Twitter East London mosque has evacuated its worshippers after a bomb threat

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The East London mosque confirmed it had evacuated its members after they received a bomb threat. It tweeted: "The Mosque received a telephone threat a short while ago. Buildings were evacuated and sweeps carried out by Police and Mosque staff. "While we understand this incident to be a hoax, we still urge vigilance in our community." The police arrived on the scene quickly to carry out an investigation.

Pictures on social media show a group of men gathering outside the building after being evacuated. Scotland Yard confirmed that they were called to the mosque today at 2.50pm. A Met Police spokesman said there "were no injuries and the bomb threat was a hoax."

Getty The mosque was swept for explosives but police did not find anything

The security alert comes just hours after a terror attack in Finsbury Park left one man dead and others seriously injured. Darren Osbourne, the suspect in the attack, was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism including murder and attempted murder, Scotland Yard said. Mr Osbourne targeted pedestrians by driving a van near Finsbury Park Mosque in north London early on Monday as people left the mosque after breaking the fast for Ramadan. Witnesses described hearing the man, who was detained by members of the public at the scene, shout: "I'm going to kill Muslims."

The Mosque received a telephone threat a short while ago. Buildings were evacuated and sweeps carried out by Police and Mosque staff. 1/2 — East London Mosque (@elondonmosque) June 19, 2017

While we understand this incident to be a hoax, we still urge vigilance in our community. 2/2 — East London Mosque (@elondonmosque) June 19, 2017

Police confirmed searches are being carried out at a residential address in the Cardiff area in connection with the attack. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said: "Our thoughts are with all those affected by the incident at Seven Sisters Road and their families, friends and communities. "This is being treated as a terrorist incident and is being investigated by the counter terrorism command. "The investigation is ongoing and we are working fast to know the full details of how and why this took place. "All the victims were from the Muslim community and we will be deploying extra police patrols to reassure the public, especially those observing Ramadan."

Getty Police arrived to investigate the Finsbury Park mosque attack this morning

Earlier today, The East London Mosque released a statement: "We are shocked and horrified by the terrorist attack on Muslim worshippers in Finsbury Park this morning, which has resulted in one fatality and several serious injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. "We condemn this cowardly attack, as we do all terror attacks, in the strongest terms possible. This is a heinous crime motivated by hatred of Muslims. This is the 3rd terrorist attack on London in 3 months. Once again terrorists seek to divide. They will not succeed.

Handout Darren Osbourne has been named as the terror suspect in the Finsbury Park mosque attack