Suspected killer of British lawmaker Jo Cox had links to neo-Nazi group

Tributes are pouring in for the slain British MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in a daylight attack in her small-town North of England constituency on Thursday.

The person who was detained by the police in connection with the murder had deep ties with U.S. based neo-Nazi organization and is said to have ordered a how to do a guide for assembling a homemade gun. This information was released by a watchdog group which tracks people with extremist leanings.

Though Police has not named the suspected killer of the MP, media has identified him as 52-year-old Tommy Mair. Neighbors describe him as a quite fellow devoted to his mother.

Southern Poverty Law Center, the US based watchdog which tracks extremist groups said that Mair was a longtime supporter of the National Alliance, a once-prominent white supremacist group. He even bought a manual from the organization which detailed how to make a pistol.

Witnesses have told media; Mr. Mair was waiting for Cox outside a library where she had been meeting constituents. The MP was shot with a weapon which onlookers described as antique or homemade.

The law center revealed that the assailant spent $620 to buy books about Chemicals and explosives as well as ammunition handbook from the World War II Nazi party.

The Daily Telegraph reported that Mair had also subscribed to a South African magazine published by the White Rhino Club, a pro-apartheid group.

Police have not spelled out the motive of the assailant, but onlookers at the scene said that the attacker was shouting ‘Britain First’ while stabbing his victim.

‘Britain First’ is a far right wing group which is known for staging anti-Muslim demonstrations across Britain. However, the organization has posted a statement on its website denying any involvement in the incident and added that it does not condone such behavior.