London terror attack: Several trampled in rush to escape
September 15, 2017  17:53
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An improvised explosive device today went off on an underground train during the morning rush hour at a busy station in London, leaving at least 22 people injured, in what Scotland Yard called a "terrorist incident".


The explosion happened on a District Line Tube as the train pulled into Parsons Green station in southwest London. Scotland Yard said a suspected "bucket bomb" exploded and the incident was being treated as a "terrorist attack".


The London Ambulance Service said 18 people have been taken to hospital, and four more reached there on their own. Most of the injured people suffered burn injuries.


Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said they "assess" an IED triggered the blast. He said more police would be deployed in London, particularly on the transport network but refused to say whether anyone had been arrested. British media reported of pictures of a white bucket on fire inside a supermarket bag, with wires trailing on to the carriage floor of the train. Several people were said to have suffered facial burns.


Some reportedly were trampled in the rush to escape. Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism squad, SO15, arrived at the scene at Parsons Green Tube station and took the lead in the investigation from the British Transport Police.
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