BOLTON boxer, Amir Khan, has spoken about his fears and urged unity following the terrorist attack at Finsbury Park mosque in London.

Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain this morning, Monday June 19, the Lostock resident urged people to be united during ‘a very tough time’ for the country.

Appearing alongside Muhbeen Hussain, the chairman of British Muslim Youth, referred to previous interviews he’d given in the aftermath of the Manchester attack.

He said: “I said a couple of weeks ago when we were speaking that it’s going to come back, in a way where people want revenge and they’re going to kill innocent people.

“That could be me one day walking my daughter down the street and someone comes in a car and runs me over because I’m a Muslim.

“We’re all living through a very tough time at the moment and we all just have to stick together.”

One man died after pedestrians were targeted by a man driving a van near Finsbury Park Mosque in north London early on Monday.

Witnesses described hearing the man, who was detained by members of the public at the scene, shout: "I'm going to kill Muslims."

The suspect, described as a large white man, was arrested by police on suspicion of attempted murder.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said: "This was quite clearly an attack on Muslims who looked like they were probably Muslims and they were coming from a prayer meeting. We treat this as a terrorist attack.

"Sadly we have suffered a number of attacks and very sad events over the last few weeks," she added.

Security Minister, Ben Wallace, confirmed the man was not known to the security services.

He told BBC Radio 4's World At One: "What I can say on this case is this individual, so far as we know at the moment, was not known to us, but we are aware of a rise in the far right."

The attacker, who is believed to have acted alone, struck as the area was busy with worshippers attending Ramadan night prayers at the mosque.

Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the incident as "every bit as sickening" as the recent atrocities in London and Manchester.

After meeting faith leaders at Finsbury Park Mosque on Monday afternoon, she said: "The terrible terrorist attack which took place last night was evil, borne out of hatred and it has devastated a community.

"I am pleased to have been here today to see the strength of that community coming together, all faiths united in one desire to see extremism and hatred of all sorts driven out of our society.

"There is no place for this hatred in our country today and we need to work together as one society, one community, to drive it out, this evil which is affecting so many families."