NEWS: Series of Explosions Rock London 07/07

Originally posted by stumason

Well.....there was that one time where a bomb exploded a bus whilst being transported...killed the luckless Irishman and no one else...

Yeah but I never believed a word of that - only the driver & bomber on bus, bomber transports live, fused bomb!!, bomb explodes, driver walks away. Wasn't it the time of the PIRA/SAS/INLA 'feud'? Always seemed a 'fortunate' story to me.

[edit on 7-7-2005 by CTID56092]

I just watched Tony Blair address the nation from Scotland. He was visibly shaken. He intends to return to London within the next few hours and then return to the G8 later this evening/tomorrow.

7 blasts on the 07/07

Some one likes his numbers

Now 7 bombs confirmed. 6 on tube one on bus, tube train stuck at kings cross with 'many casualties'. BBC reports 'three dead'

[edit on 7-7-2005 by CTID56092]

Where the F is MI5 when you need 'em.

BBc also saying that there is a "major rescue operation" going on at Kings Cross....no more details.

Im realy not sure what to say here that doesnt involve droping lots of bombs, But this realy sux.

Originally posted by Hunting Veritas
Where the F is MI5 when you need 'em.

They can't get everyone. Guranteed there are many failed attacks for every successfull one.

BTW Tube stations and the Northern Line were closed at 7.30 this Morning ie 1.5 hours before the explosions - no explanation given!

I hope that they are scouring the airports also...a hit there would be doubly tragic .

dh, subz: I don't agree that this is a ploy to rush through the ID cards. I have more faith in humanity than that.

UK MOD - no military involved in rescue / evac plan. There is a London-based TA QRF force for major emergencies they've not been deployed - yet!

CNN reporting 3 buses damaged confirmed signs of expolosives in one spot injuries now up to 95 and fire department is trying to rescue an unknown number of people trapped in one underground station

Originally posted by jsobecky
I just watched Tony Blair address the nation from Scotland. He was visibly shaken. He intends to return to London within the next few hours and then return to the G8 later this evening/tomorrow.

i just watched that also but also noticed how little he looked into the camera as he normally does - seemed to be looking eyes down mostly with occasional glances to the sides

what i will be interested in seeing is what happens with the investigations into camera footage... ALL tube stations and buses and roads in london have so many cameras fitted that whoever did this will have been filmed - no question about that. so, if it turns out that lots of cameras werent working today....

btw, does anyone know what was due to be discussed at G8 today?

Picture of one of the buses:




Looks pretty mangled.... Looks like a scene from Israel....

[edit on 7/7/05 by stumason]

Originally posted by justyc

Originally posted by jsobecky
I just watched Tony Blair address the nation from Scotland. He was visibly shaken. He intends to return to London within the next few hours and then return to the G8 later this evening/tomorrow.

i just watched that also but also noticed how little he looked into the camera as he normally does - seemed to be looking eyes down mostly with occasional glances to the sides

He was reading the speech and hadn`t memorised it.

shots - cnn are behind the bbc - they`ve allready confirmed explosions , 6 on buses and 1 on a tube train.

[edit on 7-7-2005 by Harlequin]

i think it's terrible but i can't help thinking.....What a coincidence.....

I'm in Poole (roughly 100 miles from london) and the train station and bridge going over the station has been closed. no reason given but probably precautionary along the same lines as the closures in brigton and swindon.

Here is an article from germany which claims Al-Qaeda claims responsibility, read and decide for yourself, posted for your perusal,
IMG:Spiegel

service.spiegel.de...

Al-Qaida Claims Responsibilty for Explsions in British Capital

Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the series of blasts that shook central London during rush hour on Thursday morning. Blair has left the G8 meeting for the capital. At least two have been confirmed dead and scores injured in the seven blasts on the city's transportation system.

[edit on 7/7/05 by JacKatMtn]

Another email just came in, apparently a suicide bomber has just been shot dead by police in Canary Wharf.

Waiting to confirm.

Altogether, there have been 6 explosions, the BBC are saying that 5 underground explosions and 1 Bus explosion, 2 people have already been confirmed as fatalitys, top analysists say that the are "Almost Sure" that Al-Quaeda is behind the bombings, but they are not ruling out Anarchists and other groups.
Paris has raised security and heathrow will be closed. Tony Blair is going to London today to hold meetings and will return to the G8 summit later.
London has Been brought to a standstill, authoritys believe that this was not intended to be a high fatality attack, just that they wanted London to be brought to a halt and for the world to take note.