LONDON (Sputnik) – The UK Metropolitan Police are investigating threats against members of the British parliament made after the government approved extending British airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIL) radical group (also known as Daesh) to Syria.
"Police are aware of a number of threats made on social media relating to Members of Parliament," a Scotland Yard spokesman said on Thursday as quoted by The Evening Standard newspaper. "An assessment of these threats is ongoing."
According to The Evening Standard, Neil Coyle, a Labour Party parliament member, received a death threat via Twitter that said "u voted for airstrikes in syria, if i see u round ends."
An amendment blocking the launch of UK airstrikes in Syria was defeated 390-211 in the British parliament on Wednesday. Later, 397 British lawmakers approved the extension of anti-Daesh airstrikes to Syria (223 were against).
Daesh, a radical Sunni group, prohibited in many countries including Russia, has seized vast areas in Iraq and Syria. The group, as well as its affiliates, have claimed responsibility for a number of recent terrorist acts, including the November 13 Paris attacks that killed over 100 people.
A US-led international coalition, which includes the United Kingdom, has been conducting airstrikes against Daesh targets since September 2014.
Russia has been carrying out a separate aerial campaign against the extremist group in Syria since September 30, 2015, at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The US-led campaign is being conducted without the approval of Damascus or the United Nations.
