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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
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To: exile
But the enviromentalists have locked up our dirty coal (remember Clinton making a national reserve or treasure or something of several million acres ?)and they stopped nuclear power plant construction,too.

The enviromentalists put us in a position of weakness,but the Islamic terrorists are still the guilty murderers.

2,701 posted on 07/07/2005 7:33:57 AM PDT by hoosierham
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To: peacebaby

2,702 posted on 07/07/2005 7:34:20 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: BJClinton
What is UXBs? Unexploded bombs? If so, that's what I was wondering when the mention was made of "controlled explosions." Or, maybe, for some other safety reason, to keep people out of that area.
2,703 posted on 07/07/2005 7:34:40 AM PDT by hummingbird ("The world needs more Steel Magnolias like Beth Holloway.")
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To: ChadGore

btt


2,704 posted on 07/07/2005 7:34:54 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: A Ruckus of Dogs

I bet Palestinians are dancing on the streets again.


2,705 posted on 07/07/2005 7:35:12 AM PDT by dimk
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To: Sacajaweau
I'm guessing "7" to be a significant number in this attack. July is the 7th month. Today is the 7th. There were 7 explosions which may be indicative of 7 perps.

They do seem to like their little number games, don't they?

If some of them were by remote, the bas***** are walking around London taking photographs.

Wouldn't put it past 'em.

2,706 posted on 07/07/2005 7:35:32 AM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: maica
...politicians who we consider to be serial liars - some times they do say the right things.

And sometimes even liberals get fed up with being savaged by fanatics! Brits have got to have some kind of racial memory imprint from WWI and WWII.
I predict they will NOT react like the Spanish!

2,707 posted on 07/07/2005 7:35:34 AM PDT by ARepublicanForAllReasons (A socialist is just a communist who happens to be outgunned!)
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To: Eva

Praise God that your son and his friends are safe.


2,708 posted on 07/07/2005 7:35:39 AM PDT by conservativebabe (In a different century, Durbin would have been hanged.)
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To: JFC
Re: 2,630

Since I'm ex-Air Force of 8 years, I just have to add, Go Air Force! :)

2,709 posted on 07/07/2005 7:35:41 AM PDT by Romish_Papist (The times are out of step with the Catholic Church. God Bless Pope Benedict XVI.)
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To: Paulus Invictus
My daughter just emailed me from London and said they need a national ID card to control the influx of terrorists.

Europe needs to put a moratorium on immigration from certain countries. First they need to assimilate the Muslim immigrants they have, second tthey have to prevent more of the terrorist riff-raff from getting in.

2,710 posted on 07/07/2005 7:35:53 AM PDT by A Ruckus of Dogs
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To: hoosierham

True. But it's about time the American people woke up, and told the enviro-wackos to p!ss up a rope. Just as I hope that Europe now wakes up and realizes the danger of the Islamofascists.

It'd be nice, but it probably won't happen.


2,711 posted on 07/07/2005 7:36:20 AM PDT by exile (Exile - Helen Thomas tried to lure me into her Gingerbread House.)
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To: ken5050

I came on line just as someone from London posted the start of this thread. There was only one blast at that time (the title has been changed). They were saying that it was a power surge that caused a crash. Then the other things started happening fast. My son was in a tube station in London, when I reached him. He had over slept and missed his train and they just told them that there was some kind of accident. If he had not over slept, he would have been on that train that goes through Russel Square.


2,712 posted on 07/07/2005 7:36:34 AM PDT by Eva
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To: sarasota

UXB = UXO = Unexploded ordnance.


2,713 posted on 07/07/2005 7:36:48 AM PDT by Romish_Papist (The times are out of step with the Catholic Church. God Bless Pope Benedict XVI.)
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To: hoosierham

2,714 posted on 07/07/2005 7:36:48 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: All
Metaphor, When it comes to the war on terrorism the rest of the world is acting like body parts while America is the only country with a backbone.

Time for the rest of the world to stop complaining about Gitmo and get busy.
2,715 posted on 07/07/2005 7:36:52 AM PDT by april15Bendovr
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To: ChadGore
16 Heads of State at the G 8

Typical government growth!

2,716 posted on 07/07/2005 7:36:59 AM PDT by maica (Do not believe the garbage the media is feeding you back home. ---Allegra (in Iraq))
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To: TattooedUSAFConservative

AMen... GO ALL MILITARY. WE are proud of you brave young and old men and women. Thank you for your service to our country.


2,717 posted on 07/07/2005 7:37:25 AM PDT by JFC ( President Bush, You are being prayed for along with our country daily, by millions of us.)
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To: tomkat

The current owner has painted each section a different, bright color. It's quite the eyesore. ;-)


2,718 posted on 07/07/2005 7:37:31 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: exile; All

I am just now turning on the news and hearing of this horror for the first time. I am stunned. Don't have time to read the whole thread. I am concerned for our Brit FReepers. Anyone heard from MadIvan yet?


2,719 posted on 07/07/2005 7:37:59 AM PDT by conservativebabe (In a different century, Durbin would have been hanged.)
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To: conservativebabe

I just heard back from my son. Three kids are still unaccounted for.


2,720 posted on 07/07/2005 7:38:12 AM PDT by Eva
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