Talking to one man who was on board at the time. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police say they are treating an explosion on an underground train in south west london as a terrorist incident. Several people have been injured. At least one woman has been taken to hospital with burns, others are reported to be suffering cuts, grazes and facial wounds. The blast happened on a District Line train at Parsons Green station packed with commuters, at about 8. 20, at the heart of the rush hour. Police say its too soon to say what caused the explosion. Pictures from inside the tube show a white container inside a supermarket bag, on fire, with wires or lights protruding from it. The blast doesnt appear to have caused extensive damage, but eye witnesses have described seeing a wall of flame. Armed Police Officers and a Hazardous Area Response team are at the scene. My colleague Sophie Raworth has been at Parsons Green station all morning. I know you were there earlier when you became aware somethi
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Of nearly 4 for some nhs workers. And a bittersweet end to a Space Mission which circled saturn for 13 years, sending back never before seen images. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. An explosion on a tube train in south west london this morning is being treated as a terrorist attack. Witnesses have spoken of a flash and a bang and then panic, as commuters ran out of the carriage. 29 people have been treated in hospital, some suffering from burns. The incident happened in the morning rush hour as a District Line tube train pulled into the overground station at Parsons Green in west london. At 8. 20 am. The bbc understands that the bomb, described as a homemade device, had been fitted with a timer, but it failed to fully detonate. Whoever planted it is still on the run. Tom symonds has our first report tonight. At 8. 20am, the friday commute was well under way. A very packed commuter train, young, old, children, pensioners, everyone. At the tiny Parsons Green station, where the line
Mission which circled saturn for 13 years, sending back never before seen images. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. An explosion on a tube train in south west london this morning is being treated as a terrorist attack. Witnesses have spoken of a flash and a bang and then panic as commuters ran out of the carriage. 29 people have been treated in hospital, some suffering from burns. The incident happened in the morning rush hour as a District Line tube train pulled into the overground station at Parsons Green in south west london at 8. 20am. The bbc understands that the bomb, described as a homemade device, had been fitted with a timer, but it failed to fully detonate. Whoever planted it is still on the run. Tom symonds has our first report tonight. At 8. 20am, the friday commute was well under way. A packed commuter train, young, old, children, pensioners, everyone. At Parsons Green station, where the lines run overground, a brief stop. I stepped on and within two seconds, a massive
And a bittersweet end to a Space Mission which circled saturn for 13 years sending back never before seen images. And coming up on newsnight the government increases the National Security threat level to critical, meaning an attack is expected imminently. What do we know about who was behind the days explosion . We are inside a rohingya refugee camp. And an adviser on theresa mays new book. Good evening. Welcome. The Terror Threat in the uk has been raised to the highest level, critical, meaning an attack may be imminent. It follows a bombing on a tube train in london during this mornings rush hour which the police are describing as a terrorist incident. 29 people have been treated in hospital, some suffering from burns. It happened as a District Line tube train pulled into the overground station at Parsons Green, in south west london, at 08 20 this morning. The bbc understands that the bomb, described as a homemade device, had been fitted with a timer, but it failed to fully detonate.