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Vehicle rams worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque in North London

One man was killed and eight people hospitalised when a van ran into pedestrians near a mosque in north London in an incident that is being investigated by counter-terrorism officers, police said.
Police officers talk with local people at the Finsbury Park in north London, where a vehicle struck pedestrians Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police officers talk with local people at the Finsbury Park in north London, where a vehicle struck pedestrians Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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A police forensic tent is erected at Finsbury Park in north London, where a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
A police forensic tent is erected at Finsbury Park in north London, where a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Police officers man on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning, causing several casualties, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Police officers man on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning, causing several casualties, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A police officer mans on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday June 19, 2017. Police said a man who was driving the car has been arrested and taken to a hospital as a precaution. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A police officer mans on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday June 19, 2017. Police said a man who was driving the car has been arrested and taken to a hospital as a precaution. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Emergency services personnel stand on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Emergency services personnel stand on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Emergency services stand on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Emergency services stand on Fonthill road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London, leaving several casualties and one person was arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London, leaving several casualties and one person was arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police officers man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP)
Police officers man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP)
Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London, leaving several casualties and one person was arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London, leaving several casualties and one person was arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians on a road in north London, leaving several casualties and one person has been arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians on a road in north London, leaving several casualties and one person has been arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London, leaving several casualties and one person was arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Local people observe prayers at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London, leaving several casualties and one person was arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police officers man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police officers man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
An armed police officer mans a cordon on the Seven Sisters Road at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
An armed police officer mans a cordon on the Seven Sisters Road at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Police stand guard at a cordon on a road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Police stand guard at a cordon on a road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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