Jury finds Iraqi teen guilty of planting London subway bomb
The home-made device partially exploded at Parsons Green station on September 15, injuring 30 people, but prosecutors say it could have been far worse
An Iraqi teenager who told police he had been trained by Islamic State was convicted of attempted murder on Friday for planting a home-made bomb on a London subway train.
Ahmed Hassan, 18, showed no emotion as he was found guilty at London’s Central Criminal Court.
The home-made bomb partially exploded at Parsons Green station on September 15, 2017, injuring 30 people. Prosecutors said there would have been many more injuries and probably deaths if the device had operated properly.
Prosecutor Alison Morgan told jurors it was just “a matter of luck” that the bomb didn’t fully detonate.
Hassan admitted building the bomb but denied attempted murder, saying he had not meant for it to explode. On the witness box he said he only wanted to cause a fire because he was “bored and stressed” and had developed a fantasy about becoming a fugitive.
