Dressed in a grey jumper and white trousers, the teenager spoke only to confirm his name and address before prosecutor Lee Ingham briefly presented his case. The device contained hundreds of grams of the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP), the ingredients for which were bought from websites including Amazon, according to the prosecution. Placed in a plastic bag, the bomb had all the necessary components including a timer, as well metal shrapnel including knives and screws, the prosecutor said. The teen has said his parents were killed in Iraq, the prosecutor said. The explosion at Parsons Green station in south-west London, was Britain's fifth terror attack in six months, and was claimed by the Islamic State group.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 23, 2017 00:11 UTC