Londoners take terrorism in their stride, but a Tube attack is different

Analysis: Parsons Green stampede shows the panic a transport attack can cause

Armed officers at Parsons Green: London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for more police resources. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Armed officers at Parsons Green: London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for more police resources. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

After four deadly terrorist attacks in the UK this year, Friday morning’s incident at Parsons Green Tube station, in Fulham in west London, was relatively minor in terms of casualties. Nobody was killed, and although 29 people were treated in hospital none of their injuries is believed to be serious.

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