Van Hit Pedestrians Near North London Mosque
Senin, 19 Juni 2017 - 14:17 WIB
Van Hit Pedestrians Near North London Mosque
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LONDON - A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians near a north London mosque. The van mounted the pavement and struck a group of people just after midnight near Finsbury Park Mosque in Seven Sisters Road. A 48-year-old man has been arrested.
Prime Minister Theresa May said police were treating it "as a potential terrorist attack".
The Muslim Council of Britain said a van intentionally ran over worshippers. Eyewitness, Abdul Rahman told the BBC he struck one of the attackers and helped subdue him.
"When the guy came out from his van he wanted to escape, run away and he was saying 'I want to kill Muslims. 'I want to kill Muslims. I hit him on his stomach... and then me and the other guys, we held him to the ground until he couldn't move. We stopped him until the police came," he said.
Many of the victims are believed to have just left evening prayers at the Muslim Welfare House after breaking the Ramadan fast.
The MCB said it was a "violent manifestation of Islamophobia" and called for extra security around mosques. The PM will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee later.
She described it as a "terrible incident", adding: "All my thoughts are with those who have been injured, their loved ones and the emergency services on the scene."
Extra police are being deployed to reassure communities, especially those observing Ramadan, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said. He has also asked people to "remain calm and vigilant".
"We don't yet know the full details, but this was clearly a deliberate attack on innocent Londoners, many of whom were finishing prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. While this appears to be an attack on a particular community, like the terrible attacks in Manchester, Westminster and London Bridge it is also an assault on all our shared values of tolerance, freedom and respect," he said.
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The van driver was arrested after being detained by members of the public at the scene following the collision at 00:20 BST. Police said there were no reports of anyone suffering from knife injuries after speculation at the scene the driver was armed with a knife.
Abdulrahman Saleh Alamoudi said he was among a group of people helping an elderly worshipper who had fallen down when the van swerved towards them.
Video posted online of the aftermath showed a scene of chaos as people tried to help the injured. One man could be seen giving CPR to a victim in the street while another man's head injury was treated with a makeshift dressing. An eyewitness told how he jumped out the way of the van as it struck.
"He just came into all of us. There was a lot of people. We got told to move straight away. I was shocked, shocked, shocked. There were bodies around me. Thank God I just moved to the side. I just jumped. Everyone is hurt. Everyone is actually hurt," he said.
Prime Minister Theresa May said police were treating it "as a potential terrorist attack".
The Muslim Council of Britain said a van intentionally ran over worshippers. Eyewitness, Abdul Rahman told the BBC he struck one of the attackers and helped subdue him.
"When the guy came out from his van he wanted to escape, run away and he was saying 'I want to kill Muslims. 'I want to kill Muslims. I hit him on his stomach... and then me and the other guys, we held him to the ground until he couldn't move. We stopped him until the police came," he said.
Many of the victims are believed to have just left evening prayers at the Muslim Welfare House after breaking the Ramadan fast.
The MCB said it was a "violent manifestation of Islamophobia" and called for extra security around mosques. The PM will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee later.
She described it as a "terrible incident", adding: "All my thoughts are with those who have been injured, their loved ones and the emergency services on the scene."
Extra police are being deployed to reassure communities, especially those observing Ramadan, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said. He has also asked people to "remain calm and vigilant".
"We don't yet know the full details, but this was clearly a deliberate attack on innocent Londoners, many of whom were finishing prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. While this appears to be an attack on a particular community, like the terrible attacks in Manchester, Westminster and London Bridge it is also an assault on all our shared values of tolerance, freedom and respect," he said.
The van driver was arrested after being detained by members of the public at the scene following the collision at 00:20 BST. Police said there were no reports of anyone suffering from knife injuries after speculation at the scene the driver was armed with a knife.
Abdulrahman Saleh Alamoudi said he was among a group of people helping an elderly worshipper who had fallen down when the van swerved towards them.
Video posted online of the aftermath showed a scene of chaos as people tried to help the injured. One man could be seen giving CPR to a victim in the street while another man's head injury was treated with a makeshift dressing. An eyewitness told how he jumped out the way of the van as it struck.
"He just came into all of us. There was a lot of people. We got told to move straight away. I was shocked, shocked, shocked. There were bodies around me. Thank God I just moved to the side. I just jumped. Everyone is hurt. Everyone is actually hurt," he said.
(rnz)
