Terrorism hits London once again, many injured after explosion in Underground train

An explosion on an underground train at a busy Parsons Green station in 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.

Updated: September 15, 2017 18:06 IST

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In this aerial image made from video, emergency workers help people to disembark a train near the Parsons Green Underground Station after an explosion in London Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. An explosion at a train station sent commuters stampeding in panic, injuring several people at the height of London's morning rush hour, and police are treating it as a terrorist attack. (Source: AP)

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Smoke is seen coming out of items that were set in flames after an explosion occurred in an underground train in London Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Source: AP)

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A woman reacts outside the Parsons Green tube station in London. (Source: Reuters)

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An injured woman is led away at Parsons Green underground station in London. (Source: REUTERS)

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People stand in the street near Parsons Green tube station in London. (Source: REUTERS)

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Forensic investigators seeking for evidence next to a London underground tube at Parsons Green station in London. (Source:REUTERS)

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Members of a bomb disposal squad stand in the street near Parsons Green tube station in London. (Source: Reuters)

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Ambulances stand nearby to help the injured after an explosion took place on a tube train at Parsons Green subway station in London. (Source: AP)

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Emergency personnel attending a victim at Parsons Green underground station in London, Britain, September 15, 2017. (Source: Reuters)

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Fire Brigade officers stand inside a cordon, police say they are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. A bucket wrapped in an insulated bag caught fire on a packed London subway train Friday, sending commuters stampeding in panic at the height of the morning rush hour. (Source: AP)

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An injured woman is being attended by the officers at Parsons Green underground station in London, Britain, September 15, 2017. (Source: REUTERS)