2017 Finsbury Park van attack
On 19 June 2017, an Islamophobic terrorist attack occurred in Finsbury Park, London, England, when a van was intentionally driven into a crowd of Muslim pedestrians near the Muslim Welfare House, 100 yards (90 m) from the Finsbury Park Mosque, causing 1 death and injuring 11 people. The attack was found to be motivated by Islamophobia.
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| Location | Finsbury Park, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.5630°N 0.1083°W |
| Date | 19 June 2017 00:15 (BST) |
| Target | Muslims |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Weapons | Luton box van with tail lift |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 11 |
| Perpetrator | Darren Osborne |
| Motive | Islamophobia |
A man who had earlier collapsed and was receiving first aid died at the scene. The incident was investigated by counter-terrorism police as a terrorist attack. On 23 June, the perpetrator, a 47-year-old man from Cardiff, Wales named Darren Osborne, was charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder. In early February 2018 at Woolwich Crown Court, he was found guilty on both counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment.