Three Years After Finsbury Park Mosque Attack: Counter Extremism Project Welcomes Commission for Countering Extremism's Efforts to Combat Hate Crimes, Hate Speech
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
NEW YORK, June 20 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on June 19:
Three years ago, Darren Osbourne drove a van into a crowd of worshippers outside The Finsbury Park Mosque, killing one and wounding ten people. Osbourne was not a devout ideologue. He had become radicalized in less than a month through the rapid consumption of far-right online material. He devoured social media posts from former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson, members . . .
Three years ago, Darren Osbourne drove a van into a crowd of worshippers outside The Finsbury Park Mosque, killing one and wounding ten people. Osbourne was not a devout ideologue. He had become radicalized in less than a month through the rapid consumption of far-right online material. He devoured social media posts from former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson, members . . .