MUSLIM WORHIPPERS HIT BY VAN IN LONDON, 1 DEAD

THE SUSPECT, SHOWN HERE LOADED INTO A POLICE VAN, WAS RESTRAINED UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE MOSQUE.

THE GUARDIAN IS STILL REPORTING THAT THREE (3) PEOPLE LEFT THE VAN AFTER IT STRUCK THE PEDESTRIANS.

THE GUARDIAN ALSO SHOWS VIDEO OF THE MAN BEING HANDCUFFED <HERE>.


Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park in London, after a vehicle struck pedestrians on the street where they are kneeling..

ABOVE: Police officers attend to the scene after a vehicle collided with pedestrians in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of North London, Britain June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Finsbury Park: One killed, eight injured in 'potential terrorist attack' as van hits worshippers at London mosque. 
NOTE: SOME NEWS AGENCIES ARE REPORTING 10 INJURED, SOME SAY 12, BUT 8 WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

The Muslim Council said Monday's attack was the most violent manifestation of Islamophobia in Britain in recent months and called for extra security at places of worship.

The Finsbury Park Mosque gained notoriety more than a decade ago for sermons by radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison in January 2015 for his conviction on terrorism-related charges.

A new board of trustees and management took over in February 2005, a year after Abu Hamza was arrested by British police, since then attendance has greatly increased among worshippers from various communities, according to the mosque's website.

Witnesses have told Sky News that an imam from the mosque protected the driver of the van from angry members of the public until the police could arrive.

The Islamic centre and mosque has released a statement, appealing for calm.   


“We have worked very hard over decades to build a peaceful and tolerant community here in Finsbury Park and we totally condemn any act of hate that tries to drive our wonderful community apart,” it reads.

The New York Police Department has deployed officers to mosques in New York following the attack in Finsbury Park.


Suspect screamed he wanted to 'kill all Muslims'.
A van ploughed into worshippers outside a mosque in London on Sunday night, killing one person and injuring eight people in what the Prime Minister described as a "potential terrorist attack".

Officers arrested one man after they were called shortly after midnight to the incident on Seven Sisters Road, near Finsbury Park station.

The attack came shortly after worshippers had been attending evening prayers at the Muslim Welfare House.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing bystanders wrestle the suspect to the ground and pin him down until officers arrived.

One eyewitness speaking to LBC said the van had hit people on the pavement, but had not collided with a building. "It looked like he had lost control of the van or something," he said.

No other suspects at the scene have been identified or reported to police, the statement said.


BUT CNN REPORTED THAT "Witnesses describe seeing two additional men fleeing from the van."

Police said there would be increased police presence in order to reassure communities, especially those observing Ramadan.

This incident followed a series of 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.

Two weeks earlier, a suicide bomber killed 22 people at a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande in Manchester in northern England.

On March 22, a man drove a rented car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London and stabbed a policeman to death before being shot dead. His attack killed five people.

The Muslim Council of Britain has condemned the Finsbury Park van attack, calling it "the most violent manifestation" yet of Islamophobia and called for extra security around mosques.

The council's secretary general Harun Khan said the incident took place outside the Muslim Welfare House in Seven Sisters Road.

"Over the past weeks and months, Muslims have endured many incidents of Islamophobia and this is the most violent manifestation to date.

"Given we are approaching the end of the month of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid with many Muslims going to local mosques, we expect the authorities to increase security outside mosques as a matter of urgency.

"Muslim communities have been calling for increased action to tackle the growth in hate crime for many years and transformative action must now be taken to tackle not only this incident but the hugely worrying growth in Islamophobia.

Many will feel terrorised, no doubt be angry and saddened by what has taken place tonight.

"We urge calm as the investigation establishes the full facts, and in these last days of Ramadan, pray for those affected and for justice."

Salah Alamoudi said they had to hold the suspect on the ground for up to half an hour before police arrived.

"The guy, I had to keep him at least half an hour. He was a strong guy. A big man," he said.
A series of videos have emerged on social media showing tensions are running high after the incident.

At least two witnesses told Sky News that there were three men in the van, but the Met Police statement seems to directly contradict that, saying no other suspects had been identified or reported to police.

WHETHER THIS WAS SOME TWISTED RETALIATORY ACT BY A BRITISH CITIZEN, A SECTARIAN "SUNNI VERSUS SHIA" ATTACK, OR ONE PERPETRATED BY SOMEONE TRAINED FOR SUCH BY THE ISLAMIC STATE IS YET TO BE SEEN.
I'M CERTAIN WE WILL READ ALL ABOUT THE VAN DRIVER TOMORROW AT THE LATEST.

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE 'TENSIONS' ON BOTH SIDES, MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS, WILL ONLY ESCALATE AFTER THIS.

SOME WEBSITES HAD ALREADY BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF NON-MUSLIMS KILLED BY MUSLIMS DURING RAMADAN, CALLING THE COUNT "RAMADAN BOMBATHON" AND GIVING DAILY UPDATES.

"Islam's holiest month of fasting and prayer began May 26. Already, there have been at least 70 deadly terrorists attacks, leaving 950 dead and more than 1,000 wounded. And it's only been 14 days. Ramadan this year runs until June 24."

BOTH BREITBART AND THE BLAZE FANNED THOSE FLAMES BY UPDATING THE LIST OF VICTIMS OF MUSLIM ATTACKS.


WHILE THE ACTIONS OF MOST OF THE WORSHIPPERS AFTER THIS ATTACK ARE COMMENDABLE FOR CALLING FOR PEACE AND CALM, OTHERS HAVE DONE THE SAME AS THOSE KEEPING TRACK OF VICTIMS OF SUICIDE BOMBERS, ETC.

THE NEFARIOUS WASHINGTON POST ADDED FUEL TO ANY GROWING FIRE BY REPOSTING INCIDENTS OF ATTACKS ON MUSLIMS AND REPORTING THAT THE BODY OF A MISSING MUSLIM 17-YEAR-OLD WAS DISCOVERED NEAR STERLING, VIRGINIA. THE SUSPECTED KILLER IS DARWIN MARTINEZ TORRES, A NON-MUSLIM.

UNDERSTANDABLY, NOT ALL WORSHIPPERS OF THE LONDON MOSQUE WERE AS CALM AND PRAYERFUL AS THOSE PICTURED AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG.
"People were shouting this is an act of terrorism, even though he's white," another witness, Hillary Briffa, said, referring to the man taken away by police.

IT WILL BE A LONG, HOT, TAXING SUMMER.
MAY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA JUST ONCE NOT ENGAGE IN PLAYING MUSLIMS AGAINST NON-MUSLIMS.
IT SEEMS TO ME THE MSM LIKE RIOTS AND BLOODSHED.
ANYTHING TO SELL A 'RAG-SHEET', YES?

MAY NO CITY BECOME A NEW BATTLEGROUND IN THIS AGE-OLD CONFLICT.

"PAY-BACKS" ONLY RESULT IN "PAY MORE"...PAY WITH MORE LIVES LOST TO THE ILLUSION THAT ANY ONE NATION, ANY ONE RACE OF PEOPLE, ANY GROUP CAN "RULE THE WORLD" FOREVER.
LOOK AT HOW MANY HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY THAT UNATTAINABLE DREAM.
ONE-BY-ONE THEY ALL FELL AND ARE MERELY NAMES IN HISTORY BOOKS, FADING MEMORIES.


ONCE THE "COMMON MAN" , THE "AVERAGE CITIZEN" GETS A GUTFUL OF BEING ATTACKED AND SEEING HIS FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES KILLED, HISTORY SHOWS US SUCH REBELLION AGAINST EXTERMINATION WILL STOP THOSE WHO HOPE TO EXTERMINATE.









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