Finsbury Park: Commuters told to avoid Tube station after attack near mosque

​Commuters have been told to avoid Finsbury Park station as police investigate a suspected terror attack at a nearby mosque.

The busy station remained open on Monday morning but key roads were closed following the attack which left one man dead and 10 others injured

Travellers who did with to use the station were being told to use the Station Place entrance, and not the Seven Sisters Road entrance, which was closed.

Motorists were advised to avoid Seven Sisters Road, Fonthill Road, Isledon Road and Whadcoat Street following the attack which saw worshippers targeted at about 12.15am.

The Victoria and Piccadilly lines were running as normal but staff told customers to avoid Finsbury Park station all day on Monday if they can.

A post on the Victoria Line's Twitter feed this morning read: "If you can, pls avoid station today- will be v crowded and may temporarily close during peak. Police investigation."

Dozens of people had just finished prayers at the mosque when a van crashed into pedestrians. One man has been arrested.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that one man died and Counter Terrorism officers are investigating.

Witnesses claimed people were also attacked by a knife-wielding man but the Met said there had been no reports of anyone suffering stab wounds.

Several bus routes were put on diversion after the attack unfolded, including the 254, 153, 4, 29, 253, 259, N29, N253 and the N279.

Seven Sisters Road is closed at the junction of Whadcoat Street, near the busy Finsbury Park station.

Prime Minister Theresa May said it was being treated as "a potential terrorist attack" and that she would hold a Cobra committee emergency meeting later on Monday.

The nature of the attack drew immediate parallels with the London Bridge atrocity two weeks ago, in which eight innocent people were killed.

Bystanders wrestled a suspect to the floor. Officers on patrol nearby were at the scene within seconds and made one arrest.

The victims are believed to be Muslims who had been breaking fast at a cafe next to the mosque following late-night prayers observed during Ramadan.