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Blasts Rock London
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 7:11am |
 Coolness: 69080 | Deaths reported as blasts rock London
Broadcast News Thursday, July 07, 2005 LONDON -- London was thrown into a panic during the morning rush hour after at least six explosions took place -- both in the underground subway system and on buses. Injured tube passengers are escorted away from Edgware Road Tube Station in London following an explosion on Thursday. Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London subway and three double-decker buses at the morning rush hour Thursday in London Police confirm two deaths at one subway station. The subway system was shut down and bus service was halted. Sky News is showing a picture of a mangled red bus and police say they suspect a bomb caused the explosion. Subway passenger, Simon Corvett, was on an eastbound train from Edgware Road station. He says there was a huge, deafening bang and all the windows shattered. He says people started screaming and the subway cars filled with smoke, with one car completely gutted. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is hosting the world's most powerful leaders at Gleneagles, Scotland, is expected to speak shortly. It's not clear if the G-8 gathering focusing on climate change and aid for Africa, will be postponed. © Associated Press 2005 Original Story at www.canada.com |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 7:13am |
| Coolness: 69080 | Multiple explosions rock London
Initial reports say at least two deaths Thursday, July 7, 2005; Posted: 7:03 a.m. EDT (11:03 GMT) 
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London Underground network and at least one bus at the morning rush hour, police said, causing fatalities and prompting officials to shut down the entire underground transport network Injured passengers are led away from Edgware Road Tube Station. In the first report of casualties, City of London police told CNN there had been two fatalities at Aldgate east station. At least 90 people are reported to have been injured. The explosions came a day after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics and as the G8 summit was getting under way in Scotland. Initial reports blamed a power surge, but officials were not ruling out a terrorist attack. "There have been a number of dreadful incidents across London today," said Home Secretary Charles Clarke, Britain's top law enforcement officer. He said there were "terrible injuries." Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair said authorities found found indications of explosives at the scene of one of the blasts and that there are concerns it was a coordinated terror attack. "We are concerned that this is a coordinated attack. We are aware that one of the sites does containly does contain indications of explosives," Sir Ian Blair told Sky News. He urged Londoners not to panic and said it was too early to say what caused the blasts. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would make a statement on the London explosions from the G8 summit at 1100GMT, his spokesman said. A White House spokesman said U.S. President George W. Bush was aware of the explosions and had been in briefings with Blair all morning. Claire Burroughs, spokeswoman for St Mary's Hospital in central London, told CNN the hospital was on "major incident alert." Four patients were critically injured, eight were seriously injured and 14 others were being treated for minor injuries, she said. "The types of injuries we are seeing include limb damage, burns, cuts, breaks, head injuries and chest problems due to smoke inhalation," Burroughs said. The Tube blasts at the height of the rush hour on Thursday were initially blamed on a power surge. But amid the chaos eyewitnesses reported that a packed double decker bus in the Russell Square area had been severely damaged in a blast. There were media reports that a second bus had been damaged in Tavistock Square. Police told CNN they could not confirm that report. Describing the Russell Square blast, eyewitness Belinda Seabrook told the UK Press Association she saw an explosion rip through the bus as it approached the Square. "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air," she said. One Tube passenger told CNN passengers had been packed in smoke-filled carriages "just waiting to die." One passenger, with blood streaming down the left side of his face from a wound on his temple, said he didn't "want to live through it again." "I was in the front carriage and people were severely injured there," he said, adding that his train had been in the tunnel between Kings Cross and Russell Square. "I heard, but I don't know, that people were hurt worse further back. Some people were very calm, others very panicky." "There was a very loud bang, the lights went out, the carriage filled with smoke," he said. "We were all thrown forward." Travellers emerged from underground tunnels covered in blood and soot. Scotland Yard declared the emergency a "major incident." Emergency services were called to London's Liverpool Street Station after reports of an explosion shortly before 9 a.m. A short while later, London Underground said there had been "another incident at Edgware Road" station in north west London. Copyright 2005 CNN. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Original Story at [ cnn.com">www.cnn.com ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 7:19am |
| Coolness: 69080 | London Tube closed following explosions
By Lester Haines Published Thursday 7th July 2005 10:00 GMT The entire London Underground network has been shut down following a series of explosions at Liverpool Street, King's Cross, Edgware Road, Russell Square, Aldgate East and Moorgate stations. Police have confirmed that two people were killed at Aldgate, and London's police chief said traces of explosive had been found at one site. There has also been at least one explosion on a bus. Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, urged people to "stay where you are - the whole London transport network is currently stopped. The safest thing is to stay where you are. Don't call the emergency services unless you have a life-threatening situation." He urged the media not to speculate on the cause of the explosions. However the timing and disparate locations bore the obvious hallmarks of a coordinated terrorist attack. The BBC, however, reports that "Arab sources said the blasts were probably the work of al-Qaeda". Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed in a live TV statement this lunchtime that it is "reasonably clear" that the explosions were terrorist attacks. Blair will leave the G8 summit in Scotland and travel to London. The first explosion occurred at 8.49am at Liverpool Street. Further explosions occurred at King's Cross, Edgware Road, Russell Square, Aldgate East and Moorgate. British Transport Police originally blamed power surges for the blasts, but the National Grid said that "there had been no problems with its system which could have contributed to the incidents". Eyewitness Paul Woloszyn of BBC News - who was on a train at the Victoria Line's Blackhorse Road Station - reported: "We were told there was a bomb at Liverpool Street station. I was on the Tube, and they stopped the train and told everyone to get off and evacuate the station." A Scotland Yard spokesman told the BBC: "All of the emergency services are on scene. There have been some casualties. This has been declared as a major incident. It's too early to state what has happened at this stage." Vodafone, meanwhile, confirmed that network priority was being given to the emergency services, and that other users' service may be affected accordingly. ® Original story at theregister.co.uk |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 7:24am |
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Large numbers of casualties have been reported after at least six explosions on the underground network and a double-decker bus in London. Here passengers flood onto the streets from Kings Cross station. 
Outside Victoria Station staff try to give help to bemused passengers 
At Aldgate, firecrews bring the injured up from the underground network... 
...as the remaining passengers are evacuated. 
At Edgware Road station injured passengers leave the scene. 
Police across London are stretched as the underground network shuts down and people search for news. 
Scotland Yard confirmed one of several reports of explosions on buses in the city. 
London's Emergency Plan is put into action as medical staff rush to the scene and hospitals are on full alert. 
Walking wounded leave the scene at Edgware Road |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 7:31am |
| Coolness: 69080 | London blasts: At a glance
Several people have been injured after a series of explosions across London. The BBC News website is covering events as they unfold: 1205 Prime Minister Tony Blair, at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, says there has been "a series of terrorist attacks in London... people have died and are seriously injured... It is reasonably clear this is designed and timed to coincide with the opening of the G8". He says he will return to London within hours, but that the summit will continue without him 1130 Signs on major roads into London warn: "Avoid London. Area closed. Turn on radio" 1126 The president of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, blames terrorism for a "coordinated series of attacks" and "confirmed deaths" 1118 London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair tells the BBC he knows of "about six explosions", one on a bus and the others related to Underground stations. He says he believes the six affected areas are Edgware Road, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Russell Square, Aldgate East and Moorgate, but says it is "still a confusing situation". He advises Londoners to "stay where you are - all of London's transport is currently disabled" - he refuses to confirm any fatalities 1055 A doctor tells Reuters there are at least 90 casualties at Aldgate station 1053 Home Secretary Charles Clarke makes a statement outside Downing Street about "dreadful incidents" causing "terrible injuries". He says Prime Minister Tony Blair has been informed and advises the public in London not to make unnecessary journeys 1051 A passenger on a train at Edgware Road says he saw several bodies in the wreckage. A police spokesman says two trains remained stuck in tunnels at Edgware Road 1049 Police say there are serious casualties, but no deaths are confirmed, Associated Press reports 1039 All London hospitals have been put on major incident alert, a hospital spokesman tells PA 1025 Transport union officials say they have reports of explosions on three buses, PA says 1025 PA reports two buses damaged in explosions - one in Russell Square and another in Tavistock Square. Witness, Belinda Seabrook said of the Russell Square blast: "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air" 1025 The BBC's Andrew Marr, with the prime minister in Gleneagles, says Number 10 is "still unsure" whether the explosions are a terrorist attack 1023 British Transport Police confirm an explosion on a bus in Tavistock Place 1021 Scotland Yard reports "multiple explosions" in London, the Press Association reports 1014 An eyewitness tells PA that a bus has been ripped apart in an explosion in central London 1009 Witness Christina Lawrence, who was on a train leaving Kings Cross, tells BBC News 24: "There was a loud bang in the tunnel and the train just stopped and all of a sudden it was filled with black, gassy smoke and we couldn't breathe" 1002 Scotland Yard says it is dealing with a "major incident" 0940 British Transport Police say power surge incidents have occurred on the Underground at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square stations 0933 London Underground reports "another incident at Edgware Road" station, PA reports 0933 Passengers are told that all London Underground services are being suspended because of a power fault across the network, PA reports 0924 British Transport Police say the incident was possibly caused by a collision between two trains, a power cut or a power cable exploding. Police report "walking wounded" 0915 Press Association reports emergency services called to London's Liverpool Street Station after reports of an explosion 0849 An incident on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate is reported to British Transport Police Original story at Story courtesy of [url=news.bbc.co.uk">The BBC |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 7:48am |
 Coolness: 685695 | gawdamn, that's fucked up. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 9:58am |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 10:33am |
| Coolness: 69080 | the death tally is up to 33 now :( |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 10:34am |
| Coolness: 69080 | More than 30 die in London blasts
A series of bomb attacks on London's transport network have killed more than 30 people and injured scores more. There were three explosions on the Underground - which police said left 33 dead - and one on a double-decker bus in which an unknown number died. Courtesy of The BBC |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cactain_steef replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 10:36am |
 Coolness: 154780 | that is fucked up... and i fucking hate cnn news..
hah! pascale was sposed to arrive in london this morning.. *ponders* thaaats an adventure and a half.. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 10:38am |
| Coolness: 69080 | London blast locations
London has been hit by at least four explosions - three on underground trains and one on a bus. See below for more information on each location. 
ALDGATE EAST - LIVERPOOL STREET TUBE STATIONS Two people are confirmed dead after an explosion rips through a carriage on an Underground train heading from Aldgate East to Liverpool Street station. Emergency services are first called at 0849BST after reports of an explosion. A passenger tells of an "enormous bang and a lot of smoke". He adds: "A group of us got fire extinguishers and were able to smash through the carriage door." Passengers are rushed out of Liverpool Street station by police and Underground staff. Anxiety increases as mobile phones stop working, leaving people unable to contact friends and relatives. At Liverpool Street Station in the City financial district, the wounded are treated by medics as they lie on the concourse. A doctor at Aldgate estimates that at least 90 people had been wounded in the explosion. Liverpool Street is a major underground and overland interchange through which hundreds of thousands of commuters, many of them financial workers, pass each day. EDGWARE ROAD TUBE STATION The explosion occurs on a Hammersmith and City line train just outside the Underground station, heading towards Paddington. After the blast passengers begin emerging from the station, many covered in blood and clearly distraught. Paramedics go into the station, prompting fears there may still be injured people trapped underground. A woman passenger tells the BBC there was a huge bang as two trains passed in a tunnel just outside Edgware Road. "All the lights went out and there was a lot of smoke. I believe it's the second carriage that has all the injured people in it." A senior police official said there had been a number of fatalities but that "things are still relatively confused". Those able to walk are looked after at a nearby hotel. Emergency services are described as "stretched". The area around Edgware Road underground station remains sealed off. An official says there are 12 fire appliances and 60 firefighters there. Edgware Road is a busy station with four underground lines: Hammersmith and City, District, Circle and Bakerloo. KING's CROSS TUBE - RUSSELL SQUARE An explosion occurs on the Piccadilly Underground line heading north from Russell Square to King's Cross. An eye-witness who was on the train says: "I was in the second carriage and I think the explosion was in the carriage in front of me, or maybe was even on the track. The screaming from the front carriage was terrible." Another passenger says that - after 30 minutes - people smashed windows to get out of their carriage and started walking down the side of the train. Two hours later, police say a rescue operation is still in place to evacuate some passengers still trapped underground. King's Cross is a major underground and railway interchange with both commuter and long distance railway lines terminating there. WOBURN PLACE The explosion ripped the top deck off a double decker bus in Woburn Place / Tavistock Square. The location is near to Russell Square - scene of one of the underground train blasts - and also Euston mainline railway station. Describing the blast, eyewitness Belinda Seabrook said: "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air. "It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air." It is unclear how many casualties have resulted from the blast. Courtesy of The BBC |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» elka replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 11:25am |
 Coolness: 52535 | thats crazy!!!!!!!!!! i read about it this morning and was like WTF?
:( damn |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 11:26am |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Thu Jul 7, 2005 @ 1:14pm |
 Coolness: 2604090 | I personally think whoever did this is good... I mean how would you like if all of a sudden an army invaded canada killing over 100,000 of our civilians... I would probably do everything in my power to fight back at the power who invaded me and thats exactly what is happening... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Fri Jul 8, 2005 @ 2:07am |
 Coolness: 92370 | The government doesn't speak for the poeple. England is full of some of the most kind-hearted and amazing people I have ever met, and it's also where most of my known family resides. There's no reason innocent civilians should have to suffer. There's still a lot of people left in England who were bombed out of their houses in WWII, there's no reason these people should have to lose everything again. It's easy to talk when you're not the victim. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» elka replied on Fri Jul 8, 2005 @ 9:43am |
| Coolness: 52535 | Originally posted by MOONDANCER...
The government doesn't speak for the poeple. England is full of some of the most kind-hearted and amazing people I have ever met, and it's also where most of my known family resides. There's no reason innocent civilians should have to suffer. There's still a lot of people left in England who were bombed out of their houses in WWII, there's no reason these people should have to lose everything again. It's easy to talk when you're not the victim. well said. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» basdini replied on Fri Jul 8, 2005 @ 11:14am |
 Coolness: 145305 | please lets try to
'let cooler heads prevail' |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ashtraygirl replied on Fri Jul 8, 2005 @ 5:23pm |
 Coolness: 89590 | fuck this shit. keep the terrorist attacks on US soil and leave my London out of it. stupid wankers! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Zz.ee.vV replied on Sat Jul 9, 2005 @ 4:53am |
 Coolness: 194130 | Death of innocent civilians is NEVER justified. EVER.
Thats savage shit yo, and anyone doing this should not be considered a homo sapiens but more along the lines of rabid dog. Oppressed by troops? Attack the fucking troops, not women and children. All theyre achieving is more hate, and probably more oppression. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» elka replied on Sat Jul 9, 2005 @ 11:24am |
| Coolness: 52535 | Originally posted by ZE`EV ...
Death of innocent civilians is NEVER justified. EVER. Thats savage shit yo, and anyone doing this should not be considered a homo sapiens but more along the lines of rabid dog. Oppressed by troops? Attack the fucking troops, not women and children. All theyre achieving is more hate, and probably more oppression. word |
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