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London subway terrorist bombing triggers massive manhunt
by Joseph Earnest September 15, 2017
Newscast Media LONDON—Hundreds of police are reviewing CCTV and carrying out forensic testing to identify the attacker behind a subway bomb attack. Some 22 people were injured in a crowded train when a device in a plastic bucket exploded.
British police embarked on a wide manhunt on Friday following a terrorist attack on a London subway train.
An improvised device hidden inside a plastic bucket and a supermarket freezer bag exploded inside a packed train carriage, injuring 22 people, mostly with burns.
"Clearly, this was a device that was intended to cause significant harm," Prime Minister Theresa May said after calling a meeting of the government's COBRA emergency committee.
Eyewitnesses told a Deutsche Welle correspondent that some injuries were caused by the blast itself while others resulted from the stampede that followed as train passengers attempted to rush out of a station normally used by fewer people.
Others described "absolute chaos" as hundreds of people fled the flames.
"I ended up squashed on the staircase. People were falling over, people fainting, crying, there were little kids clinging onto the back of me," 25-year-old Ryan Barnett told AP.
British police said hundreds of detectives were making urgent inquiries to find out the identity of the bomber and were backed by intelligence services.
Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer, Mark Rowley, said no one had been arrested in connection to the attack but that detectives were reviewing surveillance camera footage, carrying out forensic work and speaking to witnesses.
The Metropolitan Police force said police were "making fast-time inquiries to establish who was responsible and are working closely with the security services."
"There is a manhunt under way as we speak," London Mayor Sadiq Khan told LBC radio, urging Londoners to remain "calm and vigilant."
"As London has proven again and again, we will never be intimidated or defeated by terrorism," he said.
President Donald Trump used the attack to call for stronger action against terrorists.
"These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!" he said on Twitter, without explaining further.
"Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better," he said.
Counter-terrorism experts said the device seemed to have malfunctioned, averting a larger catastrophe. Add Comments>>
Source: Deutsche Welle
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