IS claims responsibility for London subway bombing

According to AFP, on September 15, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization claimed responsibility for the bombing at a crowded subway station in London, the UK, earlier that day, injuring at least 29 people.

Rescue workers on duty at the scene of the explosion. (Source: AFP/ VNA)

The IS-linked Amaq news agency posted a statement saying: "A group of IS members carried out a bombing at a London Underground station."

Earlier in the day, British media reported that an explosion had occurred on a London Underground train, causing facial burns to several passengers. British police said they had received reports of the incident at Parsons Green station in west London. Police, medical staff and gas inspectors were immediately on the scene.

In a press conference following the bombing at Parsons Green tube station, British Prime Minister Theresa May said unity would help Britain defeat the serious threat from terrorism that the country is facing.

Speaking to reporters in London, Prime Minister May said the bomb that exploded in the attack was designed to cause "significant casualties." Mrs. May acknowledged that Britain was facing a serious threat from terrorism, but also said that with unity and solidarity, Britain would defeat terrorism.

Prime Minister May stressed the need to eradicate extremism and hostility, which are the root causes of terrorism. She said British authorities are working with Internet service providers to censor information that is extremist, inciting violence and terrorism.

She left open the possibility of raising the UK's terror threat level from the current "severe" level to "critical." Prime Minister May said that the UK's police and security agencies are currently investigating to determine the perpetrator of the latest attack.

Meanwhile, Sky News on the afternoon of September 15 quoted security sources as saying that British authorities had identified a suspect related to the bombing through images recorded from surveillance cameras./.

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