Seven injured after van crashes into group of Muslims in north London terrorist attack

Seven injured after van crashes into group of Muslims in north London terrorist attack
Several ambulances were dispatched to Seven Sisters Road, just after midnight on Monday morning, after a hire van crashed into a group of Muslims.
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19 June, 2017
Police arrived at the scene quickly [Anadolu]
At least seven people were injured just after midnight on Monday morning after a hire van crashed into a group of people outside the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park, north London.

Metropolitan Police confirmed a man was arrested at the scene near Finsbury Park mosque on Seven Sisters Road.

One eyewitness told Buzzfeed News the attacker jumped out of the van with a knife, shouting "I'm going to kill all Muslims".

"We managed to get him to the floor and held him down, then he said: 'kill me, kill me'.

A police officer at the scene confirmed the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack.

"Police were called just after 0020hrs 18 June to reports of a vehicle in collision with pedestrians," the police said in a statement.

People at the scene told reporters they held the man on the ground for thirty minutes before the police arrived.

The van crashed into a group of Muslims as they were leaving Taraweeh prayers at Finsbury Park mosque.

An eyewitness told LBC radio the attack resembled "something from a horror movie, everyone running everywhere".

Another eyewitness reported that bystanders "confronted" the van driver and "held him down until police came".

"I've counted 7 injured. 3 are seriously injured," tweeted one Twitter user called 'Didier'.

The van used in the attack was connected to a hire company based in Mid Glamorgan, south Wales - a three hour drive from north London.

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