TERROR ATTACKS IN BRITAIN
Police have described yesterday's attack on a London Underground train, in which an "improvised explosive device" injured at least 22 people, as a terrorist incident. Here is a recap of some of the major terror attacks:
London Bridge attack (June 3, 2017): Three men wearing fake suicide vests mow down pedestrians with a van at a popular nightlife hub around London Bridge and then leave the vehicle to stab at people. They are killed by police. Eight people are killed and about 50 are hurt. IS claims responsibility.
Manchester Arena bombing (May 2017): A suicide bomber blows himself up outside a pop concert by teen idol Ariana Grande in Manchester, killing 22 people and injuring 116. Seven of the victims were under the age of 18. IS claims responsibility.
Westminster Bridge attack (March 2017): Five people are killed and more than 50 wounded when a man rams his car into pedestrians on Westminster bridge in London before crashing into the barriers surrounding parliament and then stabbing a police officer to death. Investigators describe the lone-wolf attack as "Islamist related terrorism".
British soldier slain (May, 2013): British soldier Lee Rigby, 25, is hacked to death by two Britons of Nigerian descent whom witnesses say shouted "Allah Akbar" before being injured and arrested.
Glasgow airport attack (June, 2007): Two men in a burning vehicle ram into the main terminal of Glasgow Airport in Scotland. An Indian man driving the car suffers serious burns and later dies. The passenger, Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdulla, 29, is jailed for at least 32 years for plotting to murder hundreds of people.
Suicide bombers hit London transport (July, 2005): On July 7 four British suicide bombers inspired by Al-Qaeda attack London's Underground network and a bus during rush hour, killing 52 people, as well as themselves, and wounding 700. It was the deadliest attack on British soil since a Pan Am airliner blew up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing a total of 270 people including 11 on the ground, in 1988.