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Agence France-Presse

Britain raised its national threat level to maximum on Friday after a bomb detonated on a London Underground train, and Prime Minister Theresa May said troops would be deployed to key locations.
The terror threat has been increased from “severe” to “critical”, meaning another attack is expected imminently, after the explosion on a packed morning rush-hour train left 29 people injured.
In a pre-recorded television statement, May said military personnel would replace police officers “on guard duties at certain protected sites which are not accessible to the public”.
She said: “The public will see more armed police on the transport network and on our streets, providing extra protection.
“This is a proportionate and sensible step which will provide extra reassurance and protection while the investigation progresses.

#parsonsgreen pic.twitter.com/0OUV819EtE
— Sylvain Pennec (@sylvainpennec) September 15, 2017

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The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months.
Terror blast on London train injures 22 as manhunt continues
The terror threat level was raised to “critical” in May after the Manchester bombing, which was also claimed by the IS group.
Earlier, May had rebuked Donald Trump for a post of Twitter insulating the “loser terrorists” behind a botched train attack were known to British police.
“Another attack in London by a loser terrorist,” the US president tweeted.
“These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!” Trump added, appearing to reveal undisclosed intelligence from the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan police force.

Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017

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In a terse public response from May, who warned the US president and others not to speculate.
“I never think it’s helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation,” May told journalists in London.
Trump’s latest comments were described as “unhelpful” by London’s Metropolitan Police, as well as by Nick Timothy, May’s former chief of staff.
“True or not -- and I’m sure he doesn’t know -- this is so unhelpful from leader of our ally and intelligence partner,” Timothy wrote on Twitter.

True or not - and I'm sure he doesn't know - this is so unhelpful from leader of our ally and intelligence partner. https://t.co/ZndrTXFrAX
— Nick Timothy (@NickJTimothy) September 15, 2017

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After his tweets, and with ties apparently under strain, Trump spoke with May to convey “his sympathies and prayers” for victims of the London attack, the White House said in a statement.
“The president pledged to continue close collaboration with the United Kingdom to stop attacks worldwide targeting innocent civilians and to combat extremism.”
The US president also used Friday’s London train attack to renew calls for his controversial ban on travellers from several predominantly Muslim countries — a rallying cry of his right-wing base who have recently been angered by his support for an amnesty for some illegal immigrants.
“The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific -- but stupidly, that would not be politically correct,” the president said in a series of tweets.

The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017

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Later in the White House Rose Garden, Trump expressed exasperation at how terrorism “just keeps going and going,” and signalled he wanted harsher penalties for terrorists.
“We have to be very smart, and we have to be very, very tough,” he said. “We’re not nearly tough enough.”

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British PM, Theresa May earlier rebuked Trump’s tweet insinuating the attackers were known to British police

Fire Brigade officers stand inside a cordon near where an incident happened, that police say they are investigating as a terrorist attack, at Parsons Green subway station in London, Friday, September 15, 2017. Photo: AP

‘Fireball flew down carriage’: terror blast on London train leaves passengers burnt and trampled

An injured woman sits and cries on the pavement outside Parsons Green station in London after a bomb was detonated on a packed commuter train. Photo: Reuters

A woman reacts outside Parsons Green tube station in London, Britain September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

An injured woman is led away after an incident at Parsons Green underground station in London, Britain, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People react near Parsons Green tube station in London, Britain September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Emergency services tend to an injured woman following a blast on an underground train at Parsons Green tube station in West London, Britain September 15, 2017, in this image taken from social media. GUSTAVO VIEIRA/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Police forensics officers works alongside an underground tube train at a platform at Parsons Green underground tube station in west London on September 15, 2017, following an incident on an underground tube carriage at the station. British police are treating an incident on a London Underground train on Friday as an act of terrorism, saying "a number of people" had been injured. Twenty-two people were injured after a bomb blast on a packed London Underground train on Friday, the National Health Service said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS

In this image made from video, fire raises at a southwest London subway station in London Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. London's Metropolitan Police and ambulance services are confirming they are at the scene of "an incident" at the Parsons Green subway station in the southwest of the capital. The underground operator said services have been cut along the line. (@RRIGS via AP)

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