London: An explosion on a London tube's Parsons Green Station is being investigated by the police. The tube services
have been restricted around the area. The station has been closed. and the metropolitan police, London Ambulance services are at the scene. The station is in a posh area, very close to Wimbeldon, an important area in London. All the emergency services in the area are cautiously referring to the event at Parsons Green Station as an 'incident'. An unverified picture circulating on social media showed a white bucket in a supermarket freezer bag with what appeared to be wires coming out of the top on the floor of one train carriage. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, reported Reuters quoting the terror group's Amaq news agency.
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Here are the live updates of London's Parsons Green Underground station incident:
Sep 15, 2017 18:06 (IST)
Here is what we know so far about the train explosion that police is calling a terror attack:
- Over 22 people injured, some suffering severe burns.
- Police counter-terror chief Mark Rowley said explosion caused by an "improvised explosive device."
- A Twitter user posted pictures of smouldering white bucket in the carriage described a "fireball" which "flew down (the) carriage."
- Prime Minister Theresa May was preparing to chair an emergency cabinet meeting.
- There were no immediate claims of responsibility.
- Witnesses reported several passengers on the train had been "badly burned" by the blast.
- One journalist at the scene reported some victims' "hair coming off."
- This is the fifth attack in six months in Britain.
Sep 15, 2017 17:59 (IST)
Manhunt underway after explosion kills 22
London police said on Friday they were making urgent inquiries to track down who was responsible for an explosion at a metro station, which officers are treating as a "terrorist incident."
"Counter Terrorism detectives are making fast-time inquiries to establish who was responsible for the incident at Parsons Green tube station," London's Metropolitan police tweeted on Friday.
Sep 15, 2017 17:36 (IST)
Theresa May's former chief advisor, Nick Timothy, responds to Trump's tweet. "True or not - and I'm sure he doesn't know - this is so unhelpful from leader of our ally and intelligence partner," Mr Timothy wrote.
Sep 15, 2017 16:54 (IST)
JUST IN: 22 people injured in the London underground terror attack: health service
Eighteen were taken by ambulance and the other four made their own way to hospital, the NHS said, adding that the injured have been taken to four London clinics.
Sep 15, 2017 16:51 (IST)
Theresa May rushes for meeting of Britain's emergency response committee, her office said.
Labour Party's Jeremy Corbyn tweeted thanks to police, ambulance staff and firefighters who are responding to the attack. "Thoughts with those injured in Parsons Green terrorist incident," he wrote.
Sep 15, 2017 16:30 (IST)
British police said a bomb was used during the explosion at London metro station. "We now assess that this was a detonation of an improvised explosive device," Britain's top counter-terrorism officer Mark Rowley said on Friday.
London's police is being supported by Britain's MI5 intelligence service, he said.
Sep 15, 2017 15:30 (IST)
London Mayor condemns terror attack at Parsons Green Station
London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned "the hideous individuals who attempt to use terror to harm us and destroy our way of life."
He added: "I will be attending the emergency COBRA meeting in Whitehall this afternoon with the Prime Minister." A COBRA meeting involves committee across departments coming together to respond to national emergencies. It stands for Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms.