rang 42 times for the mother-of-two, who would have celebrated her birthday next week.
The Rt Revd Nick Baines, the Bishop of Leeds, said the MP had "lit a candle to dispel the darkness".
In the aftermath of the killing of Jo Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, here's a look back at yesterday's events in Birstall.
The attack happened shortly before 14:00 and almost immediately messages of good will were flooding in on social media.
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Both sides of the EU referendum campaigns quickly suspended their canvassing after the attack.
In the hours after the attack, her husband, Brendan, simply tweeted a picture of Jo near their narrow boat.
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Then, just after 17:00, at a West Yorkshire Police press briefing, Temporary Chief Constable Dee Williams announced that Mrs Cox had died.
There were many eyewitness accounts of what happened:
Quote MessageThere was a guy who was being very brave and another guy with a white baseball cap who he was trying to control and the man in the baseball cap suddenly pulled a gun from his bag. After a brief scuffle, the man stepped back and the MP became involved."
Hithem Ben Abdallah, Eyewitness
And People nearby were able to photograph the moment that a man was arrested.
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Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Leeds
Good morning and welcome to BBC Local Live in Leeds and West Yorkshire on Friday 17 June 2016.
Today, we'll be bringing you the latest reaction, comment and reflection on the death of Jo Cox MP.
The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was shot and killed in an attack in her constituency yesterday.
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