Around 200 people of all faiths gathered in front of London's Finsbury Park Mosque on Tuesday (June 20) to show solidarity after a van ploughed into worshippers in a suspected attack on a Muslim prayer-gathering during Ramadam.
The Metropolitan Police has obtained a warrant for further detention of the 47-year-old father-of-four, meaning he can be kept in custody without charge until 12.54am on Saturday.
"We extend our sympathies to the families and community of the victims and our hopes for the quick recovery of those wounded". "It's madness. It is obviously sheer madness", he said. The people of London are coping with deep divisions amid dramatic extremist attacks and an apartment tower fire over the past weeks, with three deadly Islamic extremist attacks, Londons worst fire in decades and a group of Muslims intentionally run down by a man in a van.
Representatives from the Muslim community, the Church of England and the Jewish Congregation will meet at Oxford's central mosque this evening.
The attack unfolded as a man who had been taken ill was receiving first aid from the public near the mosque, where people had been saying Ramadan night prayers.
Pub regular Phil Henry said: "He was kicked out of here, the landlord said, for shouting about Islam". 'I was angry at what I saw as victim blaming in their immediate coverage (the mention that an Islamist had preached in the area three years ago).' She continued: 'I'm still angry about that, but I fully accept that in the immediate aftermath, it isn't reasonable or responsible for a newspaper to rush into judgement without knowing the facts'.
"They said, "We don't want to hear that", and he just left of his own accord".
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Neighbors said Osborne had been living in a tent after being kicked out of the family home.
Khadijeh Sherizi, who converted to Islam in 2003, said he was polite and her children, who are Muslim, would play with his children most days. "I am a Muslim".
"He was just so normal. We stopped him until the police came".
Speaking to the imam of the mosque Mohammed Mahmoud, who has been described as a hero for handing over the attacker to the police, Julie stressed that there is more that unites us than divides us.
Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said detectives were continuing to try to find out how Mr Ali died.
President Trump has taken to Twitter during previous terror attacks to make the case for tighter restrictions on travel from predominantly Muslim countries.
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