London (CNN) June 19, 2017— At least one person is dead, and eight are in hospital after a van slammed into a crowd of Muslim worshipers near a mosque in Finsbury Park, north London, just after midnight Monday morning.

A 48-year-old male suspect was arrested at the scene, according to London Metropolitan police. In a statement Monday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan called the incident a “horrific terror attack.”
“We don’t yet know the full details, but this was clearly a deliberate attack on innocent Londoners, many of whom were finishing prayers during the holy month of Ramadan,” Khan said.

Driver was detained by members of public at the scene before police arrived.
Witnesses describe seeing two additional men fleeing from the van.
Investigation of the incident is being carried out by the Counter Terrorism Command.
Prime Minister Theresa May will chair an emergency meeting Monday morning.
Muslim Council of Britain releases a statement calling it a “terror attack.”

Witnesses said they saw a van driving at high speed along Seven Sisters Road.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said police are treating the incident “as a potential terrorist attack,” and has confirmed that counter-terrorism command is leading an active inquiry.
The incident comes at a time when emotions are high in England, where there have been several terrorist attacks in recent weeks.
On May 22, a suicide attack killed 22 people and injured nearly 60 after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
Then on June 3, eight people were killed and 48 were injured when three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before leaping out and launching a stabbing spree in nearby bars and restaurants.