2017 Finsbury Park van attack

2017 Finsbury Park van attack
2017 Finsbury Park van attack is located in London Borough of Islington
Finsbury Park attack
Finsbury Park attack
2017 Finsbury Park van attack (London Borough of Islington)
2017 Finsbury Park van attack is located in Greater London
2017 Finsbury Park van attack
2017 Finsbury Park van attack (Greater London)
2017 Finsbury Park van attack is located in the United Kingdom
2017 Finsbury Park van attack
2017 Finsbury Park van attack (the United Kingdom)
LocationFinsbury Park, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°33′47″N 0°06′30″W / 51.5630°N 0.1083°W / 51.5630; -0.1083
Date19 June 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-19)
00:15 (BST)
TargetMuslims
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack
WeaponsLuton box van with tail lift
Deaths1
Injured11
PerpetratorDarren Osborne
MotiveIslamophobia

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 m from the Finsbury Park Mosque, resulting in the death of a man and 11 injuries. The attack was found to be motivated by 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.