ALERT: England- Van Rams Worshippers Leaving London Mosque (June 19, 2017)

June 19, 2017

Last night, a man drove a van into worshippers near Finsbury Park Mosque and the Muslim Welfare House in north London.

The deliberate nature of the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack.

BBC News reports:

Metropolitan Police’s deputy assistant commissioner Neil Basu said the “terrorist attack” began when the van was driven into a man who was already being given first aid by the public on the pavement.

Several of those in hospital are “seriously injured” and there are currently no other suspects, he added.

Eight people were taken to hospital after the attack outside the mosque, which is also a community centre.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Extra police are being deployed to reassure communities, especially those observing Ramadan, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said.

This is the fourth terror attack in the UK in four months, after incidents in Westminster, Manchester and on London Bridge.

According to the UK’s Guardian:

A van has driven into a crowd of worshippers after they left a mosque in north London.

A man died on the scene but was already receiving first aid from members of the public when the attack took place, police said. It is not yet known whether his death was a result of the attack.

Eight people are in hospital, two with very serious injuries, and two others were treated at the scene.

All of those injured were members of the Muslim community. The attack took place outside the Muslim Welfare House, a few hundred metres away from Finsbury Park mosque.

The van driver – a 48-year-old man – was arrested at the scene by the police on suspicion of attempted murder after being detained by members of the public.

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