One man has died and at least 10 were injured, two "very seriously", after a vehicle was driven into Muslim worshippers in north London, in an attack police are treating as a terrorist incident.
Asked if the suspected terrorist attack was being treated as seriously as others, he told BBC News on Monday: "I'm treating it absolutely as seriously as any other attack".
There's been another terrorist attack in London and once again it was executed with a van.
The suspected van driver, aged 48, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and will be questioned by counter-terrorism officers.
A van struck several worshippers leaving the Finsbury Park mosque early Monday morning after Ramadan prayers.
Harun Khan, the head of the MCB, described the incident as the "most violent manifestation to date" of Islamophobia, and called on authorities to do more "to tackle the growth in hate crime".
The crash occurred near the Finsbury Park mosque.
Police forensics officers prepare to examine the scene near Finsbury Park Mosque, where one man was dead and eight people injured after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians, June 19, 2017 in a terrorist attack in London, England.
In a statement, Finsbury Park Mosque said it was a "callous terrorist attack" and noted it had occurred nearly exactly a year after man obsessed with Nazis and extreme right-wing ideology murdered lawmaker Jo Cox, a former humanitarian aid worker.
AP quoted the British Prime Minister as saying the attack was a sickening attempt to destroy freedom of religion, other liberties.
The van swerved towards the people outside the Finsbury Park Mosque in north London just as they began to assist the man, who had collapsed. Police have not released his identity. I think at least eight or 10 people got injured.
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Witnesses said the suspect was smiling and waving as he brought carnage to Seven Sisters Road, with video posted online showing him give a nonchalant wave as police put him in the back of their vehicle.
"All the victims were from the Muslim community and we will be deploying extra police patrols to reassure the public, especially those observing Ramadan".
London mayor Sadiq Khan praised Imam Mohammed's actions.
CNN also notes that the attack took place during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the individuals attacked had recently concluded prayers and worship.
"While this appears to be an attack on a particular community, like the bad attacks in Manchester, Westminster and London Bridge it is also an assault on all our shared values of tolerance, freedom and respect". "The situation is still unfolding and I urge all Londoners to remain calm and vigilant".
Witnesses there, and numerous accounts on social media, said the pedestrians were hit outside the Finsbury Park Mosque or the nearby Muslim Welfare House, a community center. Sky News reported that the mosque's imam prevented the crowd from beating the attacker until police arrived.
"There is no place for this hatred in our country today and we need to work together as one society, one community, to drive it out, this evil which is affecting so many families". "This person was conscious".
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Ms Dick added: "This was quite clearly an attack on Muslims who looked like they were probably Muslims and they were coming from a prayer meeting".
"People now have a big question about safety in London after all these terrorist attacks, and we want to assure them that they are safe, and that's why we want to work with the police", Kozbar said.
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