Terror Attack on London Tube Train Leaving 22 Injured

Police launch manhunt for 'bucket bomber' who set off explosive on a London Tube train sparking panic among passengers including children in Parsons Green station.

This case is being treated as a terrorist incident, Scotland Yard has said.

Eyewitnesses described a “fireball” and a “wall of flame” through the packed London Underground train after the blast, which happened at around 8.20am on Friday, as one commuter described how his hair was left singed by the blast.

In a statement, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the blast was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

An investigation is now underway led by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, he said, with hundreds of detectives carrying out enquiries including examining CCTV, forensic work and speaking to eyewitnesses.

NHS England said 22 patients in total were being treated at Imperial, Chelsea and Westminster, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the Central London Community Healthcare Urgent Care Centre.