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19:56, 19-Jun-2017
British PM vows to fight terror 'whoever is responsible'
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British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight terrorism and extremism "whoever is responsible" after a white driver plowed into a crowd of Muslim worshipers near a London mosque on Monday.
"This morning, our country woke to news of another terrorist attack on the streets of our capital city: the second this month and every bit as sickening as those which have come before," she said outside her Downing Street office.
May said the attack was "a reminder that terrorism, extremism and hatred take many forms and our determination to tackle them must be the same, whoever is responsible".
She said more police resources would be deployed to provide reassurance.
"Hatred and evil of this kind will never succeed," she added.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene and 10 people were injured after the van drove into pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque shortly after midnight on Monday. The 48-year-old van driver was arrested by police.
(Source: Reuters, AP)
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