Finsbury Park terror suspect Darren Osborne is 'not a racist', says family

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The police on the other side confirmed that Osborne was held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism including murder and attempted murder.

Five residents identified images of the man being arrested as their neighbour, Osborne, who according to reports is originally from Somerset.

But what makes this attack different than the London Bridge attack two weeks ago, the Manchester bombing in May, or the Westminster Bridge attack earlier this year, is that rather than being perpetrated by a Muslim man who had pledged his allegiance to ISIS, it was targeting Muslims.

The use of a vehicle to mow down pedestrians drew horrifying parallels with this month's London Bridge attack, when three men drove a van into pedestrians before embarking on a stabbing spree - an attack claimed by the Islamic State group - and with another auto and knife rampage near parliament in March.

Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the attack is being treated "as a terrorist incident", with the investigation being led by the Counter Terrorism Command.

When he woke at about 1 a.m.to the sound of a helicopter circling overhead, Hornak said, his first thought was another terrorist attack.

"As a mum my heart goes out to everyone in Finsbury Park", she said.

Following a meeting with the chairman of the mosque, Mohammed Kozbar, Ms Dick stood with him to observe a short silence, and as he addressed the large crowd which had gathered, he praised the "great response" from the community.

The van drove up onto the sidewalk and into the crowd. The London ambulance service said a "number of resources have been sent to the scene in Seven Sisters Road".

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"Following the incident, we have been advised by the Metropolitan Police that people will se an increased number of officers on duty across London".

One man died and 10 people were injured in the assault, the latest in a series of terror attacks to hit the United Kingdom this year.

Sherazi said her son, Nadeem, 12, said Osborne came up to him while he was on his bike and called him an "inbred".

She added: "I just can't talk about it, I just don't know".

"He was shouting: "I want to kill all Muslims", another witness, Khalid Amin, told BBC television.

Khadijeh Sherizi said Mr Osborne was polite and her children, who are Muslim, would play with his children most days. We will focus on reports from police officials and other authorities, credible news outlets and reporters who are at the scene.

He was filmed holding the Muslim mum by the arm as she sobbed and telling her: "We will do everything we can". Three Muslim extremists who carried out the attack were killed by police.

The Muslim Welfare House praised the imam's actions, stating that he basically saved the suspect's life.

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