<br /> <p>Police rushed to Seven Sisters Road in north London after a van hit pedestrians in the early hours of Monday, June 19. Police said there were “a number of casualties,” BBC</a> reported.</p><p>In an incident described by the Muslim Council of Britain</a> as a “violent manifestation of Islamophobia”, armed police marched onto Finsbury Park after a van slammed into pedestrians leaving a mosque.</p><p>Metropolitan Police confirmed</a> one person was killed, another eight taken to hospital and two were treated on scene. The 48-year-old driver of the van was detained by members of the public and put into police custody. They confirmed the counter-terrorism police were investigating the incident.</p><p>Prime Minister Theresa May, as reported by BBC, described it as a “terrible incident”.</p><p>This video shows police and ambulance at Finsbury Park, near the site of the collision. Credit: Twitter/Anahabibato via Storyful</p><br />
