Summary

  • A manhunt is under way to find the person behind Friday's Tube bombing

  • Police are 'chasing down suspects' and trawling CCTV after Parsons Green attack

  • Terror threat level raised to 'critical' - meaning an attack is expected 'imminently'

  • The station reopened in the early hours of Saturday

  • 29 people have been treated in hospital - police say 'most' had 'flash burns'

  • The explosion on the District Line train is being treated as terrorism

  • Police say it was caused by an 'improvised explosive device'

  • Anyone with information, photos or video should call 0800 789 321

  1. Boris Johnson appeals for calmpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    The foreign secretary told Sky News: "I'm afraid my information is limited and it really is important not to speculate at the moment.

    "Obviously, everybody should keep calm and go about their lives in a normal way, as normal as they possibly can.

    "As far as I understand it, the British Transport Police and TfL are on it and they will be updating their websites as and when we have more information."

  2. Watch: People evacuated from Tube train near Parsons Green stationpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

  3. Witness: People were 'crying and shaking'published at 09:49 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Sham told BBC Radio 5 Live he was heading in to the station when he saw "hordes of people were trying to get down as quickly as they could."

    Woman with police officerImage source, Reuters

    "At first I thought they were in a bit of a rush or whatever but actually looked and the whole staircase was full of people.

    There were people on the floor, all like toppling over each other just trying to get out as quickly as they could and there were loads of people crying and shaking", he said.

    He added that there were "loads of people limping and covered in blood and stuff from like where they'd fallen over and hurt themselves."

  4. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at the sitepublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Frank Gardner
    BBC Security Correspondent

    Emergency service workersImage source, Reuters

    Whitehall officials say it's too early to pinpoint who they think caused the explosion at Parson Green but that an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team is at the site looking at forensic clues.

    Met Police SO15 Counter Terrorism Command are leading the response.

    I would expect any intelligence leads are being followed up now.

  5. Explosion reports on London Tube trainpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    The BBC's Sophie Raworth reports as emergency services attend the scene of a reported explosion on a District Line Underground train in south-west London.

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  6. Armed police deployed to Parsons Greenpublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Armed police have been deployed to the area.

    Armed policeImage source, AFP
  7. 'Loud explosion' as Tube pulled into stationpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Emergency servicesImage source, Richard Aylmer-Hall/PA

    Eyewitness Luke told BBC Radio 5 Live there appeared to be "a sort of loud explosion".

    "It happened just as we were pulling up to the Tube station so everyone just sort of piled out of the Tube and there was a distinct smell of burning."

    "I certainly saw some burning injuries," he said, but added that "everyone behaved in the right manner as such, everyone got off as quickly as they can and you know supported everyone".

  8. Witness: "It felt like we were running for our lives"published at 09:27 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Emma, who was at Parsons Green station, says: "We were running down the stairs like.. it felt like for our lives... like sprinting, so happy I was wearing trainers...

    "And I went down the stairs and after a while people were just piling on top of each other, because people were falling over trying to run so quickly.

    "And there were two ladies underneath me and a little boy to my right, his head had been smacked into the concrete."

  9. BBC presenter sees woman with burnspublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    BBC presenter Sophie Raworth says she saw a woman stretchered away, with burns to her face and legs.

    People outside the stationImage source, Emma Stevie
  10. London Ambulance Service send 'multiple resources'published at 09:20 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    London Ambulance Service (LAS) have released a statement about the incident:

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    "We were called at 08:20 BST to reports of an incident at Parsons Green underground station. We have sent multiple resources to the scene including single responders in cars, ambulance crews, incident response officers and our hazardous area response team, with the first of our medics arriving in under five minutes. Our initial priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries. More information will follow when we have it."

    Natasha Wills, Assistant Director of Operations at London Ambulance Service

  11. People 'trampled' as they tried to escapepublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Media technology consultant Richard Aylmer-Hall who was sitting on the "packed" District line train said he saw several people injured, having apparently been trampled as they tried to escape.

    The 53-year-old said "suddenly there was panic, lots of people shouting, screaming, lots of screaming.

    "There was a woman on the platform who said she had seen a bag, a flash and a bang, so obviously something had gone off.

    "I saw crying women, there was lots of shouting and screaming, there was a bit of a crush on the stairs going down to the streets," he said.

  12. People 'suffered burns to face'published at 09:08 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

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  13. London Fire Brigade at scene of Parsons Green Tube incidentpublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

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  14. 'Big job to fix' train line after firepublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    The overnight fire at a factory and offices in north-west London will cause train disruption into London from Milton Keynes and Northampton for the rest of the day.

    London Euston says the fire has "damaged the trackside retaining wall" and it is a "big job to fix".

    The fire-damaged wall is in "danger of collapse and needs making safe before trains can safely run", a spokesman added.

    Fire damaged wallImage source, London Euston
    Train line and fire damaged buildingImage source, London Euston
  15. 'Explosion' heard in Harrow firepublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    More video footage has been shared online from the Harrow fire, which is affecting train services into London from Northampton and Milton Keynes.

    Olivia Weetch filmed the fire last night.

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  16. Video: Harrow fire shows flames shoot into the airpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Below is footage taken of the Harrow fire by Ani Naz.

    Nearly 60 firefighters were called to the blaze on Chantry Place, Harrow, close to midnight on Thursday.

    As a result, trains through Headstone Lane have been suspended.

    London Fire Brigade says a cordon was put in place around the warehouse blaze amid fears propane cylinders might explode.

    The blaze is now under control, although 12 residents were told to leave their properties as a precaution.

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  17. People suffering cuts and bruises in Parsons Green incidentpublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    BBC London's Riz Lateef said she saw passengers suffering cuts and bruises as people panicked tried to eave the west London station.

  18. District Line suspended after Parsons Green incidentpublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    The @districtline, external suspended Earl's Court to Wimbledon following reports of a fire or explosion on a train at Parsons Green.

  19. Reports of fire at Tube stationpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    There are reports of a fire at Parsons Green Tube station.

    Police said they were called to the station at around 08:20 but do no have much more information at this stage.

    BBC London's Riz Lateef is at the station and said passengers told her there was an explosion on the station and people panicked.

  20. Long rail delays after Harrow firepublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 15 September 2017

    Rail travellers using London Euston station are facing severe disruption following a fire overnight at a factory and offices in north-west London.

    There is no service on London Midland, Virgin Trains and Southern between Milton Keynes Central and Euston.

    The fire closed all services through nearby Headstone Lane rail stationImage source, @MPSHARROW

    Virgin trains to and from Scotland, north-west England the West Midlands and north Wales are starting or terminating at Milton Keynes.

    London Midland is advising passengers not to travel on the route.

    Nearly 60 firefighters were called to the blaze in Chantry Place, Harrow, at 23:47 BST on Thursday.