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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nThe van driver was arrested after being detained by members of the public at the scene following the collision at 00:20 BST.<\/p>\n
Police said there were no reports of anyone suffering from knife injuries after speculation at the scene the driver was armed with a knife.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Video posted online of the aftermath showed a scene of chaos as people tried to help the injured.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness told how he jumped out the way of the van as it struck.<\/p>\n
He said: “He just came into all of us. There was a lot of people. We got told to move straight away.<\/p>\n
“I was shocked, shocked, shocked. There were bodies around me.<\/p>\n
“Thank God I just moved to the side. I just jumped. Everyone is hurt. Everyone is actually hurt.”<\/p>\n
Another who lives in a flat on Seven Sisters Road told the BBC she saw people “shouting and screaming”.<\/p>\n
“Everyone was shouting ‘a van’s hit people’.<\/p>\n
“There was this white van stopped outside Finsbury Park Mosque that seems to have hit people who were coming out of the mosque after prayers finished.”<\/p>\n
She said the road was “backed up” with police cars, ambulance and fire engines.<\/p>\n
Some witnesses at the scene – near Finsbury Park Station and the Emirates stadium – said more than one attacker may have been involved.<\/p>\n
But the Met said: “At this early stage of this investigation, no other suspects at the scene have been identified or reported to police, however the investigation continues.”<\/p>\n
Labour leader and Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn said on Twitter: “I’m totally shocked at the incident at Finsbury Park tonight.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been in touch with the mosques, police and Islington council regarding the incident. My thoughts are with those and the community affected by this awful event.”<\/p>\n
‘Horrible to watch’<\/h2>\n
London Ambulance Service deputy director of operations Kevin Bate said: “We have sent a number of ambulance crews, advance paramedics and specialist responses teams to the scene.<\/p>\n
“An advance trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance has also been dispatched by car.<\/p>\n
“We are working closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene.<\/p>\n
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“Our priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries and ensure those in the most need are treated first and taken to hospital.”<\/p>\n
Witness Cynthia Vanzella said on Twitter: “Horrible to watch police officers doing cardiac massage at people on the floor, desperately trying to save them. I just hope they did.”<\/p>\n
The MCB said its “prayers are with the victims.”<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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