Finsbury Park suspect charged with terrorism-related murder
A man has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder after he was arrested by police following a van attack that mowed down Muslim worshippers near a London mosque, officials said.
Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, will appear before magistrates in central London later on Friday in relation to the charges, police and prosecutors said.
Makram Ali, 51, died from multiple injuries after the incident early on Monday near the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury, north London. Another 11 people were injured.
Ali had collapsed with a leg problem and was being attended to by fellow worshippers after late-night Ramadan prayers at the mosque when the vehicle mounted the pavement.
He came to Britain from Bangladesh when he was 10 and was married with four daughters, two sons and two grandchildren.
His family has said they were "devastated" by his death. "Our father was a quiet, gentle man," they said in a statement.
Another man injured in the incident is reported to have been left paralysed from the waist down.
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