Police taser man at Regent's Park Mosque after reports of attack

Police have arrested a man after responding to reports of an attack at Regent's Park Mosque in north west London.

Officers were called at around 1.20am and found the man waving "an item", which was later found to be a shoe horn taken from the mosque.

The suspect was hit by a Taser, arrested on suspicion of affray and taken into custody at a central London police station.

Nobody was injured in the incident, which is not being treated as terrorism.

A Met Police spokesman said: "The item being waved was found to be a shoe horn taken from the mosque.

"The incident is not being treated as terrorism-related at this time. Officers are keeping an open mind regarding any motivation for the incident."

Anyone with information can call Westminster police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the capital following a terrorist attack at a Finsbury Park mosque on Sunday night.

Worshippers were hit by a van near the Muslim Welfare House mosque in north London. Darren Osborne, 47, was arrested early on Monday on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism, including murder and attempted murder.

The attack unfolded as a man who had been taken ill was receiving first aid from the public near the mosque, where people had been saying Ramadan night prayers. The van was driven at people who were helping him.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and paramedics took nine other people to three London hospitals while two others were treated for minor injuries.