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Old September 17th 17, 01:52 AM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway
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Default Explosion on district line

On Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:52:11 +0100, Graeme Wall
wrote:

On 15/09/2017 19:16, Tim Watts wrote:
On 15/09/17 13:06, tim... wrote:


"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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On 15/09/17 09:47, e27002 aurora wrote:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:19:08 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:

Looks like it could be an improvised device, or some builders
chemicals that
overheated. Hopefully the latter but seems unlikely to me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41278545

There are reports of folks leaving the station with burns on exposed
flesh.* It sounds like a chemical reaction.* We can but hope it's not
"the religion of piece" proselytizing.


Seen a picture of the device on twitter with wires hanging out.

the device had a timer (apparently)


Which, apparently is a first for jihadi nutters if it is so.


But not for Irish nutters.

Or US nutters, the construction apparently being similar to the Boston
Marathon bombings :-
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...pired-11176982

or just plain home grown nutters who like killing people for some
vague reason.