London mayor condemns attack and says terrorism will not win.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the attack at Parsons Green subway station on Friday, asserting that "as London has demonstrated so many times before, terrorism will neither intimidate nor win." "The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that the explosion this morning in a carriage at Parsons Green station has been treated as a terrorist incident," Khan said in a statement.
Brazil Agency - London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the attack at Parsons Green subway station on Friday (15) and assured that, "as London has demonstrated so many times before, terrorism will neither intimidate nor win". The information is from the EFE Agency.
"The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that the explosion this morning in a train carriage at Parsons Green station has been treated as a terrorist incident," Khan said in a statement.
The explosion occurred at around 8:21 am (local time, 4:21 am in Brasília) on a train at Parsons Green station, on the District Underground line, as it was heading towards the center of the British capital, but no deaths were reported.
"Our city utterly condemns these individuals who attempt to use terror to harm us and destroy our way of life. As London has demonstrated time and again, terrorism will neither intimidate nor defeat us," declared the mayor.
Furthermore, the mayor asked Londoners to "remain calm and stay alert" while the facts are clarified.
"I am in direct contact with the Metropolitan Police, the Government and other emergency services on the ground. This afternoon I will attend the Cobra emergency committee meeting with Prime Minister Theresa Mai," said Khan.
According to the official residence at Downing Street, the Conservative Prime Minister convened this afternoon the so-called Cobra Committee, made up of key ministers, which only meets when a terrorist attack or serious incident occurs.