IS takes responsibility for London Tube Train blast
The responsibility for the explosion on a tube train in London has been taken by Islamic State (IS). Hundreds of detectives and MI5 are investigating the attack.
The explosion took place in the morning rush hours. People on the underground train suffered burns and about 29 people were hurt after an Improvised Explosive Device exploded on the tube train at Parsons Green Station.
“According to a translation by Middle East observer Hassan, the message on the group's propganda page said: ‘A security source to Amaq: the bombing of the IED in the London tube was carried out by a unit affiliated to the Islamic State',” as per reports.
Shiraz Maher, an expert on radicalisation at Kings College London, said it was unusual for such claims to be made while the suspect was still at large.
A device was placed inside a bag and left by the tube carriage door before exploding, filling the carriage with smoke. Passengers were seen "running and screaming" from the tracks. The police were called at approximately 08:20 hrs on Friday to Parsons Green Underground Station.
This is the fifth terrorism incident in the UK this year. But it’s the only one in 2017 in which nobody has died. The previous four saw 36 persons killed.
-PTC News
