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According to multiple witnesses, the white van was driving along a bus lane on Seven Sisters road before it veered onto the pavement. One person has been confirmed dead and several others are injured after the incident at 00.20am BST took place while Muslims were leaving prayers.

PA Witness Saleh Alamoudi, pictured right, said the driver screamed he wanted to "kill all Muslims"

Finsbury Park mosque terror attack latest pictures Mon, June 19, 2017 One person has been killed and several injured after a vehicle drove through pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque in London Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 18 Police officers attend to the scene after a vehicle collided with pedestrians in the Finsbury Park neighbourhood of North London

Abdulrahman Saleh Alamoudi said he was among a group of people helping an elderly worshipper who had fallen down, perhaps because of the heat, when the van swerved towards them. He told BuzzFeed News: "This big van just came and went all over us. "I think at least eight or 10 people got injured. Luckily I managed to escape. And then the guy came out of his van and I got him.

"He was screaming, he was saying, 'I'm going to kill all Muslims, I'm going to kill all Muslims'. He was throwing punches. "Then we managed to get him on the floor. Then he was saying, 'Kill me, kill me'. I said, 'We are not going to kill you. Why did you do that?' He wouldn't say anything."

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Then he [the white van driver] was saying, 'Kill me, kill me' Witness, Abdulrahman Saleh Alamoudi

Mr Salah Alamoudi claimed eight people were hit and up to three of them were in a "life-threatening" condition. He also claimed they had to hold the suspect on the ground for up to half an hour before police arrived.

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Mr Salah Alamoudi continued: “The guy, I had to keep him at least half an hour. He was a strong guy. A big man. "It was heartbreaking. It wasn't an accident."

PA Worshippers hold prayers on the street moments after the van mowed pedestrians down