today at 5pm: 22 people are injured after an explosive device is detonated on a packed tube train in london. a manhunt is launched for the attacker — police say they are treating it as an act of terrorism. there are many urgent enquires ongoing with hundreds of detective involved, looking at cctv, forensic work and speaking to witnesses. this is being supported by mi5 and bringing their intelligence expertise to bare on the case eyewitnesses described seeing a wall of flames as the device exploded — the prime minister called it a ‘cowardly attack‘. the threat of terrorism that we face is severe but by working together we will defeat them. the surrounding areas were evacuated — passengers say there was panic as people tried to flee the scene. there was just layers and layers of people screaming — it was just really traumatic. just up the road behind me in the

tube station, police have been combing of the place for evidence all day. but just as combing of the place for evidence all day. butjust as important as their investigation that involved their investigation that involved the cctv images, they are sifting through them now, trying to find out who did this. it is 5pm — our top story. police and the security forces are involved in a major operation to find whoever planted a homemade explosive device on a packed tube train in west london. it went off during the morning rush hour, injuring 22 people, though none seriously. my

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