Finsbury Park terror attack: Threat still very real, mayor says

Makram Ali died on 19 June 2017 when Darren Osborne drove a van into the Muslim Welfare House

The threat of terrorism is "still very real", Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said on the sixth anniversary of the Finsbury Park attack.

Makram Ali, 51, died and 11 others were injured on 19 June 2017 when Darren Osborne drove a van into worshippers outside the Muslim Welfare House shortly after Ramadan evening prayers.He was jailed for life in February 2018. Mohamed Mamoud - the imam who was hailed for calming fellow Muslims and preventing retaliation after the attack - was appointed OBE for services to the community in London.Speaking on the sixth anniversary of the event, Mr Khan said the local community's reaction to the attack "showed how Londoners will always stand together.He added: "The evolving threat of terrorism is still very real.

"He was a compassionate husband, a loving father and doting grandfather who was adored by everyone," she said.

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