The man killed in the attack was pronounced dead at the scene in northern London, and eight of the injured were taken to hospitals.
The ministry's statement warned of Islamophobia as a threat to peaceful co-existence, calling on the worldwide community to stand firm against terrorism of all kinds.
Mohammed Mahmoud prevented a furious crowd from taking out their anger on the suspect after a van ploughed into people outside the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park, north London.
Witnesses described hearing the man, who was detained by members of the public at the scene, shout: "I'm going to kill Muslims".
Terrorist was motivated by a desire to kill Muslims.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will chair an emergency session of the security Cabinet later Monday after a van crash in London that is being investigating as possible terrorism.
"The perpetrator of this attack - and those awful attacks that we saw recently in Manchester and London - their intention is to seek to divide society". But we can not let such people win.
Police said the attacker who drove the van has been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism, including murder and attempted murder.
Police and community leaders have praised those who restrained the van driver and stopped others from attacking him before police arrived. The attack Monday hits a community already feeling targeted in the fallout from the London Bridge killings and other attacks blamed on Islamic extremists. "This person was conscious".
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"There has been an outpouring of sympathy for all for the recent terror attacks but hardly a whisper on this attack", he said.
Amid the angry screaming, people are heard trying to calm the crowd, one man saying: "Don't worry, officers are here". It said its prayers are with the victims.
President Trump has yet to comment on the incident, which took place after evening Ramadan prayers had finished.
"But what we have seen throughout - whether in the heroism of the ordinary citizens who fought off the attackers at London Bridge, the unbreakable resolve of the residents in Kensington, or this morning the spirit of the community that apprehended this attacker - is that this is an extraordinary city of extraordinary people".
Police say a suspect was arrested immediately after the attack, which is being treated as a terrorist incident. "I don't think people understand how much these attacks affect all of us". After those attacks, the mosque was shut down and reorganized and has not been associated with radical views for more than a decade.
It is located a short walk away from Emirates Stadium, home of the Arsenal football club in north London.
The author's commentary had a common theme: To her, there is a notable double standard of how people react to terror attacks carried out by Muslims as opposed to those of another religion.
Manchester was also hit by a severe attack when a bomber killed more than 20 people at an Ariana Grande concert.
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