The front page of Tuesday’s Times newspaper has received criticism in the aftermath of the the terrorist attack at a London mosque.
47-year-old Darren Osborne, from Cardiff, has been held on suspicion of attempted murder and alleged terror offences after a van hit worshippers near the Muslim Welfare House mosque and community centre shortly after midnight on Sunday night.
The attack is one of four attacks to have been carried out in the UK in recent months, the third to have taken place in the capital.
Featuring a picture of Osborne, the main headline on Tuesday’s edition of The Times describes him as a ‘Jobless ‘lonewolf”, with a subheading adding that the man’s family had explained that he had suffered mental health problems.
Reacting to the front page, many accused the paper of having double standards, suggesting that it was markedly different from the coverage given to other recent terrorist attacks.
Dozens of people have been ion rolling news today attacking the media for Islamophobic double standards. Here's The Times confirming it. pic.twitter.com/Mngg2pmnmb
— Phil Burton-Cartledge (@philbc3) June 19, 2017
See The Times is going with the 'lone wolf' bullshit. Sick of these disgusting double standards.
— Child of Alba 🏴 💙 (@ChildOfAlba) June 19, 2017
I guess expected but still very disappointing #smh pic.twitter.com/DFhivX4oa2
— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) June 19, 2017
One of these is not like the other. pic.twitter.com/7FDdJvufFI
— Siraj Datoo (@dats) June 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/jack_milford/status/876930683054112768
Sickened to see this being justified because hes a white man with 'mental health problems'. Terrorism is not one dimensional #FinsburyMosque https://t.co/58y498XkYo
— Jordan Mullan (@Jordan_Mullan) June 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/darrenmccc/status/876917356139876352
