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Man arrested on suspicion of terror offenses over London mosque attack
By Danika Fears
June 19, 2017 | 11:52am | Updated
The 47-year-old attacker who plowed his car into a group of worshipers outside a mosque in London has been arrested “for the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism,” police said Monday.
The man, who has not been identified
, ran his car into a crowd of people giving aid to an elderly worshiper who had collapsed outside of the Finsbury Park Mosque, according to officials.
Afterward, he screamed, “I’m going to kill all Muslims!”
The attacker was also arrested for attempted murder, authorities said. Police are currently searching an address in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, in connection to the attack.
“At this stage in the investigation, it is believed that the suspect acted alone but we are of course investigating all the circumstances leading up to the attack,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. “There were no reports of any people having suffered knife injuries.”
Man arrested on suspicion of terror offenses over London mosque attack
By Danika Fears
June 19, 2017 | 11:52am | Updated
The 47-year-old attacker who plowed his car into a group of worshipers outside a mosque in London has been arrested “for the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism,” police said Monday.
The man, who has not been identified
, ran his car into a crowd of people giving aid to an elderly worshiper who had collapsed outside of the Finsbury Park Mosque, according to officials.Afterward, he screamed, “I’m going to kill all Muslims!”
The attacker was also arrested for attempted murder, authorities said. Police are currently searching an address in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, in connection to the attack.
“At this stage in the investigation, it is believed that the suspect acted alone but we are of course investigating all the circumstances leading up to the attack,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. “There were no reports of any people having suffered knife injuries.”