Mosque receives death threats as it comes to terms with terrorist attack

A mosque has received death threats and racist hate mail in the wake of the Finsbury Park terrorist attack.

Makram Ali, 51, was killed and nine other people were injured when a van ploughed into a crowded pavement in north London.

The area was busy with Muslim worshippers attending Ramadan night prayers at the time.

One anonymous letter to the nearby Finsbury Park mosque said: “The attack using the van was only the beginning.

“The fun will continue this August. There will be rivers of blood flowing down the streets, I will make sure of this. None of you vermin will survive. I mean who would survive being gassed, or beheaded, or blown up.”

Mohammed Kozbar, chairman of the mosque, said there had been a rise in Islamophobic incidents since the attack on 19 June.

“After the attack we received a lot of solidarity and support from friends and people in the communitybutalsosomenasty and offensive messages,” he added.

“It’s threats to the mosque and to the community and it’s quite nasty threats.”