[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]London police term the explosion an act of terror while US president gets trolled for using the attack to promote his controversial ‘travel ban’ plan

An improvised explosive device (IED) went off on Friday on an underground train of the London Tube service at the busy Parsons Green station, leaving at least 22 people injured. The Scotland Yard, which was pressed into investigation along with other agencies, has termed the explosion as a “terrorist incident”.

Witnesses said the Tube train had pulled into the station and the doors had just opened when the explosion went off in the last carriage. Passengers described a “heat wave” and “wall of flame” which was sent through the carriage.

The British Transport Police, Met armed police and officers, firefighters and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended. Six fire engines, two fire rescue units and around 50 firefighters and specialist officers immediately pressed into service by the London administration to deal with the situation even as a stampede like situation unfolded at Parsons Green with panicked commuters and locals in the area scampered out of the station following the explosion. The first ambulance crew arrived at the scene within five minutes.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Around two hours after the explosion, Scotland Yard declared it a terrorist incident while a counter-terror investigation was launched.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Local media networks in London have reported that passengers suffered facial burns from the blast while the subsequent stampede too left many injured.

A picture and amateur videos circulating on social media showed a white bucket with a supermarket freezer bag on the floor of one train carriage. The bucket was in flames and there appeared to be wires coming out of the top.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]“I was on the second carriage from the back. I just heard a kind of whoosh. I looked up and saw the whole carriage engulfed in flames making its way towards me,” news agency Reuters quoted an eyewitness – Ola Fayankinnu – as describing the explosion.

“A lot of people were trampled on. There were phones, hats, bags all over the place and when I looked back I saw a bag with flames. People were crying, shocked, a few people had been injured, some people had been trampled,” Fayankinnu said.

The explosion was the fourth terror strike that Britain has witnessed this year and while no deaths have been reported in Friday’s attack, at least 36 people have been reported dead in the three earlier incidents.

While the London administration and security establishment was busy dealing with the aftermath of the explosion, US president Donald Trump decided to stir up a controversy while attempting to condemn the terror strike – even before the Scotland Yard or London police had confirmed the incident to be an act of terror.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Trump’s move to use the unfortunate terror strike that left 22 people injured for promoting his controversial ‘travel ban’ policy and seeking that internet services be “cut off” predictably didn’t go down well with the Twitteratti.

Nick Timothy, a newspaper columnist who was formerly chief of staff to British prime minister Theresa May, responded to Trump’s tweets by terming his reaction as “unhelpful”.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that Londoners will see more police on the streets of the British capital in the days to come. He also tweeted that he would be attending a meeting with the British Prime Minister to review the situation.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]