Driver Crashes Vehicle into Pedestrians near London Mosque | 1 Dead, 10 Injured

         

One person has been confirmed dead around Finsbury Park mosque after the driver of a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians at a time Muslims were leaving the mosque after Ramadan prayers.

TIME reports that 10 others were injured and police are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.

8 of the injured were hospitalised while 2 others with minor injuries were treated at the scene.

According to Police, the 48-year old man who drove the vehicle has been arrested and taken to a hospital as a precaution.

The suspect was detained by the crowd until police came.

The crash occurred shortly after midnight.