导读:伦敦（美联社）——周四，一名英国议员在她所代表的小镇上被枪杀，这一悲剧使得英国退欧的激烈宣传活动陷入了停顿。
LonDON (AP) — A British lawmaker was shot to death Thursday in a small town she represents, a tragedy that brought to a standstill the fierce campaign over whether Britain should leave the European Union.
伦敦（美联社）——周四，一名英国议员在她所代表的小镇上被枪杀，这一悲剧使得英国退欧的激烈宣传活动陷入了停顿。
Labour legislator Jo Cox was attacked just before 1 p.m. in Birstall, northern England, Acting Chief Constable Dee Collins of West Yorkshire Police said. She was pronounced dead by a doctor less than an hour later.
西约克郡警方代理局长迪·柯林斯说，工党议员乔·考克斯下午1点前在英格兰北部布里斯托遭到袭击，不到一个小时，医生宣布了她的死亡。
A 77-year-old man was also injured in the attack.
一名77岁的男子也在袭击中受伤。
A 52-year-old man has been arrested and Collins said police believe it is a "lone incident" and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.
一名52岁的男子已被逮捕，柯林斯说警方认为这是一起“孤立的事件”，找不出其他任何人与袭击有关。
Police would not speculate on a motive for the shooting. Collins said officers had "recovered some weapons" but did not give more details.
警方没有猜测出枪击案的动机。柯林斯称警方“发现了一些武器”，但没有给出更多的细节。
Violence against politicians is rare in Britain, as are gun attacks, and figures from all parts of the political spectrum expressed deep shock.
在英国，针对政治家的暴力行为包括枪袭是罕见的，数据显示政治届对此表示了强烈震惊。
Prime Minister David Cameron said "this is absolutely tragic and dreadful news."
首相大卫·卡梅伦表示：“这是一则非常悲伤和可怕的消息。”
"We have lost a great star," he said." She was a great campaigning MP with huge compassion and a big heart."
“我们失去了一位伟大的明星，”他说，“她是一位伟大的竞选议员，富有同情心，心地善良。”
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said "the whole of the Labour Party and Labour family - and indeed the whole country - will be in shock at the horrific murder of Jo Cox today."
工党领袖杰瑞米·科尔宾表示，“整个工党和工党家庭，事实上整个国家都为今天乔·考克斯遭受的可怕谋杀感到震惊。”
No serving U.K. member of Parliament has been killed since 1990, when the Irish Republican Army killed Conservative lawmaker Ian Gow with a booby-trap bomb placed under his car outside his English home. A former lawmaker, Donald Kaberry, was injured in an IRA bombing in 1990 and died the next year.
自1990年起就再也没有在职英国议会成员被杀。当年爱尔兰共和军杀害了保守派议员高岩，用的是停在他家门外车底下藏着的诡雷炸弹。前议员唐纳德·卡伯里也在1990年爱尔兰共和军设计的爆炸中受伤，并于次年去世。
British security officials said the shooting was under investigation, but it didn’t appear it was related to international terrorism. Domestic terrorism, however, has not been ruled out.
英国安全局官员表示，枪击事件正在调查中，但并没有证据证明该事件与国际恐怖主义有关。然而，国内的恐怖主义因素并没有被排除。
Both the Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe campaigns suspended activity ahead of next week’s vote over whether Britain should remain a part of the 28-member bloc at the news.
脱欧和留欧两个宣传组织“投票离开”和“英国更强”到下周前都暂停了宣传活动，而下周的投票事关英国是否应该保留欧盟成员国名额。
It wasn’t clear if the attack on her was linked to the EU debate or whether Cox had been deliberately targeted.
尚不清楚此次袭击是否与脱欧之争有关或是专门针对考克斯实施。
Cox, a former worker for international development charities who is married with two young children, was elected to the House of Commons in the May 2015 general election.
考克斯，国际发展慈善事业前成员，已婚，育有两子。她在2015年大选中当选为下议院议员。
She has been one of the most outspoken lawmakers on the subject of the Syrian civil war, and has been critical of Britain’s reluctance to deepen its military involvement against the Islamic state group as part of efforts to end it.
她一直是针对叙利亚战争话题最直言不讳的议员之一，且一直批评英国不愿意加深其军事力量，参与打击并阻止伊斯兰国集团的行为。
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