London Metro Blast: Underground Train Blast A 'Terror Incident', say Police

An explosion on an underground train at a busy station in southwest London on Friday left several commuters injured in what the Scotland Yard described as a "terrorist incident". The incident occurred during rush hour on a District Line Tube train as it pulled into Parsons Green station. Several people are said to have suffered facial burns after the blast in a bucket towards the rear of the District Line train. Some commuters reportedly were trampled and suffered crush injuries in the rush to escape. Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism squad, SO15, arrived at the scene at Parsons Green Tube station and took the lead in the investigation from the British Transport Police. "Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the senior national coordinator for counter-terrorism policing, has declared it a terrorist incident," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

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