The nephew said: "We are massively shocked; it's unbelievable, it still hasn't really sunk in".
One person has been confirmed dead and 11 people injured in the attack.
On March 22, a driver killed five people when he drove his vehicle into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London and stabbed a police officer.
Suspect Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and later further arrested for "the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism including murder and attempted murder". Residents in Finsbury Park had criticized authorities for not declaring the incident as terrorism soon enough, and police only announced they were treating it as terror more than eight hours after the event.
His neighbours said they were "shocked" after seeing photographs of him being arrested in London. They feel even Muslims not involved in crime can be targeted", said Das Gupta, who has been living in London for 12 years.London-based atheist Bangladeshi blogger Arifur Rahman said: "Hate crimes between races are going to go up.
"Together with people all over this country, I am appalled at the deliberate attack on people leaving their late-night prayers, as the end of their day of fasting, at the mosque in Finsbury Park", said Nichols in a June 19 statement.
Rabbi Herschel Gluck said the incident was an attack on "every single Muslim in the United Kingdom and beyond". He was grabbed at the scene by locals and pinned down until police arrived.
The tabloid Daily Mirror captured the mood with an editorial saying: "In every terrorist attack we find evil is countered by bravery and London Muslim imam Mohammed Mahmoud is a hero for avoiding potentially more bloodshed by protecting the suspected assailant".
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British police said the man who died was already being treated for an unrelated ailment and they are still investigating whether or not his death was related to the attack.
Osborne was born in Singapore but grew up in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, where he attended Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College.
His mother, Christine Osborne, 72, told ITV News her son was a "complex" person, adding: "I'm not going to defend him but you know he's my son and it's a awful bad shock and it's not just robbing the bank, it's an atrocity".
Breaking down in tears, she added: "I just can't talk about it, I just don't know".
"I m a Muslim and he was never nasty or racist towards me", he said.
"All the victims were from the Muslim community and we will be deploying extra police patrols to reassure the public, especially those observing Ramadan".
The suspect was not known to the security services, minister Ben Wallace has said.
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