A van ploughed into a crowd of Muslims near a London mosque early yesterday, leaving one person dead and injuring 10 others in the second terror attack this month in the British capital, reported AFP. And the guy was shouting, basically he was saying, "it's our turn, this is for the people [that] you killed earlier".
"There was this white van stopped outside Finsbury Park mosque that seemed to have hit people who were coming out after prayers had finished". All of the casualties were Muslims.
British Muslim leaders have requested additional security outside local mosques, according to The Guardian.
The London Ambulance Service took nine people to three London hospitals. She added that the man acted alone.
A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning.
She has faced heavy criticism for her response to a fire in a London tower block on Wednesday which killed at least 58 people, and for her record on security after a series of attacks blamed on Islamist militants in recent months. Our thoughts are very much with all those affected by the tragic events. The group's general secretary, Harun Khan, described the incident as a hate crime against Muslims.
STINCHFIELD: Alright, so we see an escalating number of attacks, as that is still under investigation. He was also killed by police. "We will not let this happen", May said.
Mamhoud was joined by several other bystanders who formed a protective ring around the suspect until police hustled him into the back of a van, the Evening Standard reported.
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As I said earlier, this was an attack that once again targeted the ordinary and the innocent going about their daily lives. Sinn Fein and the DUP had already fallen out and power-sharing had been suspended.
Muhammed Kozba, the mosque's imam, said worshipers who were performing the prayer were "intentionally" targeted.
Oval Tube Station appeared to follow suit by sharing a similar message of unity - a picture posted on its Twitter account showed a quote from Victoria Osteen that says: "We talk a lot about hope, helping and teamwork".
People surrounded the driver and witnesses said the outraged crowd began attacking him. He complained that the "mainstream media" was unwilling to call the attack a terrorist incident for many hours.
Metropolitan Police deputy assistant commissioner Neil Basu thanked members of the public for restraining the suspect. A helicopter circled above the area as a large cordon was established to keep motorists and pedestrians away.
"He turned left into the alleyway, and he just drove at people", eyewitness Abdiqadir Warra told AFP.
Brtitish Prime Minister Theresa May said during a televised address that "like all terrorism, in whatever form, [the attack] shares the same fundamental goal".
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said in a tweet he was shocked by the incident.
The terrorist alert in the United Kingdom has been moved to "severe", which indicates an attack is highly likely.
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