London subway bomb blast a terrorist incident: police

London

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.

British state broadcaster, the BBC, reported that the device had a timer, suggesting that some degree of bomb-making knowledge was …