Teen charged over London bomb bought components on Amazon and packed device with knives and shrapnel
The initiation blast went off but that did not generate the charge, probably due to inaccurate construction, prosecutors said
A teenager accused of planting a bomb on a London Underground train last week allegedly bought components on Amazon, packing the device with shrapnel, a prosecutor said on Friday.
Ahmed Hassan, 18, appeared in court on charges of attempted murder a week after the attack at Parsons Green station, which injured 30 people.
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.
“The initiation blast went off but that did not generate the TATP charge, probably due to inaccurate construction,” Ingham told the court.
Placed in a plastic bag, the bomb had all the necessary components including a timer, as well metal shrapnel made up of knives and screws, the prosecutor said.
Hassan was arrested on Saturday after being recognised by an officer at the ferry port of Dover in southeast England.
