(Updated:18:00 BJT)
One man was pronounced dead at the scene and 10 people were injured after a van drove into pedestrians near a North London mosque on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said, adding the incident was being investigated as a terror attack.
What happened?
The van plowed into a crowd of Muslim worshipers near the Finsbury Park Mosque in London shortly after midnight, according to witnesses. The attack came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Police officers talk with local people at Finsbury Park in North London after the attack, June 19. /VCG Photo
Who are the victims?
"One man was pronounced dead at the scene. Eight people injured were taken to three separate hospitals and two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
However, the police said it was too early to say whether the death at the scene was a result of the attack.
"All the victims were from the Muslim community," senior national coordinator for counter terrorism Neil Basu told media in a briefing.
What we know so far?
The 48-year-old van driver, who was detained by members of the public at the scene and then arrested by police, has been taken to hospital and will be subjected to a mental health assessment.
Basu told media this morning that “no matter what the motivation proves to be, and we are keeping an open mind, this is being treated as a terrorist attack and the Counter Terrorism Command is investigating."
Counter-terrorism Commissioner Cressida Dick said additional police officers will be deployed across the city and at Muslim places of worship.
How did politicians react?
Prime Minister Theresa May said she will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee following the "terrible incident."
"All my thoughts are with those who have been injured, their loved ones and the emergency services on the scene," May added
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan described the incident as a "horrific terrorist attack" on innocent people.
Statement by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
"While this appears to be an attack on a particular community, like the terrible attacks in Manchester, Westminster and London Bridge, it is also an assault on all our shared values of tolerance, freedom and respect," Khan said in a statement.
Previous terror attacks over the past four months
Three major terror attacks -- two in London and one in Manchester -- had been carried out in the UK over the past four months prior to this incident.
· London Bridge On June 3, three Islamist militants drove into pedestrians on London Bridge and proceeded to stab people in nearby restaurants and bars. Eight people were killed and 50 others injured in the attacks.
· Manchester On May 22, British national Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb at the Manchester Arena, killing 22 and injuring 120. This was the most deadly terror incident in the UK since 2005.
· UK Parliament On March 22, 52-year-old British man Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four people and injuring many others. Masood crashed his car into a railing outside Parliament, got out and ran into the grounds of the Palace of Westminster, where he fatally stabbed a police officer.
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