LONDON - A manhunt was under way in London after a crude bucket bomb blew up in a rush-hour train and injured 29 people, prompting authorities to raise Britain's terrorist threat level to "critical." Officers were making "excellent progress" in the investigation, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley of the Metropolitan Police said without naming who they were looking for. The terrorist attack - the fifth in Britain this year - was claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group via its Amaq news agency mouthpiece. "Hundreds of police officers are pursuing numerous lines of enquiry, trawling through hours of CCTV footage and speaking to witnesses," Rowley said, adding that the device was being examined by forensic experts. Earlier Friday, the prime minister called the attack "cowardly" and said it had been intended to cause "significant harm."

Source: The China Post September 15, 2017 22:30 UTC