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UK MPs call for independent probe into Abu Akleh killing

Member of parliament Stella Creasy stressed the need for not just an “impartial” inquiry, but for an “independent” inquiry to be conducted [File: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament Handout via Reuters]

Labour’s shadow minister for the Middle East and North Africa has joined other members of parliament in calling for the UK government to demand an independent investigation into the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh that has triggered an outpouring of global condemnation.

Abu Akleh, 51, was shot in the head while on an assignment to cover an Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Al Jazeera Media Network has said she was “assassinated in cold blood” and called the international community to hold Israeli forces responsible.

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