An explosion occurred in the underground train in south-west London area of London. At least 22 people have been injured in this blast.

Anti-extremist sources told the BBC that the blast was being viewed as an extremist phenomenon.

Police say that Improvised Explosive Device i.e. IED has been used for the blast.

The man who holds the device in the train is being searched.

The British Prime Minister Theresa May described the blast as a cowardly attack, she said that the purpose of the blast was to make big losses.

After the Cobra Emergency Committee meeting, Theresa May said that the presence of police in London's transport network will be increased.

Intelligence officials of Mi-5 have been installed in the investigation of the blast.

U.S. President Donald Trump has condemned the attack, tweeted, in which he said that the sick and perverted people are behind it which was in the eyes of the Metropolitan Police.

However, in Theresa May said that it would not be helpful to put such speculations about the investigation.

In the photograph taken from the scene, a white bucket kept in a supermarket bag is showing flames, and some wires are also seen in it.

The BBC believes that the timer was installed in this device.

According to the BBC's Defense Affairs Correspondent Frank Gardner, the experts of explosives believe that the device used for the explosion at the Parsons Green Station was made according to the fact that the explosion was large and many people were killed, But the device did not explode properly.

Passengers at the Parsons Green Station, built in an open part of the underground train network of London, say that there was some explosion in a coach in the train after which the flames arose.

Passengers said that the Stampede after the explosion. After the door of the train opened, the passengers tried to get out in a rush which caused a stampede on the ladder and many others were injured.

Transport for London tweeted, "We are investigating an incident in Parsons Green."

Anchor Riz Latif of BBC London said, "People were coming from a train in panic, it was like a blast in the hearings."

The explosion eyewitness Peter Crowley told that he started the train journey from Wimbledon.

He told that the fireball had fallen on his head and many people were in a bad condition.

A train passenger on the BBC Radio 5 Live, Chris Wildeesh told that he saw a bucket placed in a supermarket bag, out of which flames were going out.

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