Updated: Explosions in London

[Swafe]

News reporter: "After everything you've seen do you think this is a co-ordinated attack?"

6 or 7 bombs go off in London within half an hour of each other and they're asking if it was co-ordinated? Jeez. It's not as if they were all a coincidence

Exactly what I thought

It also annoys me how some channels (ITV) are only reporting 4 bombs, 3 on the underground and 1 on a bus, why only 4 ? It was well known there was 7 hours ago

[Swafe]

BBC have just said

'Traces of explosive material have been found on at least 2 tube trains'

No way ! State the obvious why dont you

[TiG]

So are these the Judaean Popular Front or the Popular Front of Judaea then? Idiots. Nasty little idiots. Idiots who could do with a grammar checker at that.

Heh i don't think they sent the message in English to be quite fair

Translation from Arabic isn't exactly the easiest things to do...

I think 5/6 groups have claimed responsibility for this already. So i think it will be some time before we know who really did it

TiG

[Mike Fishcake]

Exactly what I thought

It also annoys me how some channels (ITV) are only reporting 4 bombs, 3 on the underground and 1 on a bus, why only 4 ? It was well known there was 7 hours ago

If one bomb was between 2 stations, people at both stations would have heard it and reported it maybe?

[Swafe]

Well true, but BBC Have confirmed 7 bombs, 6 at different tube stations, so it seems

Spose they could have been reported twice and only have been 3, but 6 hours later I would have thought they'd have enuff evidence to know how many bombs had gone off

[Twigman]

Twigman , if you are not going to say anything usefull , then dont say anything at all.

I was just saying!
Everyone else is just saying what they have heard, not backed up by any facts. Why can I not add what I've heard?
Ok prove me right or wrong then.
Was/Is Reading closed?
Is the FTSE down 180 or not?

Also heard that city of london companies have been executing crisis recovery systems etc.


In other news:
chillout.net is not found...

[ajbrun]

If one bomb was between 2 stations, people at both stations would have heard it and reported it maybe?

That's true - just been said on the BBC.

[Lowe]

ROFL if you clicked that link!

[Grey M@a]

Watching the BBC news, they said there was 3 - 4 bombs, the bus one and then 2 - 3 bombs on trains in tunnels hence the thought of the bombs at each station.

[XA04]

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[TiG]

"Omg a spamtastic thread of the same information 20 times.

Twigman the reason you got jumped on is that bit. Nothing else in my opinion.

On a more positive note, considering this has been a co-ordinated attack, i think the situation appears to have been handled pretty well from what i've seen/heard.

Hexus has been a important information feed from most of the people without news24/sky news and i'm sure glad of it.

TiG

[Zedmeister]

"Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic in its northern, southern, eastern, and western quarters."

Are we really?

I think that the country as a whole has dealt with this very well indeed (for what it is).

Aye, we've faced the IRA bombing campaign for a number of years, so we'll get over this. Keep those upper lips stiff!

[nichomach]

British Muslims utterly condemn acts of terror
The Muslim Council of Britain utterly condemns the perpetrators of what appears to be a series of coordinated attacks in London this morning that have led to several fatalities and a large number of casualties.

The MCB expresses its deepest sympathy to the families of all the victims of today’s tragic events. Our sympathies and our prayers are with the victims, their families and friends.

We extend our support and gratitude to the emergency services, the Police and all the frontline services charged with our collective security.

“Yesterday we celebrated as Londoners, euphoric that our great city had secured the London games. Today we watch aghast as we witness a series of brutal attacks upon our capital city. We were together in our celebration; we must remain together in our time of crisis,” said Sir Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain.

http://www.mcb.org.uk/

Just so's you know.

[0iD]

All things considdered, after 9/11 we got off lightly.

[0iD]

Sky News latest

ATTACKS KILL 45, REPORTS

At least 45 people are reported to have been killed and 1,000 injured in a series of terror attacks on London.


Sky News crime correspondent Martin Brunt said the figures, which could rise, were from a reliable, but unofficial source.

He also reported that it is understood that seven were killed in the bus blast in Tavistock Square.

A Transport for London spokeswoman said the bus hit by the explosion was a number 30, travelling from Hackney to Marble Arch.

A previously unknown group calling itself "Secret Organisation al Qaeda in Europe" said it carried out the attacks as revenge for British "military massacres" in Iraq and Afghanistan.

London hospitals have reported a total of 300 wounded after a series of blasts hit locations across the city on buses and Tube stations.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said there was evidence of explosives at least two sites.

Scotland Yard has denied reports they were warned of an attack by Israel minutes before the blasts.

Two people have been confirmed dead and at least 90 people injured in the explosion at Aldgate Station.

Prime Minister Tony Blair, issued a joint statement from all the leaders at the G8 summit.




Injured treated at Aldgate



"This is not an attack on one nation - it's an attack on all nations and civilised people everywhere," he said.

"It's important however that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people."

Witness, Angie, saw the bus explode. She said: "There were a whole lot of people around the bus. Next thing I was on the floor and there were a lot of people on me.

"I thought I was going to be crushed. The bus was ripped out at the back. It must have been a bomb."

The entire Tube network has been shut down and police have confirmed blasts at four sites: Russell Square and King's Cross Underground; Moorgate, Aldgate, and Liverpool Street Underground; Edgware Road Underground; and Tavistock Square where there has been a confirmed explosion on a bus.

One witness said the packed underground train he was on was 200 metres from King's Cross when there was a huge flash.

The train stopped and people were using umbrellas to smash windows of the trains. Passengers were led out of the train by underground staff.

:: Casualty Emergency Hotline: 0870 566 344

:: Anti-Terrorist Line: 0800 789 321

[DaBeeeenster]

If one bomb was between 2 stations, people at both stations would have heard it and reported it maybe?

Indeed. My company office is near old street - a lot of people have been asking me about Old Street. There was a bomb in Moorgate (the next station down) - so I think this is probably what happened.