London Van Attack Update: 1 Dead, 10 Injured, 1 Arrested

At least one person has been killed and 10 others injured after a vehicle ran over pedestrians close to two mosques in a north London neighbourhood, UK police have said.

The 48-year-old driver of the van was detained by bystanders and later arrested by police after the incident in Finsbury Park, which was investigated by the UK’s Counter Terrorism Command.

Witnesses said the van veered off the road into worshippers leaving Ramadan prayers on Seven Sisters Road after midnight on Monday.

Eight of the injured were taken to hospitals and the rest were treated at the scene, police said, adding that the driver of the van had also been taken to hospital.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said the incident was being treated by police as a “potential terrorist attack”.

More details later…