On Friday morning, what is being called an “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a train in southwest London around the Parsons Green Underground Station, and authorities are treating the incident as an act of terrorism. According to CNN, the device, which was contained in a bucket inside of a plastic bag, had a timer on it and it was clear that the device “was intended to cause much greater damage.” Thankfully, of the 22 people injured with burns in the attack, none were seriously injured.
Mark Rowley, the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan police, gave the following statement in London Friday morning:
JUST IN: Police say improvised explosive device was detonated in the London tube incident this morning https://t.co/UKVF8Dqwjj #ParsonsGreen pic.twitter.com/mm5oU3hHmo
— CNN (@CNN) September 15, 2017
Witnesses are describing it as a “fireball” within the carriage car, as photos began to surface on social media:
https://twitter.com/andyjohnw/status/908596138537779200
Although it’s being treated as a terror attack, London police said nothing about potential suspects or whether or not they were previously on the radar of security services. That didn’t stop President Trump from tweeting about the incident in an early Friday morning tweet storm, not to express condolences or relief that no one was seriously injured — but to call out the “loser” terrorists responsible for the attack.
Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner.The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
We have made more progress in the last nine months against ISIS than the Obama Administration has made in 8 years.Must be proactive & nasty!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
ESPN is paying a really big price for its politics (and bad programming). People are dumping it in RECORD numbers. Apologize for untruth!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
The last tweet was the president’s thoughts on ESPN, which he seamlessly segued to after tweeting about the London attack. We’ll have more updates as the become available.
(Via CNN)