Parsons Green: 'Incident' reported on London Tube train - PHOTOS, VIDEO, UPDATED

  15 September 2017    Read: 3717
Parsons Green: 'Incident' reported on London Tube train - PHOTOS, VIDEO, UPDATED
London Ambulance Service said 18 people were taken to hospital, though none were in a serious or life-threatening condition, it added.

The incident is now being treated as terrorism-related, the Metropolitan Police said. Armed police are at the station and surrounding homes are being evacuated.
Downing Street said Theresa May was “receiving regular updates’’. The PM will chair a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee this afternoon.

She said: “My thoughts are with those injured at Parsons Green and emergency services who are responding bravely to this terrorist incident.”



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12:10

Police are investigating an "incident" on a District Line underground train at Parsons Green, south-west London.

Officers and ambulance staff are on the scene following reports on social media of an "explosion" in a carriage.



A picture on social media showed a white bucket inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage in the carriage.



Transport for London tweeted: "We are investigating an incident at Parsons Green."



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12:01

Police are investigating an "incident" on a District Line underground train at Parsons Green, south-west London.

Officers and ambulance service are on the scene following reports on social media of an "explosion" in a carriage.

Transport for London tweeted: "We are investigating an incident at Parsons Green.

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