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London subway bomb blast a terrorist incident: police

22 injured in rush-hour attack; counterterrorism unit head says blast came from improvised explosive device

Published Fri, Sep 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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A HOME-MADE bomb sent a scorching cloud of smoke and flames through a London subway carriage Friday, injuring at least 22 commuters during rush-hour and sending people scrambling for safety in what police are calling a terrorist incident.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the authorities have identified one suspect in the incident which was labelled a terrorist strike and security measures were tightened across London's vast mass transit network.

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