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| Finsbury Park: casualties as van crashes into pedestrians near London mosque – live updates | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.45am BST | |
| 03:45 | |
| 3.42am BST | |
| 03:42 | |
| Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, says on Twitter that the authorities are investigating a “major incident” in Finsbury Park. | |
| Emergency services are on the scene and investigating a major incident at Finsbury Park. Follow @Metpoliceuk and @Ldn_ambulance for details. | |
| 3.41am BST | |
| 03:41 | |
| A second man has told Sky News that there were three men in the van. He said one was held by members of the public until police arrived but the other two ran away. | |
| “There were three of them and two of them ran off. One of them was held here by worshippers until police came, but I’m worried because the other two must be somewhere around Finsbury Park. | |
| The man said the van swerved into the crowd just as prayers ended. | |
| “I saw six or seven people on the floor, most of them were male.” | |
| 3.32am BST | |
| 03:32 | |
| 3.18am BST | |
| 03:18 | |
| One resident told the Press Association he jumped out of the way as the van struck pedestrians. The man, who did not want to be named, said: | |
| The gentleman went straight down this road, people were just conversing, talking, just doing what we’re doing. And 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.” | |
| 3.16am BST | 3.16am BST |
| 03:16 | 03:16 |
| The Guardian’s Richard Preston, who is on the scene, said a witness told him that an elderly man had collapsed at a bus stop and was being tended to by a crowd of people when the van hit. | The Guardian’s Richard Preston, who is on the scene, said a witness told him that an elderly man had collapsed at a bus stop and was being tended to by a crowd of people when the van hit. |
| 3.12am BST | 3.12am BST |
| 03:12 | 03:12 |
| Vikram Dodd | Vikram Dodd |
| Eyewitness Boubou Sougou saw the incident and says the driver deliberately piled into people on the pavement. He filmed video on his camera phone, showing people being tended to some apparently with serious injuries. In one case one person appeared to be given CPR. | Eyewitness Boubou Sougou saw the incident and says the driver deliberately piled into people on the pavement. He filmed video on his camera phone, showing people being tended to some apparently with serious injuries. In one case one person appeared to be given CPR. |
| Sougou, 23, said: “ It was not an accident, I saw everything. People were badly injured. The van driver tried to escape but people grabbed him. He did not say anything.” | Sougou, 23, said: “ It was not an accident, I saw everything. People were badly injured. The van driver tried to escape but people grabbed him. He did not say anything.” |
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| at 3.15am BST | at 3.15am BST |
| 3.09am BST | 3.09am BST |
| 03:09 | 03:09 |
| Andrew, a courier who did not wish to give his surname, said he saw three people on the floor and at least one of them appeared to be in Muslim dress. | Andrew, a courier who did not wish to give his surname, said he saw three people on the floor and at least one of them appeared to be in Muslim dress. |
| The 45-year-old, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, told the Press Association he was driving back from a night shift when he saw the aftermath of the collision. | The 45-year-old, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, told the Press Association he was driving back from a night shift when he saw the aftermath of the collision. |
| He said: “When I drove past slowly I could count three people on the floor and police were performing CPR on one of them. The guy having CPR performed on him was in a gown, ethnic clothing.” | He said: “When I drove past slowly I could count three people on the floor and police were performing CPR on one of them. The guy having CPR performed on him was in a gown, ethnic clothing.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.09am BST | at 3.09am BST |
| 3.07am BST | 3.07am BST |
| 03:07 | 03:07 |
| The Guardian’s crime correspondent Vikram Dodd is on the scene. He says: | The Guardian’s crime correspondent Vikram Dodd is on the scene. He says: |
| I am standing on the junction of Fonthill Road and Seven Sisters Road. Police tape is up and the road is blocked by a flotilla of police vehicles. Standing back are armed police officers and local people are also standing around, some are agitated and others are slightly bemused. One or two have witnessed what happened and are in a state of shock.” | I am standing on the junction of Fonthill Road and Seven Sisters Road. Police tape is up and the road is blocked by a flotilla of police vehicles. Standing back are armed police officers and local people are also standing around, some are agitated and others are slightly bemused. One or two have witnessed what happened and are in a state of shock.” |
| 3.06am BST | 3.06am BST |
| 03:06 | 03:06 |
| 'Three men in van' – witness | 'Three men in van' – witness |
| A witness has told Sky News that there were three men in the van. He said one was arrested and two ran away. But this has not been confirmed. Police have simply said one man has been arrested. | A witness has told Sky News that there were three men in the van. He said one was arrested and two ran away. But this has not been confirmed. Police have simply said one man has been arrested. |
| 3.04am BST | 3.04am BST |
| 03:04 | 03:04 |
| To clarify, the incident took place outside the Muslim Welfare House, which contains a mosque, but not the Finsbury Park Mosque, which is some 300m away. | To clarify, the incident took place outside the Muslim Welfare House, which contains a mosque, but not the Finsbury Park Mosque, which is some 300m away. |
| 2.53am BST | 2.53am BST |
| 02:53 | 02:53 |
| 2.49am BST | 2.49am BST |
| 02:49 | 02:49 |
| 'A lot of chaos outside' – witness | 'A lot of chaos outside' – witness |
| A witness who lives opposite the scene of the crash has described the moment to the BBC: | A witness who lives opposite the scene of the crash has described the moment to 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.’ There was this white van stopped outside Finsbury Park mosque that seemed to have hit people who were coming out after prayers had finished. I didn’t see the attacker himself, although he seems to have been arrested, but I did see the van.” | 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.’ There was this white van stopped outside Finsbury Park mosque that seemed to have hit people who were coming out after prayers had finished. I didn’t see the attacker himself, although he seems to have been arrested, but I did see the van.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.16am BST | at 3.16am BST |
| 2.47am BST | 2.47am BST |
| 02:47 | 02:47 |
| At least 10 people injured – witness | At least 10 people injured – witness |
| While there are no official confirmation of how many people have been injured, police and the Ambulance Service have said there are a number of casualties. | While there are no official confirmation of how many people have been injured, police and the Ambulance Service have said there are a number of casualties. |
| A witnesses has told Sky News that at least 10 people were hit outside the mosque. | A witnesses has told Sky News that at least 10 people were hit outside the mosque. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.16am BST | at 3.16am BST |
| 2.42am BST | 2.42am BST |
| 02:42 | 02:42 |
| Vikram Dodd | Vikram Dodd |
| Rabbi Herschel Gluck of the Jewish security grip Shomrim, rushed to the scene. | Rabbi Herschel Gluck of the Jewish security grip Shomrim, rushed to the scene. |
| He said: “It seems the van went on to the pavement people where there were people drinking coffee after their fast. We are here to support the local community. The hurt are predominantly Muslim.” | |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.17am BST | |
| 2.39am BST | 2.39am BST |
| 02:39 | 02:39 |
| The incident comes towards the end of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and the holiest time of their year. During Ramadan Muslims fast daily from dawn to dusk and focus on prayer, purification and acts of charity. This year Ramadan began on 26 May and ends on Saturday 24 June. | |
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| at 3.17am BST |