Blast at (London UK ) City tube station

[Mr Creosote]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1188265,00....

"There has been an explosion at London's Liverpool Street Station, according to reports.

The blast happened at Aldgate East station on the Metropolitan and Circle Lines.


The explosion was caused by "some kind of power surge", according to Tube infrastructure company Metronet, which is responsible for maintaining the Metropolitan line".


BBC radio 5 is now reporting a second incident at Edgeware Road station. Several main line and tube stations closed.

[Up2Late]

1. Oh, Crap!

Another Madrid type bombing?

[Pert_UK]

2. BBC Link - "reports of walking wounded"

"The incident has caused major disruption to the entire network with stations across the capital closed.

A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said four crews were at the scene and more were on their way. There are reports of "walking wounded".

Cordons are in place. A power failure may be behind the problems, Transport for London said."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm

[Cascadian]

3. News hasn't hit the media here yet.

That's strange.


John

[Mr Creosote]

4. British Transport Police

via Reuters and 5 Live say explosions at Aldgate, Edgeware Road, Kings Cross, Old Street and St Pancras. They still say it's a power surge problem.

[spinbaby]

5. A transformer?

The power outage and mention of power surge suggests a transformer explosion.

[Must_B_Free]

6. Could it be terror?

[Mr Creosote]

16. What they're saying

is that a power surge caused a problem with the transformer at Liverpool Street which ran up the line to the next transformer at Edgeware Road. No suggestion of terror at the moment.

[moggie]

33. This is London!

We don't do terror, we do annoyed. I'm pissed off at having a half-hour walk after the tube shut down (from experience, I know that trying to get a bus or taxi when this happens is usually futile). Police like headless chickens everywhere. Russell Square station cordoned off. Heard what sounded like a distant explosion from my office at about 0947.

[DoYouEverWonder]

55. Sounds like a big mess there at the moment

Take care of yourself, this power surge story doesn't sound kosher.

[Up2Late]

7. As usual, Only CNN/International is Live here on U.S. Cable

CNBC has a graphic up, but they were still talking about BS

[Cascadian]

8. Blair is toast if this is a bombing!

If this turns out to be a bombing by Islamic fundamentalists, then Tony Blair's politcal career is finished. All because he went along with Bush's invasion. Remember what happened to Jose Maria Aznar in Spain after the bombings in Madrid?




John

[Bluebear]

11. SO fast to label it a "transformer".

Just sayin'.

[pnorman]

43. Not quite.

Aznar didn't lose because he sided with Bush on the Iraq invasion. The Spanish people had little love for that, but when he trie to pin the rap on the Basque separatists, he was TOAST. Before then, he was believed to have a small but significant lead.

pnorman

[Cascadian]

69. Even with the election behind him, how can he face his people?

With pushing his country into an invasion that the British people NEVER wanted, he should have known full well of the implications. He made the British people sitting ducks. His party is going to have to bring pressure upon Blair to pull his forces out of Iraq.


John

[pnorman]

94. I was referring specifically to Anzar.

But you're no doubt right about Blair. He went WAAAAY beyond merely "going along with Bush". He was the chief enabler. Without his whorish support, there'd have been NO cover for that bogus "Coalition of the Willing". And without that, it's quite possible that Bush would have hesitated. I'n sure the British people know that, and also know WHO to blame.

pnorman

[BlakeB]

9. Just saw it when I was watching the replay of...

Lou Dobbs. Doesn't seem too serious watching it right now... but who knows.

[SmileyBoy]

10. It's on CNN International now.

[Pert_UK]

12. Guardian link - could be "collision, a power cut or exploding cable"

"British Transport police said the incident, which was reported at 8.49am between Liverpool Street and Aldgate stations on the Metropolitan line, was believed to have been caused by a collision between two trains, a power cut or a power cable exploding...

BTP confirmed there were "walking wounded", and said paramedics had responded to one report of a person classed as "life at risk"."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,152308...

Holy crap - I've got lots of friends in London and hope they're all OK!

[ps1074]

13. eyewitnesses says a possible collision

as per Euronews.

A stream of people coming out in blood... The whole system in halt... No confirmation as to what has caused this emergiency in London... People being evacuated...

[Bluebear]

14. "City is shut down for the day"

CNN "Paralyzed city at the start of a workday, one day after celebrating the Olympics being awarded"

[Up2Late]

15. Now on CNN/Int. is saying FIVE Explosions on the Metro lines

this has shout down the entire system.

[Bluebear]

17. "More evacuations, not sure if foul play is involved, 5 explosions"

CNN

[Mr Creosote]

18. Eye witness on 5 live

a cabbie says a police officer told him about 30 fatalities - UNCONFIRMED as yet. There seems to be total confusion.

[Bluebear]

19. Greetings to the UK - - hoping for the best for you.

nt

[Spam Javelin]

21. Reports of a bus exploding

Near Kings x

[Pert_UK]

26. Where did you get that info? n/t

[ianrs]

29. i just heard that

on Sky News. Beeb has nothing on that yet.

[pointless]

217. heard it 20 minutes ago

on CNN. 90 injured.

[Up2Late]

20. I hate to say it, but the 8:49am first explosion, sounds like a message...

...from Al-Quida (or whoever was responsible for 9/11)

[Bluebear]

22. Holy cannoli, that is quite a 'coincidental' timing

Good catch.

[Must_B_Free]

23. from the rush of mixed excuses, I suspect terror

power surge is implausible.
collision would have been known by now.

[Pert_UK]

38. I don't know about that......

if a power surge blew a transformer, those things go with a pretty huge bang....if the safety mechanisms failed and the power surge went down the line, that could blow other equipment too.

Electrical explosions can be very powerful.

[Pert_UK]

24. No newsflashes on BBC1, 2, ITV, Ch4 or Ch5 - BBC website crashed.

I'm hoping against hope that the lack of newsflashes / live links means that it's not that serious - it's normal programming at the moment (including Homes under the Hammer on BBC1 at the moment)...

P.

[Up2Late]

25. Explosions at AllGate Station, and also possibly at King's Cross

station. Liverpool St. Station, Edgeware Rd. Station too.

Man, the CNN/International woman sounds like she's making Sh*t up as she goes, sounds like she's guessing.

[Mr Creosote]

30. Sky now reporting

people injured in a double decker bus wreck

[Mr Creosote]

31. Suggestion is that the roof was blown off

[Bluebear]

34. US news now reporting on missing teen in Aruba

[Cascadian]

39. Hurricane reports on CNN.

Gawd how Sovietized CNN has become! La dee dah!




John

[praxiz]

27. Oh fuck

" According to reports a bus has exploded in central London just minutes after a number of blasts on London's Underground."

[ClintonTyree]

100. This is no accident.....

it sounds like a well coordinated attack. God bless those people, I hope upon hope that there are minimal casualties.

I thought we were supposed to fight them "there" so we wouldn't have to fight them "here"? Looks like another neo-con theory has been shot to hell.

[Cascadian]

28. Listening to BBC 5 Live now.

It's beginning to sound more and more like bombings in several different stations. It doesn't sound good.


John

[Up2Late]

32. People hurt in Tube 'power surge' (BBC News)

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/46590... >

Thursday, 7 July, 2005, 09:02 GMT 10:02 UK

People hurt in Tube 'power surge'

Several people have been injured after explosions blamed on a power surge led to the whole London Underground network being closed down.

British Transport Police said some of the power surges had caused explosions. Surges took place at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square stations.

A spokesman said there were "walking wounded" at Liverpool Street station but one person's life was reported to be "at risk". London Fire Brigade said four crews were at Liverpool Street and more were on their way.

A British Transport Police spokesman said that emergency services were dealing with reports of an explosion at 0849 BST on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate. One passenger, who had left the Tube at Fenchurch Street Station, and walked to Aldgate East, told BBC Five Live that he saw injured people.

(more at link above)

[Mr Creosote]

35. They are now suggesting

a bomb exploded in a litter bin at Russell Square - the site of the bus wreck.
HOWEVER they are using buses as treatment centres so it is just possible that witnesses seeing injured people on buses might misinterpret what they are seeing.

[Bluebear]

40. Sky reports "roof of a bus blown off"

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1188265,00....

[Cascadian]

36. It seems a bit quick to judge it as a "power surge".

I am listening to BBC News right now on the internet, it's sounding more and more like bombings. There are people with cuts, soot and blood covered faces. Not what you would call a "power surge'!


John

[Bluebear]

37. See my post 11. Same thought.

Especially if the roof of a bus was blown off.

[Mr Creosote]

Half of the bus was in the air

eye witness quoted on 5 Live.

[Up2Late]

52. Roof of Bus Blown off near the Ambassador Hotel

Is what a eye witness is saying now on CNN/International.

They are abandoning all the busses now.

[moggie]

68. I walked past that hotel at about 0935

Russell Square tube (nearby) was already cordoned off, but there was no exploded bus then, unless I'm the world's most unobservant person. That could have been the bang I heard at 0947, but I though that came from the Kings Cross direction.

[muriel_volestrangler]

73. They say the bus is in Tavistock Place

going towards Russell Square.

[Up2Late]

86. Sounds like you might be one of the luckiest people in London

I think that's about the time they said it exploded (9:47am)

[moggie]

101. Weird

A coworker was in the square around 1000, and didn't see anything. This is all very strange.

[Pert_UK]

91. Holy shit! Glad you're OK!

[SmileyBoy]

95. That bang was most likely the bus explosion.

You're real damn lucky to walk away from that...

[Cascadian]

107. Aren't you lucky? At least you're okay.

You don't believe the stories that this was all a power surge? The more from what I am hearing listening to out of London via streaming audio, it all has bombing written all over it. Just my opinion.


John

[Cascadian]

41. BBC reports that Scotland Yard says there are numerous casualties.

"Power surge" my ass!


John

[spinbaby]

42. I don't know...

An exploding transformer is pretty spectacular. Don't be too quick to blame terror when a transformer accident is the more likely explanation.

[Mr Creosote]

51. Sorry but that

wont blow the top off a bus in the street overhead.

[spinbaby]

56. That's a separate problem

I was talking about the tube explosions.

I'm just saying, don't panic and scream terror before you know the facts.

[Cascadian]

54. With explosions in several different places?

Plus a bus blowing up outside the tube system? From what I have been hearing out of London and what they are reporting, this has bombing written all over it. It's just what I think.


John

[Pert_UK]

44. Transport for London website says, "No current problems".....

which I'm assuming is just a complete load of bollocks.

P.

[praxiz]

45. A bus has exploded in London.

"According to reports a bus has exploded in central London just minutes after a number of blasts on London's Underground."

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1188265,00....

I'm guessing it's an electric bus, since it's all power surges etc.

[muriel_volestrangler]

46. There aren't any buses driven by mains current in London

so I can't see how to link it to the 'power surge'.

[praxiz]

48. I was being sarcastic.

[Melodybe]

49. G8 summit in London, I would suspect terrorism, but I sincerely hope

that it is just and electrical problem. My thoughts go out to those who were injured.

[truthisfreedom]

47. The entire Tube network has been shut down following the blasts at Aldgate

The entire Tube network has been shut down following the blasts at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

50. 7-7

3-11, 7-7, 9-11.



CNBC World has good coverage on this.

[CJCRANE]

53. My thoughts exactly

First thing I did - look at the date.

[Mr Creosote]

62. Scotland Yard confirm explosion on Bus at Tavistock Square

says the PA. This is the one previously reported as Russell Square.
Scotland Yard confirms multiple explosions - add one at Moorgate to what we heard before.
Union sources now saying 3 bus explosions in London.

[Melodybe]

119. What is the significance of 7/7 ?

[HR_Pufnstuf]

122. It's the date.

n/t.

[Melodybe]

129. But there is no prior terrorist attack that also falls on 7/7, right?

[HR_Pufnstuf]

147. I am not sure what you mean.

What do you mean?

[HR_Pufnstuf]

59. 7 Explosions.

via CNN Breaking.

[Cascadian]

130. Makes me worried some crap might go down over here .

Morning has arrived here. Bush is out of the country. Cheney is no where to be found. Has anybody thought about this? What if crap happens over here as people head for work this morning? I don't want to sound paranoid but I get a weird feeling about all of this. Also, don't forget Bush approval ratings are way down.




John

[Pert_UK]

57. "Many hurt" - Union official says "at least one explosive device"

"Many people were hurt today in a "major incident" on the London Underground as an apparent power surge caused at least two explosions, wounded commuters, and plunged London's transport network into chaos.

Union officials said their sources had told them there had been at least one explosive device on the Underground. A Sky News producer who was evacuated from Kings Cross and was walking towards Russell Square also reported seeing an explosion on a bus. He said the blast was caused by a bomb, and said people with "blood injuries" emerged from the bus. Scotland Yard could not immediately confirm the report...

Eyewitnesses reported "multiple casualties" at Liverpool Street. One witness who had been in a train at the time of the explosions reported seeing "bodies everywhere" in the carriages and limbs lying in on the floor. Emergency services reported several injuries. Scotland Yard declared the emergency a "major incident".

The incidents caused a complete shutdown of the London Underground system, which is thought to be unprecedented. LU confirmed the incidents had been caused by "something to do with the power supply".

A British Transport police spokesman said that two trains remain stuck in tunnels at Edgware Road, but it is not known if they have collided or if passengers remain onboard."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,152308...

Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck

[Up2Late]

58. 10.20am update -- Many hurt in tube chaos (The Guardian)

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1523085,... >

10.20am update

Many hurt in tube chaos

· Bomb on Underground, union says
· Witness saw 'bodies everywhere'
· Tube network shut down

Sarah Left and agencies
Thursday July 7, 2005

Many people were hurt today in a "major incident" on the London Underground as an apparent power surge caused at least two explosions, wounded commuters, and plunged London's transport network into chaos.

Union officials said their sources had told them there had been at least one explosive device on the Underground. A Sky News producer who was evacuated from Kings Cross and was walking towards Russell Square also reported seeing an explosion on a bus. He said the blast was caused by a bomb, and said people with "blood injuries" emerged from the bus. Scotland Yard could not immediately confirm the report.

Article continues
British Transport police said several power surges had caused explosions across the network at Aldgate, Old Street, Kings Cross, Russell Square and Edgware Road. Emergency services crews attended wounded passengers outside Aldgate station, and there were reports of passengers covered in soot emerging from King's Cross. Travellers emerged from tunnels covered in blood.

Eyewitnesses reported "multiple casualties" at Liverpool Street. One witness who had been in a train at the time of the explosions reported seeing "bodies everywhere" in the carriages and limbs lying in on the floor. Emergency services reported several injuries. Scotland Yard declared the emergency a "major incident".

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1523085,... >
(more at link above)

[Bluebear]

60. CNN: Scotland Yard reports total of SEVEN explosions

[Garbo 2004]

61. Scotland yard confirms a total of 7 explosions: CNN n/t

[Cascadian]

63. My thoughts go out to those innocent people invloved.

As the hours pass, there are going to be deaths confirmed.

My thoughts are with those injured and with the families and friends of those who maybe dead. It is a truly sad day.


John

[Spam Javelin]

66. Explosions Confirmed at 6 stations

Sky and BBC running stories of explosive devices being discovered on buses - Met Police have confirmed bus has exploded in Tavistock Place WC1

[Pert_UK]

64. NEWSFLASHES ON BBC and ITV NOW

ITV footer says "bus explosion"

[Bluebear]

65. To our UK friends, so very sorry for all of you

We are hoping for the best.

[muriel_volestrangler]

67. BBC News 24 quotes police as saying 3 explosions on buses

at least one fatality on one of them (but it sounds to me that there will be several more - the "top deck blow off" seems confirmed now).

[DoYouEverWonder]

70. Buses blowing up

would have nothing to do with a surge in a power transformer.

This is getting really scary.

[Maddy McCall]

71. Yesterday London got the Olympics. Today, busses explode.

According to witnesses, busses exploded. Not even 24 hours after the announcement that London got the Olympics. Is a message being sent to the world that London won't be a safe place to be during the Olympics?

[muriel_volestrangler]

75. More likely to be G8 related

because the police might have their attention up in Scotland - the specialist bomb squads, at least.

[Maddy McCall]

76. Yes, that was my second thought...Bush is in Scotland for G8.

[Stockholm]

72. Oh shit no...

"BBC Radio 5 reporting over fifty dead in Aldgate East station"

"At least three buses have been destroyed according to the radio news now."

Brian_Expat in London is listening to BBC radio 5




http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Maddy McCall]

79. I just saw an article that said all the buses were FULL and that...

the tubes were also full and turning people away. Rush hour commuters. Many dead.


http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=148601704&p...

[SmileyBoy]

83. FIFTY DEAD at Aldgate East Station???

HOLY GOD DAMN...

[muriel_volestrangler]

108. I think that was just one member of the public who said that

No figures near that have been repeated on the TV since.

[Cascadian]

114. A truly sad day.

This sounds worse than what happened in Madrid last year. The death toll may well rise as the hours go by. I am truly saddened.

John

[DoYouEverWonder]

74. Three buses destroyed by explosions

07/07/2005 - 10:29:43

Three buses have been destroyed by blasts in central London, according to reports.

More as we get it…


http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=148603822&p...

[still_one]

77. power surge my ass

[maddezmom]

78. oh dear....my husband is supposed to be flying in from Oslo

sometime this am. I'm so scared right now for him and everyone else.

[Maddy McCall]

81. Hugs, sweetie.

We'll all stay up with you. I'm brewing a pot of coffee now.

[maddezmom]

84. Thanks Maddy

We're supposed to be moving there on the 26th of this month.

[Bluebear]

88. Mom, think good thoughts. No airlines involved.

Brian expat just said in GD that the whole phose system is crashed so please don't worry just because you haven't heard from him, OK?

[Bluebear]

90. .

.

[maddezmom]

93. thanks for the info, Bluebear

[Up2Late]

103. If he's just getting to the London Airport, they will probably...

...shut down the Trains going into London. Most of them are quite a ways from the City.

[maddezmom]

111. thanks

I'm not sure when he was flying in...spoke to him last night my time late night in Oslo.

[RebelOne]

187. There are always taxis.

This will be the taxi drivers' lucky day.

[Up2Late]

80. Fox "news" now has the "Sky News" Video feed, CNN/Int. 3 Buses!

and of course the wild speculation they are famous for.

CNN/Int. now saying 3 Bus explosions

[fleabert]

82. cnn just had british 'expert' say 'coordinated terror'...

didn't catch the name of the expert...

[spinbaby]

85. Sadly, it's looking like he's right

I was really hoping that it was just an overreaction to transformer explosions, but now it's looking like terror.

[fleabert]

99. it does look bad...see this GD thread from a DU in London

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[SmileyBoy]

87. One of them was a double-decker bus.

Via CNN.

[Teaser]

89. Shows us what a failure

the Iraq=terrorism model is. How has our Iraq debacle helped us here?

[HR_Pufnstuf]

97. How long...

...until Iran, or better yet, Al-Qaeda-In-Iran is to blame?

(/sarcasm off)

[Mr Creosote]

Now a SECOND explosion at Tavistock Square

says Sky News reporter

[SmileyBoy]

105. There's a SECOND one??

[muriel_volestrangler]

124. Some people were told by the police there would be controlled explosions

at Tavistock Square. They do sometimes do that, in case a booby trap has been left for the bomb squad.

[DoYouEverWonder]

102. This will give Bush and Blair

all sorts of excuses to restrict our freedoms even more.

I hope people realize that this is because of the major failure has leaders both these men have been.

[Bluebear]

92. "First reported at 8:49 am"... up2late is right, timing no accident

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/811a3330-eec3-11d9-8b10-00000e...

[Blaq Dem]

96. My heart goes out to the people of London. n/t

[Vladimir]

98. Bloody hell n/t

[Pert_UK]

104. US tourist on BBC saying explosion on board tour bus....

one of the "Big Red" buses that does tours of London, not a London Transport bus.

[moggie]

134. Odd to choose a tour bus

Tube network shutting down means the regular buses are packed (that's why I walked). Timing bombs to go off on the regular buses after the tube closure would be an obvious tactic, but at that time on a rainy morning I'd expect the tour buses to be fairly light on passengers.

[Pert_UK]

152. Yeah - I think she was just plain wrong.

The pics don't look like a tourist bus to me and it would have been more difficult to get a bomb on board one.

[Stockholm]

106. Statement from Scotland Yard

http://www.met.police.uk/news_template.htm

[SmileyBoy]

109. Does anybody know of any local London TV stations??

Not the national networks (BBC, ITN, Sky), but possible local affiliate coverage?? If so, can someone in London keep it tuned to that for more updates??

Thanx.

[Pert_UK]

118. We don't really have local TV stations......

There's BBC London and ITV London, but they're part of BBC and ITV and those stations cut to regional news programmes every so often.

[SmileyBoy]

121. Is it just network coverage now??

It's weird, because if breaking news happens in an American city, usually all the local affiliates will cut in rather than the networks in that city.

[Cronus Protagonist]

110. Spoke with my step father in Glasgow about the London bombings

TV reports there that there were 3 bombs in the underground and about 3/4 of an hour later there were 3 more bombs on busses. First bombs went off at peak rush hour traffic. Ambulances everywhere. The big picture is still not known. Up to 7 bombs have gone off so far.

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[Wetzelbill]

wow, what a tragedy

[BlakeB]

117. I just heard on CNN that at least

9 explosions have happened. I sincerely hope this isn't terrorism.

[Cronus Protagonist]

120. Local news in Scotland says the attack appears coordinated

First bombs went off in the subway, then after enough time had passed to get all the people out onto the streets and busses, then the busses exploded. Looks like a full blown attack of a 9/11 stature. News there reports not sure who's behind it yet.

[radfringe]

125. Double-decker bus destroyed in London blast

Double-decker bus destroyed in London blast
Last Updated Thu, 07 Jul 2005 05:51:24 EDT
CBC News

An explosion destroyed a double-decker bus in London Thursday about an hour after another blast shut down the city's entire subway system.

A number of witnesses say the roof was blown off a double-decker bus near Tavistock Square in central London. A number of people appear to have been injured.



---snip--

Unconfirmed reports say there were more blasts at other stations.

====

Iran or Syria here we come.....

[Up2Late]

112. The "Home Secretary" just made a statement, spoke of...

..."terrible Injuries" and will update the House of Commons in a few hours.

[BlakeB]

113. This is terrible.

My prayers and thoughts go out to all the people in the great nation of Britain. I hope for the best.

[SmileyBoy]

115. CNN is now saying NINE explosions???

[Bluebear]

116. CNN: Now 6 tube explosions, 3 buses, at least NINE blasts

[Mr Creosote]

123. Another bomb reported at Hounsditch south of Liverpool Street

[SmileyBoy]

126. Another one??

How many does that make now, ten??

Jesus...

[DoYouEverWonder]

127. Just reported in GD by a fellow who is there in London

Another bomb reported a couple minutes ago in Hounsditch

[Mr Creosote]

136. At least 10 :-(

[Mr Creosote]

142. Stockwell Station closed - suspect package

[SmileyBoy]

144. The shit just keeps on coming...

God DAMN, how many more bombs did they plant???

[SmileyBoy]

128. Attn. Americans with sattelite: Coverage on BBC America NOW

Turn off CNN.

[Up2Late]

131. Fox/Sky News now reporting 90 Casualties in Aldgate Blast

And they were talking a secondary Blast to kill emergency responders to the Tivoly Square Blast.

[SmileyBoy]

132. Take it with a grain of salt.

Remember what network it is.

[SmileyBoy]

133. If you have BBC America in the States, tune in to it.

Don't give the American media your viewership.

[Bluebear]

139. Thanks SB, also don't have to worry about American spin.

[Pert_UK]

135. Friend of mine 300m away when the bus exploded......

and her friend was on the bus behind the one that exploded.....

I'm so glad they're OK.

[SmileyBoy]

137. Thank God!!!

[maddezmom]

140. glad they are safe

[Up2Late]

138. PM Blair is about to make a statement

Shot of an empty podium right now.

[Cronus Protagonist]

141. Live radio reports in LA on 88.7 FM

FYI

[kaitykaity]

143. July 7 have any significance in Brit history?

Hopefully their government will do a better job
of investigating this than ours did of 9/11.

Oh gawd, what a mess.

[Mr Creosote]

150. Yeah

it's the date of the G8 summit. None other off the top of my head.

[Name removed]

162. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Gasping4Truth]

203. Mr Creosote wrote a friendly, informative post

Your last post was simply abusive.
No need to lecture him about board etiquette. He grasped the concept quicker than you did, despite your 7900+ posts.

[SmileyBoy]

145. Jeezus... This is becoming the British September 11.

[Cronus Protagonist]

148. Ask yourself "who benefits?" and you know who did it

A sad day.

[SmileyBoy]

151. Try not to jump to conclusions.

It could be any array of groups.

[Cronus Protagonist]

157. Yes, and I don't like any of them

And I don't need to jump to conclusions to know that the people who benefit are behind it. It's classical crime theory.

Sherlock Holmes would agree with me.

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[Up2Late]

172. Best just to gather info at this point

plenty of time to figure it all out later later.

[SmileyBoy]

146. BBC: Swindon Station evacuated

Also: Brighton Station closed

[Bluebear]

149. Swindon and Brighton trains closed due to "security incidents"

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[theearthisround]

158. Record everything you can on TV, before it goes down the memory hole.

[Cronus Protagonist]

159. Absolutley - I wish I could, but don't have the gear.

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[Monkie]

154. on BBC a witness: "bodies under sheet" by the bus blast n/t

[Up2Late]

155. Fox/Sky News just reported another explosion in the Financial District

And that the FTSE has dropped 160 points.

FTSE 100 15 min delay

[SmileyBoy]

156. 8 confirmed explosion locations from the BBC:

Edgegate Road
Aldgate East
Tavistock Square
Kings Cross
Hall

And a few more that went by too fast

Edit: The other three are Liverpool Street, Moorgate and... DAMN, I forgot the last one.

[Mr Creosote]

160. Sir Ian Blair says there are 6

he is Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. But adds situation is confused.

[Solly Mack]

163. That's what I'm seeing on BBC - 6 but lots of confusion

[muriel_volestrangler]

161. Met police commissioner lists 6 explosions on TV

Edgware Road
King's Cross
Liverpool St.
Russel Square (ie Tavistock Square)
Aldgate East
Moorgate

[SmileyBoy]

165. BBC also says Hall Station

[davepc]

173. Sir Ian Blair is one calm, cool, and collected fellow

The Brits dont seem to rattle easy.

[Pert_UK]

164. 6 explosions reported top police officer

Edgware Road
Kings Cross
Russell Square
Moorgate
Aldgate East
Old Street.

He's refusing to be drawn on whether there are scores or hundreds of casualties, not giving info re: injured or dead. Says situation is slowly coming under their control.

Media reports of "completely gutted" tube train carriage and bus "ripped open like a can of sardines and bodies everywhere."

[radfringe]

180. CNN crawler - Terrorism confirmed

no other details from "officials" or talking heads regarding terrorism

[jody]

166. Are Washington D.C. and New York vulnerable today during rush hour? n/t

[SmileyBoy]

167. That's a good question.

A VERY VERY good question.

[Blue Gardener]

170. Wouldn't surprise me

Might be a good day to stay home if you rely on public transportation.

[radfringe]

189. hope

these cities and others are checking their mass transit systems

[bklyncowgirl]

Don't know about DC but New York is always vulnerable

Crammed with people with backpacks and briefcases all over the place plus homeless wrapped in coats in July and not enough cops to go around. They've even cut back on toll booth clerks.

In brief, it's suicide bomber's paradise.

At least in New York little visible security. I hope they have some sort of detection system but I doubt it--the system is just too big.

Londons Underground is similar in size and age to New York.

Those poor people.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

168. Col David Hunt/FOX

"could be G-8, Olympics, or Iraq"

Makes mention of IRA or Al Queda.

[SmileyBoy]

169. PLEASE don't watch FOX.

PLEASE.

[Up2Late]

183. It's mostly just them adding their dumb comments to the Sky News

feed. They have better video, but I have CNN/International, NPR and this Fox/Sky News mix on right now.

[KitSileya]

178. Experts on Norwegian local tv says it's more likely AQ not IRA.

Because of the modus operandi of several bombs going off practically simultaneously, and no warning. The IRA usually gives a 10 minute warning, AQ does not.

[SmileyBoy]

171. The bastards cut away BBC America coverage.

[SmileyBoy]

174. CNN: Police confirmed two killed

[Bluebear]

175. GRAPHIC: Photo of exploded double decker

[SmileyBoy]

176. CNN: 90 people reported injured

[CrazyForKucinich]

177. None of my local stations are covering it...just the

local traffic.

The media is a joke.

Bad news for the UK but then look who's their leader. Anyone see the connection? Countries with crappy leaders get bombed. America will be the next target once again soon enough.

The Brits should throw out Blair today. Although I'm sure they'll have to rally around him like we did Bush after 9/11.

[depakid]

188. America's corporate media doesn't care about Britain

The networks all have their usual late night "news" bullshit on- but you can bet come morning, they'll milk the blood for all it's worth.

It's shameful- these bastards really need to be broken up and have their licenses yanked wholesale.

[CrazyForKucinich]

197. I'm talking about my local news

Not the national morning programs.

There's traffic on Interstate 94 today...what a fucking shocker. Yet no mention of this, surely they know about it.

[SmileyBoy]

200. KSTP Channel 5 has some local coverage now.

Whoops, it's over...

[SmileyBoy]

179. BBC America now has some shitty movie show on

I can't get BBC World news on any of the three PBS stations I get either.

[Bluebear]

182. I can't believe they cut off that feed.

[SmileyBoy]

184. They did.

The motherfuckers did.

[Pert_UK]

181. "Arab sources say it's almost certainly Al-Qaeda" - BBC

Arab sources who monitor Al-Qaeda say it's almost certainly their work, according to BBC Security Correspondant.

Confirmed 2 dead and many injured.

[maddezmom]

185. CNN reporting Army on tops of buildings

[non sociopath skin]

206. Interestingly, this has not been repeated on BBC 24 since

nt

[non sociopath skin]

226. BBC says Govt has been careful not to apportion blame until more known.

N/T

[grahamhgreen]

186. POLL NUMBERS DOWN - TERRORISTS ATTACK

[radfringe]

191. guess that means

we will be invading Iran and/or Syria

meanwhile - where's Bin-Laden?

[Algorem]

204. How conveeeenient.

[malaise]

227. hope everyone is OK

but the cynic in me wonders who has the most SS in town for the G8 summit. Watch the agend change instantly today.

[DoYouEverWonder]

190. Report from Brian_Expat in GD

Army in Covent Garden. Fighter jets flying low over London. What a FUBAR.

[Bluebear]

192. UK airspace being cleared, army patrolling streets of London

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[SmileyBoy]

193. Is it just me, or are there a shitload of Americans living in London??

Most witnesses they have interviewed have American accents.

[Up2Late]

194. Just for info: CNN is running the same Feed as CNN/International

at this time. Even CNBC is covering all this.

[SmileyBoy]

198. Who cares?? I WANT MY BBC, DAMMIT!!!

What the FUCK is this "Talking Heads" movie show on BBC America, when HUGE news is breaking out in London???

I don't wanna watch CNN!!!

[truthisfreedom]

202. it could very well be transmission failure. the phone systems are going

down... mobile phones completely out, and land lines dying, and the internet suffering as well.

[Guy_Montag]

209. Vodaphone are prioritising calls

emergency services first.

Seems fair

As reported on BBC Five live

[Up2Late]

212. Try the internet video feed

The link is at the top of this page:

<http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/default.stm >

[ozymandius]

214. CNNi is produced in London.

Just as good as the BBC in this case.

[SmileyBoy]

220. At least Christiane Amanpour is reporting.

That'll give me some relief.

[DoYouEverWonder]

195. MSNBC reporting Scotland Yard warned Israel

SY received warning BEFORE the attack and passed info on to Israeli officials.

[Mr Creosote]

196. City of London Police - fatalities

say 2 dead at Aldgate. 4 critically injured at one hospital.

[Mr.Green93]

199. We must have peace talks

Someone needs to show some leadership and open a peace dialog with Islamic leaders.

[Bluebear]

201. Oh you want to give them "therapy & understanding"??

That is what the American neocon will say whilst swinging their genitals as we all plunge further into the abyss

[truthisfreedom]

205. "we're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here."

the neocon way has failed already.

[Bluebear]

208. Exactly.

[Vladimir]

215. They are not islamic leaders

these bombings have nothing to do with Islam. By going on about "islamic" this and "islamic" that, we are just playing into the neocon racist agenda.

sorry, I'm in a bit of a bad mood right now.

[Pert_UK]

207. No injured children reported at one hospital....small mercy?

P.

[Bluebear]

210. Yes, be safe Pert. We are in shock here for you.

[ticapnews]

211. Tony Blair to make statement at 7:00AM Eastern Time...

I am watching News World International on DirecTV and the CBC reporter in London just reported Blair will make a statement.

[radfringe]

213. Timeline of London blasts

Timeline of London blasts
Thursday, July 7, 2005 Posted: 1022 GMT (1822 HKT)

(CNN) -- Below is a minute-by-minute timeline of the multiple explosions rocking London. All times are British Standard Time.

10:47 a.m.: Home Secretary Charles Clarke says London blasts cause "terrible injuries"

10:46 Police say serious casualties in London explosions, but no deaths confirmed

10:46 Witness to Britain's Sky News says second blast heard in Tavistock Square.

10:45 Police sources say a bomb is suspected in London bus explosion.

10:33 Police confirm at least three explosions on buses in central London.

[ulysses]

216. thoughts are with our friends in the UK.

.

[Pert_UK]

218. It's just sinking in....and I'm just getting FUCKING ANGRY!!!

Angry with the cowardly, ignorant, evil fuckers who did this.

Angry at Bush for insisting on poking away at a hornets' nest.

Angry at Blair for going along with Bush's fucking crusade.

But mostly angry with the morally corrupt and utterly hypocritical pieces of shit that consider that indiscriminate bombing of civilians is an appropriate way of furthering their aims and their bastardised version of religion.

[OKNancy]

219. LBN posters, would you like a new thread opened?

We are well over 200 posts, would you like for me to open Thread #2?

[Pert_UK]

222. Please. Lock this one and open another. Thanks. P. n/t

[Bluebear]

224. Indeed and thanks for your work nancy

[truthisfreedom]

225. probably the best idea.

[ticapnews]

228. Was just going to ask for that :)

Mind-reader

[Algorem]

221. Blair to speak at top of hour

[OKNancy]

229. Lock due to length

Please go to thread number #2

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...