Bombed London train removed from tunnel

LONDON (Reuters) – Police removed a mangled train carriage
from deep underground in central London late on Tuesday almost
two weeks after it was bombed in the London attacks, a
spokeswoman said.

The carriage, wrapped in blue plastic, was removed from the
tunnel and loaded onto a lorry at the site of the Edgware Road
bombing in central London, where seven people died.

Passers-by stood still and watched as the carriage was
lifted up on a crane.

At least 56 people were killed in the attacks which hit
three packed underground trains and one London bus at the
height of rush hour on July 7.

The figure of 56 includes the four bombers who were all
British Muslims.

The carriage was examined by forensic scientists
underground and will now be held by police for further tests.

A spokesman for London Underground said the train at
Russell Square was still in the tunnel but the train at Aldgate
station had been removed.

London Underground have also said they expect the two lines
which pass through Aldgate and Edgware — the Circle and
District — to resume normal service within two weeks.

Full service will not be restored to the Piccadilly Line
which passes through Russell Square for several weeks.