The word “hostage” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2020. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.
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A van was driven into pedestrians in Finsbury Park , London, by Darren Osborne, causing one death and injuring at least nine people.1This occurred near the Muslim Welfare House , 100 yards (90 m) from Finsbury Park Mosque .2 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, Darren Osborne of Cardiff was charged with terrorism -related murder and attempted murder.3 In early February 2018 at Woolwich Crown Court , he was found guilty on both counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment. "Finsbury Park trial as it happened: Messages sent by Tommy Robinson to terror suspect Darren Osborne revealed in court" . "Finsbury Park Mosque attack latest: Theresa May vows hatred and evil will never succeed as Labour warns of rise in Islamophobia" .4
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
A van was driven into pedestrians in Finsbury Park , London, by Darren Osborne, causing one death and injuring at least nine people. This occurred near the Muslim Welfare House , 100 yards (90 m) from Finsbury Park Mosque . 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, Darren Osborne of Cardiff 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. "Finsbury Park trial as it happened: Messages sent by Tommy Robinson to terror suspect Darren Osborne revealed in court" . "Finsbury Park Mosque attack latest: Theresa May vows hatred and evil will never succeed as Labour warns of rise in Islamophobia" .
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Terror attack in London, England 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 yards (90 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 February 2018 at Woolwich Crown Court , he was found guilty on both counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 43 years.
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