Mosque Accident In London killing people


NewsSplashy Figured That A man died and 10 people were injured after a van was rammed into a crowd of worshipers near a mosque in north London, in the latest terror attack to hit the UK this year.
According to Eyewitnesses  chaotic scenes as the incident unfolded just after midnight, when evening Ramadan prayers had finished. And a 48-year-old man was wrestled to the ground by members of the public and then arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, London's Metropolitan police said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May made clear that the attack targeted Muslims and condemned it as "every bit as sickening" as deadly Islamist terrorist attacks that hit the country in recent months.
newssplashy comfirmed that Police say they believe there was only one man in the van and An imam stopped the crowd from hitting and kicking the attacker and Witnesses saw a man underneath the van and  Eight people were hospitalized, all Muslim and Van appears to be a hire vehicle from a company in Wales.
                                                            

The van rammed into the worshipers on Seven Sisters Road, a busy thoroughfare in Finsbury Park, north London, near a Muslim community center and a mosque.
Neil Basu, senior national coordinator for terrorism at the Metropolitan Police, confirmed witness accounts that the man found dead at the scene was already receiving first aid when the attack happened. He said it was unclear whether he died as a result of the attack.
Eight other people were taken to hospital, two of whom were seriously injured, he said. Two people were treated at the scene.
Police believed that the attacker acted alone, despite earlier reports from witnesses, who had said they saw two other people flee the scene.
Muslim Welfare House CEO Toufik Kacimi said the attacker shouted "I did my bit, you deserve it."
An imam prevented people from taking revenge on the man, he said.
Locals pray near a mosque where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London on Monday.



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