London Explosion: Incident treated as ’terrorism’, 18 hospitalised

The blast appears to have originated from the contents of a bag
London underground explosion at Parsons Green is being treated as a 'Terrorist incident'.

The mayor of London says the city "will never be intimidated or defeated by terrorism."

Sadiq Khan says the city "utterly condemns the hideous individuals who attempt to use terror to harm us and destroy our way of life."

He says Londoners should remain "calm and vigilant" after a fire on a subway train that police are calling a terrorism incident.

London has been targeted by attackers several times this year, with vehicle attacks near Parliament, on London Bridge and near a mosque in Finsbury Park in north London.

Khan says he will be attending a meeting of the government's COBRA emergency committee with Prime Minister Theresa May later.

The London Ambulance Service says 18 people have been taken to hospitals after a fire at a subway station that police are calling a terrorist attack.

The ambulance service says one of the injuries is thought to be serious or life-threatening.

Passengers reported seeing people with burns to their faces and bodies after the fire on a Tube train at Parsons Green station.

The ambulance sevrice says it was called at 8:30 a.m. Friday and the first crews were on the scene within five minutes. 

Passengers were seen "badly burned" following a possible explosion on a London Underground train, eyewitnesses said on Friday, as emergency services said they were responding to an "incident".

Witnesses reported seeing passengers who had suffered facial burns and had hair coming off, with at least two women seen being treated by medics amid scenes of panic during rush hour.

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