A British Transport Police spokesman has confirmed that the police are treating this morning’s incident at Parsons Green as “terrorist-related”. A senior officer said:
“At this stage we are treating the matter as a terrorist-related incident and the Metropolitan Police Counter-Terrorism Command will take responsibility for that investigation.”
Prime Minister Theresa May said:
“My thoughts are with those injured at Parsons Green and emergency services who are responding bravely to this terrorist incident.”
The Prime Minister will chair COBRA at 13.00.
UPDATE 11.38: Met Police statement:
“This was a detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device… 18 are injured, most injuries are flash burns” says MET police #ParsonsGreen pic.twitter.com/Y8u6XV2NIi
— Sky News (@SkyNews) 15 September 2017
UPDATE 14:45: Prime Minister Theresa May has made a statement following this afternoon’s COBRA meeting.
.@theresa_may has called the #ParsonsGreen attack “cowardly”, and asked anyone with information or footage to give it to the police pic.twitter.com/OeC0Je1LBj
— Sky News (@SkyNews) 15 September 2017
UPDATE 20:25: Prime Minister Theresa May says the national threat level has been raised from severe to critical (the highest level). Operation Temperer – in which troops are deployed to guard static locations – has been activated.
PM @theresa_may says the terror threat level has been raised from severe to critical, warning that a further attack ‘may be imminent’ pic.twitter.com/xqR3vuDrAx
— Sky News (@SkyNews) 15 September 2017
