国际英语资讯:At least 1 killed, 10 injured as van hits pedestrians in north London_时事

国际英语资讯:At least 1 killed, 10 injured as van hits pedestrians in north London

Witnesses described how the driver of the vehicle shouted "I want to kill all Muslims" as the vehicle mounted a sidewalk and ploughed into a group of worshippers as they left a welfare center at the mosque where Muslims had just broken their Ramadan fast.

One man who managed to escape said he had to jump clear as the van started to strike people. "He just came into all of us. There was a lot of people. I was shocked, there were bodies around me. Thank God I just moved to the side. I just jumped," said the man.

One eyewitness who lives in a flat on Seven Sisters Road told the BBC she saw people "shouting and screaming".

"Everyone was shouting 'a van's hit people'," she said.

A large area around Seven Sisters Road where the attack happened was sealed off by counter terrorism officers.

London Ambulance Service deputy director of operations Kevin Bate said: "We have sent a number of ambulance crews, advance paramedics and specialist responses teams to the scene."

"We are working closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene. Our priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries and ensure those in the most need are treated first and taken to hospital," he said.

The police investigation into the incident is being carried out by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command. "At this early stage of this investigation, no other suspects at the scene have been identified or reported to police. However, the investigation continues," said the police.