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BLAST AT CITY TUBE STATION - FOUR BOMB EXPLOSIONS AROUND LONDON
Sky News ^ | July 7, 2005

Posted on 07/07/2005 1:45:13 AM PDT by RWR8189

There has been an explosion at Aldgate East underground station in London, causing the closure of the entire Tube network.

There are also reports that a second incident took place at Edgware Road station in north west London.

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

A spokesman said: "We don't know the extent of the problem yet."

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We have just sent some resources out to the scene."

British Transport Police confirmed that there are "walking wounded" and said paramedics have responded to one report of a person classed as "life at risk".

"It's chaos, with people trying to work out what has happened," said a spokesman.

"All we know at the moment is that staff reported a loud bang at 8.49am. No one is sure what caused an explosion, but it is thought it could have been a collision, a power cut, or a power cable problem."

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

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

He added people were milling around Kings Cross covered in soot.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 07july2005; 77; alqaeda; axisofevil; bomb; eu; explosion; g8summit; globaljihad; islam; islamofascism; jihad; jihadinengland; jihadineurope; jihadinlondon; killterroristsnow; koranimals; london; londonattacked; muslim; religionofpeace; religionofpieces; religionoftolerance; rop; sandnazis; terrorism; terrorists; trop; ukmuslims; waronterror; wot; wwiv
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To: All

What?! FNC is stating that no intention to raise alert or awareness at US locales. Stating no warning nor intelligence..... Isn't that the case with the UK as well?


1,261 posted on 07/07/2005 4:29:46 AM PDT by xmm0 (This post has been brought to you by the letters "U," "S," and "A" and Amendment number 1.)
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To: Royal Wulff
Keep an eye on this TERRORIST LOVER'S blog.......

http://malung-tv-news.blogspot.com/
1,262 posted on 07/07/2005 4:29:50 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: Aquinasfan

It'll be something when Blair responds to these attacks speaking before Parliament.


1,263 posted on 07/07/2005 4:29:56 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Peach

I bet that is NOT a coincidence.


1,264 posted on 07/07/2005 4:30:02 AM PDT by rintense
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To: BlessedBeGod

What time did the first bomb go of in London?


1,265 posted on 07/07/2005 4:30:07 AM PDT by Dog (Now through Time Life Records.Order your copy of Al-Zarqawi's Greatest Hit's for $19.95..)
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To: iconoclast

" This would help get the world's focus on the Jihadist bastards! Then some good might come from this horror."

I certainly hope so, and most of the time WOULD think so. It worked on 9/11 but then wore off for many.

As for the British, I certainly hope that is the effect, instead of having the chicken-hearted, blame USA, Madrid response.


1,266 posted on 07/07/2005 4:30:11 AM PDT by Amore (First, let's kill all the lawyers!)
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To: xmm0
Update on the markets, Spain is down as well now, nearly 3%. http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices

Aside from the tragic loss of life, this is their intent. To destroy our allies and us financially. Buy stock if you can.

1,267 posted on 07/07/2005 4:30:18 AM PDT by Peach
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To: BibChr

No doubt that'll be their spin.


1,268 posted on 07/07/2005 4:30:51 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan
Well it worked with Spain.

I'll betty a penny to a pound that the British will not cower to the terrorists like Spain did. How would you like to be the one who tells British Marines that they have to leave Iraq now?
1,269 posted on 07/07/2005 4:30:58 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
They don't attack cowards.

Oh yes they do.

1,270 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:05 AM PDT by Smile-n-Win (Don't let them take things away from you on behalf of the public good!)
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To: cooper72
Absolute nonsense, it is a POWER SURGE!

Still convinced??

1,271 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:10 AM PDT by Michael81Dus (Deutschland kommt wieder!)
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To: mainepatsfan

Indeed it did.

This attack's aftermath should be very telling as to which countries will get SERIOUS about the WOT.

France ought to commence worrying.



1,272 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:14 AM PDT by onyx (Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
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To: Howlin

so now , how does all the uproar about panties on heads at Abu and queeronzzz at Gitmo look???


1,273 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:29 AM PDT by Dad yer funny
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To: csvset
Wow, Kilmeade on Fox just made the point that terrorism, not global warming, should have been at the top of the G8 agenda!

I went to the London IndyMedia site and the wacko's are already coming out of the woodwork. Here's an excerpt of one of the posts.

what the hell is going on? i wanna know the buggers who did this? islamist terrorists? do these guys know what they are doing?

how can they choose that moment, you know what is going to happen? this will make BUSH A HERO!!>/b>

africa, climate change, will go right at the bottom of the agenda, back with Super policing and stripping people from their freedom.

Whew! The lunatic left is out and about!

Hard to believe, isn't it? No thought for the dead and maimed and their families. His only concern is that people may realize that Dubya was right after all. Complete lack of humanity.

1,274 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:36 AM PDT by Northern Alliance
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To: RWR8189

I can smell the stink of the "religion of peace" here in NYC this morning. When are we going to get rid of this vile religion?


The anti-scuzlim blog The Flanstein will no doubt have much to say about this today....

http://flanstein.blogspot.com


1,275 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:37 AM PDT by Dr. Luv
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To: Trust but Verify

Bin Laden Claims Responsibility for 9/11
Saturday, October 30, 2004


WASHINGTON — Usama bin Laden (search ) made his first televised appearance in more than a year Friday in which he admitted for the first time ordering the Sept. 11 attacks and accused President Bush of "misleading" the American people.

Injecting himself into the campaign four days ahead of the presidential election, bin Laden said the United States can avoid another Sept. 11-style attack if it stops threatening the security of Muslims.


1,276 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:42 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Peach; MadIvan
Its Al Qaeda.

Today is 7-7-05

Does the number 7-7 mean anything to the British?

1,277 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:42 AM PDT by Dog (Now through Time Life Records.Order your copy of Al-Zarqawi's Greatest Hit's for $19.95..)
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To: Peach

Just to clarify, I was only intending to indicate that Spain isn't revelling in the attack as was indicated by previous posting of the listing.


1,278 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:43 AM PDT by xmm0 (This post has been brought to you by the letters "U," "S," and "A" and Amendment number 1.)
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To: Samwise

Talk about being up early!!!!! :)


1,279 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:48 AM PDT by carton253 (It's better to have a gun and not need it than not have a gun and need it.)
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To: All

I'm watching CNN (uuurp!) and they just had someone reporting on the casualties.
One part of his statement struck me as odd:

"Ten people are seriously ill."

It could be they're just ill from shock but that terminology certainly got my attention.


1,280 posted on 07/07/2005 4:31:54 AM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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