London Metropolitan Police Declare Terrorist Incident at Tube Station

London Metropolitan Police have declared a terrorist incident has taken place Friday amid reports of a partial explosion on a busy commuter train at the height of the city's morning rush hour.

"Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command are investigating after an incident on a London tube train this morning," officials said in a statement. "Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the senior national coordinator for CT policing, has declared it a terrorist incident. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service and British Transport Police attended the scene, along with colleagues from the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service."

"At present we are aware of a number of people who have suffered injuries," the statement said. "It is too early to confirm the cause of the fire, which will be subject to the investigation that is now underway by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command. The station remains cordoned off and we are advising people to avoid the area."

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