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An ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ On The London Tube Injures At Least 20 People

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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:

Witnesses are describing it as a “fireball” within the carriage car, as photos began to surface on social media:

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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.

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)

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