{"id":419325,"date":"2017-09-17T09:22:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T09:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/17\/police-hunt-bomber-behind-tube-attack\/"},"modified":"2017-09-17T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T09:22:16","slug":"police-hunt-bomber-behind-tube-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/17\/police-hunt-bomber-behind-tube-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Police hunt bomber behind Tube attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A manhunt is under way to find the person behind Friday\u2019s rush hour Tube bombing in south-west London.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they were \u201cchasing down suspects\u201d and had hundreds of officers trawling through CCTV following the District Line attack, which injured 29.<\/p>\n<p>The UK terror threat has been raised to critical \u2013 the highest level \u2013 meaning an attack may be imminent.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic State group has said it was behind the bomb, which was detonated at 08:20 BST at Parsons Green station.<\/p>\n<p>The station reopened in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police\u2019s Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said it was \u201cvery routine\u201d for IS to claim the attack \u201cwhether or not they\u2019ve had any previous engagement with the individuals involved\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He asked the public to remain \u201cvigilant\u201d, but said people should \u201cnot be alarmed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it was notable that the police had use the word \u201csuspects\u201d in their statements, indicating that they may be looking for more than one attacker.<\/p>\n<p>He told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme: \u201cThe working assumption at Scotland Yard and MI5 must be that there is not just one person behind this, but at least one, and that there are others that assisted or encouraged the person to plant this device.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the change in the UK threat level, Prime Minister Theresa May said the military would be providing support to police and would replace officers on guard duty at national infrastructure sites that are not accessible to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The use of the military to assist police is part of the first phase of Operation Temperer, a government plan to deploy troops to help police following major terrorist attacks, which was activated for the first time on 23 May following the Manchester Arena attack.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs May said: \u201cThe public will see more armed police on the transport network and on our streets, providing extra protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a proportionate and sensible step which will provide extra reassurance and protection while the investigation progresses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A manhunt is under way to find the person behind Friday\u2019s rush hour Tube bombing in south-west London. 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