Al-Azhar Condemns London Mosque Attack
Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb described the attack as a terrorist and racial act and called for preventing similar attacks against Muslims.
He also urged Western countries to take steps to counter Islamophobia, Ramallah website reported.
The Al-Azhar imam further expressed condolences to the family of the victim of the attack and prayed for swift recovery of those injured in the incident.
At least one person died and ten others were injured when the attacker with his van rammed into worshipers coming out from the Finsbury Park Mosque in north London.
Britain’s largest Muslim organization said it was a "violent manifestation of Islamophobia.”
The driver of the van has been identified as Darren Osborne, 47, a resident of Cardiff in Wales, according to multiple UK media outlets.
The driver, a white man, was wrestled to the ground by members of the public and then arrested at the scene, officials said. He was being held on suspicion of terrorism offenses, police said.
Eyewitnesses reported chaotic scenes as the incident unfolded just after midnight, when evening Ramadan prayers had finished.
