Source: CNN
By Nick Thompson and Eliza Mackintosh
London (CNN) London police are treating a Friday morning incident on a train at Parsons Green Tube station as terrorism. Get the latest updates below.
What we know right now
- Device detonated on train: Police say an “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a train in west London
- Blast treated as terrorism: Prime Minister to chair emergency meeting as police appeal for witnesses
- “Fireball” in carriage: Passengers took photos of a burning bucket that may have caused the blast
- Injuries and panic: Eyewitnesses saw people with burn injuries as commuters fled Parsons Green station
- 18 taken to hospital: No life-threatening injuries as hospital declares emergency.
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