An exploding bus movie stunt sparks concerns in London

Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds wounded in the 7/7 terror attacks on London’s public transport system.

It went up in a great whorl of flame on the Lambeth Bridge, its smoldering wreckage flung into the Thames below.

The bridge was closed to all traffic for the filming, which is believed to have been for the forthcoming Jackie Chan movie, The Foreigner.

In a notice warning residents about it, film producers described the film as a “gritty action thriller”.

One tweeted: “So with the country on terrorist alert who thought blowing up a bus on Lambeth Bridge for a film was a good idea?”

A film crew blew up a double-decker bus on a central London bridge on Sunday as part of a stunt for an upcoming Jackie Chan movie.

A bus was deliberately blown up while a movie was being filmed in London, sparking confusion and fear as bystanders mistook the explosion for a real-life terror attack.

Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire Nigel Huddleston posted a video of the explosion on Twitter.

The London fire brigade eventually confirmed the explosion was for a film and not an attack.

It added: ‘Every precaution will be taken to ensure the safety of the people in the area’.

They targeted Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square Tube stations, as well as a double decker bus in Tavistock Square, near Euston.

The Foreigner, which also stars former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, is set to hit cinemas later this year.