Terrorist attack

Parsons Green train bombing

15 Sep 2017 · 51.48° N, 0.20° W

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When
15 Sep 2017
Kind
Terrorist attack
Coordinates
51.48° N, 0.20° W

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Summary

Parsons Green train bombing: A blast and fire on a District line train at Parsons Green station in London is treated as a terrorist attack. A number of people suffer burn injuries, while others are injured during the trample to escape. There are 29 injures in total, but no deaths and no reports of any life-threatening injuries. The UK terror threat is raised to its highest level as police hunt the perpetrator, who is arrested the following day at the Port of Dover.

Parsons Green train bombing

2017 terrorist explosion in England

On 15 September 2017, at around 08:20 BST, an explosion occurred on a District line train at Parsons Green Underground station, in London, England. Thirty people were treated in hospital or an urgent care centre for injuries, mostly burns, caused by a crudely assembled "bucket bomb" with a timer containing shrapnel and the explosive TATP that failed to detonate fully.

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