A man has died and 10 people have been injured after a man drove a van into worshippers near a north London mosque.

The Met Police said eight were taken to hospital and several were seriously injured in the “terrorist attack”, reports the BBC.

The van hit people just after midnight BST who were attending to a man who had collapsed in the street. He later died, but his cause of death is unclear.

Police said all the victims were Muslim and that a 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Eyewitness Abdul Rahman said the driver said he wanted to “kill all Muslims”.

Metropolitan Police's deputy assistant commissioner Neil Basu said the “terrorist attack” began when the van was driven into a man who was already being given first aid by the public on the pavement.

All the victims were Muslim, several are “seriously injured” and there are currently no-other suspects, he added.

Extra police are being deployed to reassure communities, especially those observing Ramadan, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said.

He also said his “thoughts and prayers” were with those affected by the “horrific terrorist attack on innocent people”.

Many of the victims are believed to have just left evening prayers at the Muslim Welfare House after breaking the Ramadan fast.

If confirmed as a terror attack it would be the fourth such incident in the UK in four months, after attacks in Westminster, Manchester and on London Bridge.

The van driver was arrested after being detained by members of the public at the scene following the collision at 00:20 BST.

Police said there were no reports of anyone suffering from knife injuries after speculation at the scene the driver was armed with a knife.

BDST: 1425 HRS, JUNE 19, 2017
AP