Mosque attack victim, 51, was a grandfather

THE FAMILY of the man killed in the Finsbury Park terror attack have said they are still trying to piece together the events of that night.

A post-mortem examination found 51-year-old Makram Ali, who was married with four daughters, two sons and two grandchildren, died from “multiple injuries”.

Nine other people were taken to hospital when a van driver targeted the area busy with worshippers attending Ramadan night prayers at the nearby mosque.

In a statement, Mr Ali’s family said: “We know that he had some form of collapse because of his weak leg, a condition he suffers from, before recovering, sitting up and expressing a wish to return home, only to then become a victim of this horrific incident – an incident made only more tragic as he had only just completed his evening prayers, something he did regularly.

“He took great comfort in the feelings of peace his prayers provided.

“At present we are getting a clearer picture of what exactly happened to our father and we are getting regular updates from the police, who have been extremely helpful so far.

“We wish to thank them and the emergency services for their work and we’d especially like to thank those people who helped our father in his last moments and also thank all the people who have left messages of condolence and flowers at the mosque.”

Home Secretary Amber Rudd yesterday announced former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation David Anderson would lead a review of the handling of recent terror attacks.

She told the Commons a “new phase of global terrorism” is beginning, noting: “We now believe we’re experiencing a new trend in the threat we face.”

MPs heard that 13 plots linked to or inspired by Islamist extremists were foiled between June 2013 and the Westminster Bridge attack in March this year.

Ms Rudd added that five plots have been prevented since March, with three Islamist plots succeeding alongside the Finsbury Park attack.

The Home Secretary told the Commons: “We must do more to defeat ideologies of hatred by turning people’s minds away from violence and towards pluralistic British values.

“We must make sure that these ideologies are not able to flourish in the first place.”

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Post-mortem examination revealed he died from multiple injuries.