‘The bus was splintered metal, it was bent over’

RAJ MATTOO was standing at the street corner when the number 30 bus, travelling from Hackney to Marble Arch, exploded at Tavistock Square.

“The explosion seemed to be at the back of the bus. The roof flew off and went up about 10 metres. It then floated back down. I shouted at the passengers to get off the bus. They went into Tavistock Park nearby.

“There were obviously people badly injured. A parking attendant said he thought a piece of human flesh had landed on his arm.”