Theresa May to hold emergency meeting as Sadiq Khan decries ‘horrific terrorist attack’ at Finsbury Park mosque https://t.co/2KJ3xRQX5i
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) 19 juni 2017
An incident which is being treated as a terrorist attack has killed one and injured ten as a van drove through a crowd near Finsbury Park mosque. The suspect is believed to be a 48-year-old white male, who, according to eyewitnesses, decried:
“I’m going to kill all Muslims, I’m going to kill all Muslims.”
After being wrestled to the ground by a mob, he is supposed to have yelled:
“Kill me, kill me.”
He looks like Clarkson.. #Bluehand pic.twitter.com/MXYXKe0j2X
— James Bond ? (@bluehand007) 19 juni 2017
The mosque near which the attack occurred was frequented by Al-Qaida operatives “The shoe bomber” Richard Reid and 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui. The mosque also gained notoriety when weapons training occurred inside the mosque and when the now convicted terrorist Abu Hamza became its Imam.
Finsbury park terror attack.
when the people caught the terrorist.#NorthLondon pic.twitter.com/Wl92Fmbg54— Abdinasir Garwayne (@Garwa1Garwayne) 19 juni 2017
Eyewitness tells @jamesrbuk man drove van at pedestrians outside London mosque, then shouted “Kill me, kill me, I want to kill all Muslims” pic.twitter.com/gSgTX05aSQ
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) 19 juni 2017
#FinsburyPark van incident: Footage shows the moment a man who was allegedly in the van being arrested pic.twitter.com/M8NZihu4Uo
— Sky News (@SkyNews) 19 juni 2017
Of course, people are already blaming Tommy Robinson for the attack.
White Christian #Terrorist inspired likely by Tommy Robinson former EDL leader rams in to innocent #Muslims during #Ramadhan#FinsburyPark pic.twitter.com/BCyoCNsDAi
— TruthSeeker (@LondonRash) 19 juni 2017
The Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Muslim Council of Britain blames the rising tide of ‘Islamophobia’ for the attack.
“Terror Attack” on Worshippers Leaving #FinsburyPark @MuslimCouncil statement: https://t.co/afA3zNBHq7 pic.twitter.com/BYqxfWQaJu
— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) 19 juni 2017