London Underground Incident

[SHutchinson]

sc0tt said:

Explosion that could split a plastic bucket?

It might not have split the bucket but it looks to have destroyed the carrier bag!!

To be fair, we don't know what it looked like 'pre-event', but it definitely looks sinister.

[ALawson]

You see contractors and builders carrying all sorts with them on the early morning tubes in the morning, LU staff never challenge anyone on contents. Maybe an unfortunate combination of products which have reacted or a failed device. Not good.

[Pesty]

White wires red conectors top left of handbag ?

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

Pesty said:

White wires red conectors top left of handbag ?

Better picture, from Reddit although originally looks to be Twitter:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJwAIOoXkAAOlfS.jpg

(Linked as reasonably large image)

[NerveAgent]

Pesty said:

White wires red conectors top left of handbag ?

Could be, they just showed a zoomed in shot of that on the news.

I cant imagine the mindset of stopping to take a photo in that situation!

[fido]

dxg said:

odd target, though, an overground station.

wonder if it was on its way further into the network.

It was going towards Wimbledon (I read somewhere on LBC).

[red_slr]

[Puggit]

MyVTECGoesBwaaah said:

Pesty said:

White wires red conectors top left of handbag ?

Better picture, from Reddit although originally looks to be Twitter:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJwAIOoXkAAOlfS.jpg

(Linked as reasonably large image)

OK, now 100% sinister. Bomb or trial run...?

[SHutchinson]

MyVTECGoesBwaaah said:

Pesty said:

White wires red conectors top left of handbag ?

Better picture, from Reddit although originally looks to be Twitter:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJwAIOoXkAAOlfS.jpg

(Linked as reasonably large image)

Extremely worrying. That looks like what everyone suspects it is.

[red_slr]

What ever it is there is still power flowing as one of the bulbs is lit.

[TTmonkey]

People saying 'odd target'... you have no idea what the target is. If this is a bomb, it's failed to detonate, and it quite possibly cooked off early or unintentionally, there is no indication that the current location is the ultimate target.

Additionally, I'd be worried that this is one of multiple devices, and I'd b worried that there was other targets.

Or it's some kids physics experiment gone wrong.

[Biker 1]

Wiring looks sinister. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but that looks very dodgy indeed. I'm guessing DIY bomb.

[red_slr]

Need to find the owner of the bucket I guess..

[dxg]

TTmonkey said:

People saying 'odd target'... you have no idea what the target is. If this is a bomb, it's failed to detonate, and it quite possibly cooked off early or unintentionally, there is no indication that the current location is the ultimate target.

Additionally, I'd be worried that this is one of multiple devices, and I'd b worried that there was other targets.

Or it's some kids physics experiment gone wrong.

That was the point I was making. It clearly hasn't fully exploded.

[Wait Here Until Green Light Shows]

Why would you have light bulbs in a homemade bomb?
Hopefully just an art project gone wrong due to a shorted battery or something. Those cable crimp connectors are hopeless unless you use the proper tool!

[Jinx]

Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:

Why would you have light bulbs in a homemade bomb?
Hopefully just an art project gone wrong due to a shorted battery or something. Those cable crimp connectors are hopeless unless you use the proper tool!

Indicate when it is armed? Or only copper wire available was from fairy lights (less suspicious than the local DIY store) ?
Or even to make the device look less threatening?

[fido]

Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:

Hopefully just an art project gone wrong due to a shorted battery or something.

What sort of moron would take an explosive / combustible art project onto a packed tube train? (hmmm ... okay maybe an arts students ..)

[superkartracer]

Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:

Why would you have light bulbs in a homemade bomb?

Bulbs are used as a simple detonator , the lit one could be a there to check the circuit , i read this someplace ( ages ago ) .

[tim0409]

Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:

Why would you have light bulbs in a homemade bomb?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-40046773

[dazwalsh]

Very dodgy looking device, should be able to track the owner down rather than he/she being a thin veneer on a train ceiling.

Thankfully it doesn't appear to have worked whatever the device was.