‘Islamophobia worse’ five years after deadly van attack at London mosque

File picture of Ruzina Akhtar, the daughter of Makram Ali, who died in the Finsbury Park attack five years ago. Photograph: Sally Wardle/PA

The chair of the Finsbury Park mosque in north London has warned that Islamophobia has intensified since the 2017 terror attack in the area, as dozens gathered to remember the man who was killed five years ago.

Makram Ali, 51, was killed on 19 June 2017 when Darren Osborne drove a rented van into worshippers gathered outside the nearby Muslim Welfare House soon after evening Ramadan prayers. Twelve others were injured.