An 18-year-old Iraqi refugee whose homemade bomb exploded in a packed London subway carriage in 2017 injuring 51 passengers was convicted Friday of attempted murder.
Ahmed Hassan planted an explosive device in a carriage with 93 passengers on Sept. 15. The bomb partially exploded during morning rush hour at Parsons Green subway station in West London. Twenty-three people were injured by the blast and another 28 in the resulting panic.
Mr. Hassan never provided a clear motive for the attack, prosecutors said, but had previously expressed hatred toward the U.K. He will be sentenced at a later date.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal