Friday, September 15, 2017

Bomb blast on London subway injures 22, treated as ‘terrorist incident’



British authorities say at least 22 people were injured after a homemade bomb exploded on a packed London subway train during Friday morning’s commute in what police are treating as a “terrorist” incident.

Police responded to Parsons Green subways station at around 8:20 a.m. local time after reports of noise and a flash aboard a train in the southwest of the city. Chaos then ensued as hundreds of people rushed to get away from danger.

Speaking with Reuters news agency, London resident Olaniyi Shokunbi described the stampeded of people that followed a reported explosion on a subway car. Read more

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