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Council: Muslims targeted in London van attack

By Kyle Feldscher

Published June 19, 2017 1:49am ET

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Council: Muslims targeted in London van attack — Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians on a road in north London, leaving several casualties and one person has been arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) | Yui Mok

A man who drove a van into a crowd in London may have targeted Muslim worshippers leaving a mosque after late-night prayers during Ramadan.

The Muslim Council, Great Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella group, announced on Twitter that the crowd hit by the van was leaving a mosque in Finsbury Park in north London. The individuals who were hit appeared to be leaving a late-night prayer session during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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