In yet another shocking incident in London, one man has died and 10 more have been injured after a speeding van rammed into them while they were coming out of London’s Finsbury Park mosque.
The suspect, a 48-year-old man, was detained by bystanders and later arrested by police after the incident in Finsbury Park, which is being investigated by the UK’s Counter Terrorism Command. The attack is being termed as a “probable terrorist attack” and it comes only weeks after a similar attack happened at London’s Borough market.
Many witnesses claim that the van veered off the road to hit the people leaving after they had worshiped in the mall, suggesting that it could not have been an accident. The act seemed deliberate to their eyes. The unfortunate incident ended after the suspect was taken to the hospital for a mental examination following which he would be taken into custody.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May said the incident was being treated by police as a 'potential terrorist attack'. “I will chair an emergency meeting later this morning... All my thoughts are with the victims, their families and the emergency services on the scene," she said.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the incident was an attack on common values.
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The UK has seen the bombing of a concert in Manchester in May, a stabbing spree earlier this month in the London Bridge area and a March attack in which a man drove a car into crowds on Westminster Bridge.
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