An explosion has been reported on the London Underground this morning. Passengers fled from Parsons Green in panic after a device exploded on a District Line tube at 8.20am. Witnesses at the scene report seeing a fireball hurtle down the carriage – thought to have come from a bucket left on the tube. A number of people are injured, suffering burns as a result of the explosion.
Images of the suspected IED linked to the Parsons Green explosion pic.twitter.com/ZMwNtrbDJa
— Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) September 15, 2017
The attack has been declared a terrorist incident, with the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command investigating. Emergency services remain at the station and commuters are being advised to stay clear of the area. Theresa May will chair a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee at 1pm.
Coffee House will provide more updates as the situation unfolds.
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