Police in London launched an investigation Wednesday into a possible hate crime after a car hit a crowd outside a mosque, injuring three people.

The collision, in Cricklewood in north London in the early hours of Wednesday, followed the occupants of the car allegedly directing "comments of an Islamophobic nature" at the group, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The incident left a man in his 50s hospitalised with "a serious leg injury", while two other men in their 20s suffered minor injuries, it added.

Officers are working to trace the driver and occupants of the car -- three men and a woman, all aged in their mid-20s -- which fled the scene.

"This incident is not being treated as terror related but the hate crime aspect of the collision is being looked at by detectives as an aggravating factor," the Met said in a statement.

The incident began when security at the Al-Majlis Al-Hussaini Islamic centre learned the people in the car were "behaving anti-socially, drinking and allegedly using drugs," police added.

The vehicle occupants were asked to leave the private car park, sparking a "confrontation" with a large group of people outside the centre.

"Words were exchanged and comments of an Islamophobic nature were allegedly made by the group in the car," the Met said.

"The car then reportedly sustained minor damage by some of those outside the centre.

"It proceeded to make off at speed colliding with three individuals as it left."

Detective Sergeant Kelly Schonhage, from the local investigating team, said the incident was being treated "very seriously" and appealed for witnesses to come forward.

"Extra neighbourhood police patrols have been stepped up in the area and officers will be on hand to speak with those in the local community," she added.

The number of hate crimes in England and Wales increased by 29 percent in 2016-2017, according to the latest Home Office statistics.

On June 19 last year Darren Osborne ploughed a van into people leaving late-night prayers at a mosque in Finsbury Park in north London, killing one man and injuring 11 others.

Osborne, who had left a note in the van in which he said he was seeking revenge for Islamist terror attacks and a child sex scandal, was charged with terrorism-related murder and sentenced to life in prison in February. </s> British police have launched an investigation after three people were injured in a collision near a Muslim community center in northwest London, a statement said Wednesday morning.

The statement said police are treating the incident outside the Al-Majlis Al-Hussaini Centre at the junction of Oxgate Lane and Edgware Road as a hate crime.

"Two people were taken to hospital for treatment; two of those injured are males in their twenties," Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police, said.

One of the men, in his fifties, remains in hospital and is being treated for a serious leg injury.

"Police have established that at approximately 12:20 a.m. security at the community center were informed of occupants in a car behaving anti-socially, drinking and allegedly using drugs," according to the police.

The car drove near the center and "comments of an Islamophobic nature were allegedly made by the group in the car."

"The car then reportedly sustained minor damage by some of those outside the center. It proceeded to make off at speed, colliding with three individuals as it left."

Appealing for information from the public, the police also said the "incident is not being treated as terror related but a hate crime."

"We are treating this incident very seriously and a number of inquiries are underway to trace the car and those involved," Kelly Schonhage from Brent police said.

"Inquiries into the full circumstances of the collision are ongoing," she added.

The driver was a male and three passengers -- two males and a female -- were of Caucasian origin, according to eyewitnesses.

"They were heard shouting anti-Islamic taunts at the crowd before they started their attack," the Hussaini Association said.

Last year a similar attack killed Makram Ali, 51, and injured a dozen others when far-right extremist Darren Osborne plowed into a crowd of Muslim worshippers outside the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park, London.

This February Osborne was jailed for life with no chance of parole for 43 years for murder and attempted murder. </s> Three people were injured after a car rammed into pedestrians outside a mosque in London, police said. Law enforcement hasIt happened shortly after midnight on Wednesday in the Cricklewood area of northwest London. Cricklewood is home to a number of mosques and Islamic centers.According to the Metropolitan Police,Then the vehicle "proceeded to make off at speed" colliding with three pedestrians. They are currently being sought by police."We are treating this incident very seriously and a number of enquiries are underway to trace the car and those involved," DS Kelly Schonhage from Brent CID said.Police say the case is "not being treated as terrorist-related," but added that "the hate crime aspect of the collision is being looked at by detectives as an aggravating factor."Two of the injured were taken to the hospital, police said.The Hussaini Association, which organized a lecture at the mosque, said on Facebook that people "were indiscriminately mown down in a suspected premeditated [Islamophobic] attack." The driver and the passengers of the car were heard shouting "anti Islamic taunts at the crowd before they started their attack," the association said. "We are in deep shock at such an attack." </s> Another possible terrorist attack in North London as a large rented van has intentionally driven into a crowd of people in Finsbury Park, London on Seven Sisters road. The incident happened in front of a very well known mosque (Finsbury Park Mosque) where extremist cleric Abu Hamza was expelled earlier.

Multiple extremist clerics are identified with the Finsbury Park Mosque. The incident took place around midnight local time.

Initial reports of multiple people hit by the vehicle. The Daily Mail reports: Several people were reportedly hurt after the van ploughed into a crowd on Seven Sisters Road near Finsbury Park Mosque. Eyewitnesses reported seeing bystanders wrestle the suspect to the floor and pin him down until officers arrived.

Twitter users claimed the victims were Muslims leaving late-night prayers being observed for the month of Ramadan.

A Metropolitan Police helicopter was seen circling overhead as photographs posted on social media showed a huge response from the emergency services. Dozens of police cars and vans cordoned off a large area of the normally bustling thoroughfare as stunned locals gathered at the scene.

More images on Twitter appeared to show a clean-shaven white man with black hair being detained by police officers behind a van, surrounded by a group of shouting onlookers. The incident follows two terrorist attacks in a matter of weeks at Westminster and London Bridge. (continue reading) </s> THE man accused of ploughing a car into a crowd of people outside a north London mosque has been identified as father-of-four Darren Osborne.

The 47-year-old Englishman has been held by police after the rampage and is being questioned on suspicion of murder and terrorism offences, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Officers have raided what is believed to be his home in Wales in the wake of the attack, which injured at least 10 people.

British Security Minister Ben Wallace said authorities were aware of rising far-right activity but were not aware of the suspect before the incident. He is believed to have acted alone.

Mr Osborne’s mother told the Daily Mail the attack was an “atrocity”.

“I’m not going to defend him but he is my son and it’s a shock. It’s not just robbing a bank, it’s an atrocity,” she said.

UK media reports that Mr Osborne grew up in Weston-super-mare in North Somerset, England, but now lived with his partner and four children in Cardiff, Wales.

The driver was seen smiling and blowing kisses as people lay bleeding around him after the white van ploughed into the crowd as people left evening prayers shortly after midnight on Sunday.

The crowd had been tending to a man who had collapsed on the street. The man later died but it is not clear whether it was as a result of the van attack.

The driver was pinned down by witnesses after the incident and he reportedly shouted that he wanted to “kill all Muslims”.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the incident was “quite clearly an attack on Muslims”.

EXCLUSIVE: Finsbury Park terror suspect who 'ploughed into Muslims' identified as dad-of-fourhttps://t.co/C7QMDGEvAF pic.twitter.com/4er3MDHAGY — Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 19, 2017

“We heard words that made people want to do bad things to him,” a local shopkeeper, who didn’t want to be named, told news.com.au, refusing to repeat what the driver had said.

“It made people realise he did this on purpose.

“The thing that got me was that he was so calm. Even when he killed the guy he was laughing, blowing kisses. That’s cold hearted.”

Video from the scene shows the driver waving and blowing kisses as he is packed into a police van. He will undergo a mental health assessment.

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‘HE WAS WAVING AND LAUGHING’

The vehicle mowed down about 10 people on the street outside the Muslim Welfare House and around the corner from Finsbury Park Mosque just after midnight on Sunday.

Witnesses told how the man timed his drive to coincide with the end of evening prayers and deliberately swerved into the crowd sending people flying. Two people were trapped under the van and it's feared one could be paralysed.

Hussein Ali told news.com.au the attacker “chose to get as much casualties as possible; he came exactly at the time to get as much people as he wanted”.

He ran for his life after hearing a loud bang but said others told him the man was “proud” and “waving his hand and laughing” after carrying out the attack.

There are conflicting reports as to whether the man fled from the van or was pulled, however he was captured by members of the Muslim community who held him there until police arrived. The local Imam is being hailed as a hero after urging restraint from the crowd.

Witnesses reported him saying he “wanted to kill all Muslims” and “I did my bit” after carrying out the attack. Video posted on social media shows the man being put into a police van and waving and blowing kisses to those outside.

Witness Ratip Al-Sulaimen, who was nearby in a coffee shop at the time, said he arrived to see complete chaos and the driver on the ground.

“The people caught him and they started hitting him and he said, ‘I’ve done my bit’,” he told news.com.au.

“We are one community, we don’t want people to divide us.”

Footage shows the moment crowds restrain man suspected of driving van into pedestrians near #FinsburyPark mosquehttps://t.co/CBG8mzBpgY pic.twitter.com/NtYoQbLGXC — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 19, 2017

my cousin sent me this and this is the guy that got arrested for this TERRORIST attack #FinsburyPark pic.twitter.com/VZkRIv1Sfz — samira (@hooyomataalo) June 19, 2017

‘COMMENDABLE RESTRAINT’

Police confirmed one man was pronounced dead at the scene and counter-terrorism officers are investigating. Eight people have been taken to three separate hospitals.

The suspect has been taken to hospital in handcuffs. He will be subject to a mental health assessment.

“London has woken up to the news of another appalling attack on our city,” Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said.

“London is a city of many faiths and many nationalities. An attack on one community is an attack on all of us.”

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the senior national coordinator for counter-terrorism, said all the victims were from the Muslim community.

“I would like to thank those people who helped police in detaining the man and worked with officers to calmly and quickly get him into our custody.

“Their restraint in the circumstances was commendable.”

The attack follows a spate of terror incidents in the UK including at Borough Market where eight people died in early June. Twenty-two died in a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May and a police officer was killed in Westminster in March.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said: “Today’s attack falls at a difficult time in the life of this city, following on from the attack on London Bridge two weeks ago — and of course the unimaginable tragedy of Grenfell Tower last week, on which I will chair another meeting of Ministers and officials later today.

“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.”

Video shows an angry crowd pinning down the apparent van driver after his vehicle ploughed into worshippers at a London mosque #FinsburyPark pic.twitter.com/BTT6JH3ddy — Sky News (@SkyNews) June 19, 2017

‘I’M GETTING SCARED’

The increasingly frequent attacks have left locals fearing for their safety.

Crouch End man Emmanual Begedi, 24, said two of his friends were injured and he first heard about it when he received a video from one on his phone.

“Every two weeks we’re seeing things like this. It’s snowballed,” he said.

“We love this country so why are things happening like this?

“We don’t know where it’s going to be next. It’s ridiculous, I’ll be honest, I’m getting scared.”

Hassen Hammouda, 20, is in London on holiday from Tunisia and said he couldn’t believe what was happening in front of him.

“The is the first time I’ve seen anything like this. Of course I’m scared, it’s crazy, man,” he said.

‘MAINSTREAM MEDIA’ SLAMMED

The attack happened in the London Borough of Islington, close to Finsbury Park station, a major underground and suburban rail interchange in the capital’s north. Arsenal football stadium is nearby.

Some witnesses and locals outside the police cordon told media they were unhappy about the response from police and media, which did not immediately declare it a terrorist incident.

The chairman of the Finsbury Park Mosque, Mohammed Kozbar, has complained that the “mainstream media” was unwilling to call the attack a terrorist incident for many hours.

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd says police “immediately” treated a fatal incident outside a London mosque as a suspected terrorist attack.

Eyewitness tells @jamesrbuk man drove van at pedestrians outside London mosque, then shouted “Kill me, kill me, I want to kill all Muslims” pic.twitter.com/gSgTX05aSQ — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) June 19, 2017

MUSLIMS ‘TARGETED’

Police were called to the scene shortly after 12.20am local time and a helicopter circled overhead as emergency services treated people on the street and took them away on stretchers.

A woman who lives opposite told the BBC: “From the window, I started hearing a lot of yelling and screeching, a lot of chaos outside … Everybody was shouting: ‘A van’s hit people, a van’s hit people!’”

One witness, identified only as Rayan, told CNN it was clear that the attacker at Finsbury Park had deliberately targeted Muslims.

“He tried to kill a lot of people so obviously it’s a terrorist attack,” said Rayan. “He targeted Muslims this time.”

Injured pedestrians were taken away on stretchers as the road filled with police, emergency services and bystanders, including many Muslim worshippers who had just left the mosque and began praying on the street for those hurt.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police were “responding to a horrific terrorist attack on innocent people.”

“My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected,” he said.

“I am grateful to our emergency services, who responded quickly and have been working on the scene throughout the night.

“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.”

Islamaphobic attack in finsbury park right now. A van randomly swerved off the main road and ran over several muslim men. pic.twitter.com/FM2RP0Fd4d — 🕊 (@__ABDULQAADIR) June 19, 2017

Muslim Welfare House CEO Toufik Kacimi issued a statement saying the community was “horrified at this incident” and sent “thoughts and prayers to the victims and those injured.”

He issued particular thanks to Imam Mohamed Mahmoud, “whose bravery and courage helped calm the immediate situation after the incident and prevented further injuries and potential loss of life”.

A spokesman from Finsbury Park Mosque on St Thomas’s Rd told news.com.au worshippers were leaving at the time of the incident “200 metres away”, but he did not know if it was a targeted attack.

#WeStandTogether in solidarity with the victims of the horrific terrorist attack in #FinsburyPark.Thoughts & prayers with all those affected pic.twitter.com/04kxobdpYN — Shomrim N.E. London (@Shomrim) June 19, 2017

‘IT WAS REALLY UGLY’

Local resident Cynthia Vanzella told Sky News: “It was really ugly. I saw at least two people on the floor not moving and police officers trying to do chest massage on them.”

Earlier, she tweeted: “Horrible to watch police officers doing cardiac massage at people on the floor, desperately trying to save them. I just hope they did.”

Lil shordy posted: “My mums friend is in a coma after the Finsbury Park attack.”

Ali Habib said he was on the scene and that a friend “doesn’t know if his family are safe at the moment”.

Finsbury Park right now. Several casualties. pic.twitter.com/LaunwLe7B6 — Ali Habib (@Habibiline) June 19, 2017

Horrible to watch police officers doing cardiac massage at people on the floor, desperately trying to save them. I just hope they did. — Cynthia Vanzella (@cynthiavanzella) June 18, 2017

WELSH VAN USED IN ATTACK

The vehicle appears to have been a hire car from Pontyclun Van Hire, based near Cardiff in Wales.

Prime Minister Theresa May said police had confirmed it was being treated as “a potential terrorist attack” and that she would chair a COBRA emergency response meeting on Monday.

UK Labour leader Mr Corbyn said he was “totally shocked at the incident” and had been in touch with local mosques, the council and police.

“My thoughts are with those and the community affected by this awful event,” he said.

Finsbury Park Mosque has been at the centre of controversy in the past. Radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was barred from the north London place of worship after years of struggle and police closed it down in January 2003 amid a major al-Qaeda associated investigation, the BBC reports.

In 2003, the mosque was raided by the police and shut down before it was reclaimed in 2005 by the local Muslim community and transformed with the help of the Muslim Association of Britain.

In November 2015, the Metropolitan Police said they were treating as a hate crime an attempted arson attack. Police released CCTV footage showing a suspect throwing over the railings what police said was a can filled with petrol.

The incident follows a series of terror attacks in Britain. Eight people were killed and 50 injured on June 3 when three Islamist militants drove into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed people at nearby restaurants and bars.

On May 22, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a pop concert an Ariana Grande Manchester, killing 22 people and hospitalising 59.

Victoria.craw@news.com.au </s> Witnesses claimed the car swerved into pedestrians outside a mosque in Cricklewood, north west London. A spokesman for the Hussaini Association, who were running the Al Hussaini Majis commemorating an Islamic prophet, claimed the incident was a "deliberate Islamophobic attack" and said they were in "deep shock". Cops are hunting the male driver who failed to stop at the scene, as well as two men and one woman in the car, all in their 20s. Two people have been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One man in his fifties is being treated for serious leg injuries.

Others at the scene claimed to hear people from the car shouting anti-Islamic taunts, with Hussaini Association head of security Hassan Naddi claiming the group were shouting "dirty muslims". A Met Police spokeswoman confirmed to Daily Star Online that they are aware of these comments and are currently investigating. Metropolitan Police confirmed: “Two people have been taken to hospital for treatment; their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. “Officers are currently retaining an open mind regarding the cause of the collision. “The incident is not being treated as terrorist-related.”

Police were called to the scene 12.35 this morning on Oxgate Lane in Brent. The group in the car were reported to be drinking and taking drugs before the incident, according to police. A spokesman for the Hussaini Association said: "We are in deep shock at such an attack taking place on our community." He added: "We remain proud to live in a diverse and tolerant society and as such we remain unintimidated."

DS Kelly Schonhage from Brent CID said: “We are treating this incident very seriously and a number of enquiries are underway to trace the car and those involved. "Enquiries into the full circumstances of the collision are ongoing. If you were there at the time and have information I would urge you to contact police with information. "Extra neighbourhood police patrols have been stepped up in the area and officers will be on hand to speak with those in the local community.” Anyone with information concerning the car involved or the occupants should call Brent CID on 07747 476 161 or 101 quoting CAD 150/29 Sept or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. You can also tweet police via @MetCC. </s> Police say no one was injured and driver was arrested after incident in front of mosque in Paris suburb.

A man has been arrested after he tried to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil, police said.

The man did not succeed in reaching the crowd because of barriers in front of the mosque, police said in a statement before adding that no one was was injured in Thursday's incident which took place around 6:30pm local time (16:30 GMT).

An investigation, to be carried out by a regular police department rather than an anti-terrorism unit, would determine if the man could be held accountable for his actions, the statement said.

Police said the motive behind the actions were unclear but Le Parisien newspaper said the man wanted to avenge ISIL-linked attacks in France.

Last week, six people, including two children were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd of Muslim worshippers as they left a sports centre after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers in the northern English city of Newcastle.

Earlier this month, a man drove a van at Muslim worshippers leaving a mosque in London. He was charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder.

One person was killed and at least 10 others wounded in the attack outside London's Finsbury Park mosque.

The driver was grabbed at the scene by some of the Muslim worshippers and pinned down until police arrived, while others did what they could to help the wounded.

After being seized, the suspect said he had wanted to kill "many Muslim people", one witness told journalists.

Thursday's incident in Creteil happened as French religious sites and other public places remain under high security after a string of attacks.

France has been in a state of emergency, which gives sweeping powers to the police, since November 2015, when at least 130 people were killed in coordinated attacks.

The country has suffered several attacks since then, including a truck-ramming assault that killed at least 86 people in Nice last year.

France's President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to extend the country's state of emergency until at least November 1, according to a statement from the president's office.

He has also asked his government to prepare draft legislation to reinforce security measures permanently beyond the state of emergency. </s> At least three people have been injured after a vehicle rammed into pedestrians close to a mosque in northwest London, British police have said.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the suspected "hate crime" took place shortly after 12:20am local time on Wednesday, when three males and a woman, all aged in their mid-twenties, were asked to leave a private car park in Cricklewood belonging to the Hussaini Association.

After engaging in a confrontation with a group of worshippers at the Shia Islamic centre, "comments of an Islamophobic nature were allegedly made," then the car "proceeded to make off at speed colliding with three individuals as it left."

"The car and its occupants failed to stop and injured three people," the police statement added.

Police said they had launched an investigation but the incident was not being treated as terror-related but as a possible hate crime.

"We are treating this incident very seriously and a number of enquiries are under way to trace the car and those involved," Kelly Schonhage, an officer from a local branch of the CID said.

The incident left a man in his 50s hospitalised with a "serious leg injury," while two other men in their 20s suffered minor injuries, the police said.

'P remeditated Islamophobic attack '

Ali Salman, who claims he was at the scene of the incident, said he was "milliseconds" from injury when the car swerved into groups of people leaving the centre.

"The driver was swerving into people, trying to run over as many people as possible," he said in a Facebook post.

Miqdaad Versi, the assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the largest Muslim umbrella body in the United Kingdom, claimed eyewitnesses reported hearing "anti-Islamic" slogans being shouted during the incident.

"Reports of Islamophobic insults being hurled mean that the incident is being treated as a potential hate crime," he said in a statement sent to Al Jazeera.

Images posted on social media appeared to show paramedics delivering first aid to the wounded, with one of the injured appearing to need help to breathe.

Reports suggest a car swerved into a crowd of Muslims outside the The Hussaini (Balaghiya) Association in Cricklewood, with 5 injured (3 seriously). Eye-witnesses apparently suggest perpetrators were heard shouting anti-Islamic sloguns.https://t.co/VmvysZgpC5 pic.twitter.com/niMOgf8ccM — Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) September 19, 2018

The Hussaini Association called the incident a "premeditated Islamophobic attack," adding that the worshippers were attending a 10-day series of lectures commemorating the death of Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed 1379 years ago according to the Islamic calendar, a date which will coincide with Thursday this year.

"We are in deep shock at such an attack taking place on our community," a spokesman for the association said in a statement.

"We remain proud to live in a diverse and tolerant society and as such we remain unintimidated."

London's Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted: "We have a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime in London. Places of worship - for people of all faiths - must remain safe."

We have a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime in London. Places of worship - for people of all faiths - must remain safe. — Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) September 19, 2018

Surge in Islamophobia

Tell MAMA, an NGO tracking hate crimes against Muslims in the UK, reported a surge in Islamophobic attacks last year, with 1,201 verified reports submitted.

It said the 2017 figures marked a 26 percent increase on 2016, and were the biggest number since it began recording incidents in 2012.

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Reports of Islamophobia in the UK, including within the ruling Conservative Party, have come under scrutiny in recent months with calls to look into the problem.

Sayeeda Warsi, a senior Tory member, called for an inquiry into allegations of Islamophobia in the party in July, after writing an open letter in the Guardian newspaper.

"There should be a forensic, wide-ranging and transparent inquiry into Islamophobia in the party," Warsi, a member of the House of Lords said, adding "the process should be published, those who are found wanting should be publicly named and membership withdrawn". </s> A vehicle has hit pedestrians in the Finsbury Park area of north London near a mosque, injuring several people, police say.

Police said one person had been arrested after the incident, which occurred around 12:15 a.m. on June 19.

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said on Twitter that the incident occurred near the Finsbury Park Mosque and that a van "intentionally" hit worshippers leaving the mosque.

Witnesses told Sky News and the BBC that about 10 people were injured.

Police would only say that "there are a number of casualties being worked on at the scene."

It was not immediately clear if the incident were terror-related or an accident, but Sky News reported that armed police were on the scene.

The Muslim Council said on Twitter that "we have been informed that a van has run over worshippers as they left #FinsburyPark Mosque. Our prayers are with the victims," the council wrote.

The MCB leader, Harun Khan, said in a tweet that a van had "intentionally" run over people leaving midnight prayers at the mosque.

A witness told the BBC that "trom the window, I started hearing a lot of yelling and screeching, a lot of chaos outside...Everybody was shouting: 'A van’s hit people, a van’s hit people'."

"There was this white van stopped outside Finsbury Park Mosque that seemed to have hit people who were coming out after prayers had finished," the woman said. "I didn’t see the attacker himself, although he seems to have been arrested, but I did see the van."

U.K. residents are on edge after several recent terror attacks, including one on June 3 that killed eight people and injured dozens on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market.

In that incident, three men drove a van into pedestrians on the bridge and then stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Three Muslim extremists who carried out the attack were shot dead by police.

With reporting by AP, AFP, Reuters, Sky News, and BBC
Six people are injured after a car ploughs into Eid al-Fitr worshippers in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Police do not believe terrorism is involved.