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.
I have looked and so far have not been able to find anything. Same goes for Madrid.
It's probably canned.
Yeah. The old bat was knitting an Afghan...
Yeah, I looked too with no luck.
I say, like you, it is a "canned" statement.
You are correct. Argued with a liberal a little while ago who continued giving reasons and excuses - including the excuse that it's because we're in Iraq.
So having had enough I said:... You're telling me that Israelis sitting in a pizza parlor slaughtered by terrorists deserved it; that people vacationing in Bali deserved it, that the innumerable acts of terrorism can all be washed away by giving them an excuse or a reason? Nothing you can say, no excuse, no reason, justifies the multiple murders of innocent civilians.
She left.
My sincere condolences to the families of all the innocent killed by inhuman murderers in London today and all the British FReepers. They will never break us down!
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Well, I try to be realistic. Realistically, most of the world was onside with Afghanistan, but the UK was the only major power onside with Iraq. That made us a target just like it made the Spanish targets. We understand that. This isn't the sort of war where there is a front and civilians are in a nice safe rear area. We knew this could happen when we signed up, we signed up anyway and aren't walking away.
Al Quida signaled us out many times before 9-11 finally galavenized this country. Iraq had not occured at that time.
Madrid was hit, they elected zapatero who pledged to withdraw. Then later were hit again. Capitulation did not protect them.
I believe one of the reasons given for the 9-11 attacks was support of Israel. Madrid and London they state the cause is Iraq.
The Truth is that they desire what Hitler desired. To advance their power and their ideology by using terror as a means to intimidate or remove those in their way. Hitler used a nation state as a base. These terrorists have no nation state, but they thrive in countries ruled by Theocrats and dictators. Such as Saddam Hussein.
Bottomline: Iraq is no justification for mass murder of innocent civilians. That is the purest form of evil that will draw from any flimsy pretext an excuse to do what it desires. Which is to kill us.
They didn't blow up people because a dictator was removed. They didn't cause massive destruction because people oppressed are now able to vote in free elections. They murder because they hate Freedom and they hate Free people.
LOL! Gotta use the goats 'cause the camels bite and spit!
It is a propaganda point for AQ to link attacks on the UK with Iraq and hence that link will be made. Strategically, that isn't necessarily why they are doing it though, but they'll most certainly *say* that's why they are doing it.
"Many Americans are with you on this, Ivan - I'm one of them.
Ivan, place me in line with spookycc.
Please see this for only a small glimpse of others who support you.
Amen to that twinself. God bless Great Britain.
And THAT is very important timing to this cult.
I am afraid I have to disagree with you (OWfan). Of course, these attacks are related to Iraq and Afghanistan. These islamoclowns scored a victory in Spain with the same tactics. That caused us to lose an ally. GB is our biggest ally and the WOT is not popular there, so perhaps a little nudge could push Blair out?
Are you surprised that there has been no attack in Ottawa? I'm not. That doesn't mean they won't try it some day, but why waste your limited resources on an attack that would have little political play? I would be worried in Warsaw, Copenhagen and Sofia right now (BTW the Bulgarians have their own home grown islamowackos to worry about), and of course, Rome.
The surprise is that the attack was not larger. It now has the possibility to boomerang on the islamowackos. I wonder where those 2 unexploded bombs were? Cold feet or bad technology? It's hard to believe the latter. Perhaps they were surprised when attempting to plant them.
Are these guys going to plant a bomb in Delhi, or Beijing or Rio de Janeiro or Capetown or Djkarta? No way - what would those get them. So far Chirac has bought quiet in Paris, by sucking up to them, if I were him I'd be getting real nervous. The French just have too many muslims with a history. Paying blackmail does not work in the long run.
I just heard on Brit's show that Jane Harman of the dems said that Bush has always said that we are fighting in Iraq to keep from having to fight the terrorists here...
and she said that if that is TRUE, then why didn't that work for the Brits!!!
ANOTHER dem talking point...
Lets see: 1. We should have gone after Bin Ladin
2. Fighing in Iraq was supposed to keep this
from happening.
3. WE are training the terrorists in Iraq!
What else is next?
"Our mood is upbeat and our character strong. There is belief that this will be the first attack of many, but despite this, we will NOT surrender."
Hoorah. F* the dumb s$it.
...........and Let God sort 'em out.
And it must be exposed for the lie it is. They tailor their excuses for each act of barbarism to suit the arguments of critics. They understand that western culture tends to question itself. To ask if we could have prevented this, rather than to put blame where it is only due. They use this to weaken us, as they prepare further acts of terror.
They alone bear the blood for the innocents in the streets. They alone will burn in Hell for this.
I didn't see their statements...are they on this site?
BTW, you know this is BIG...cause MSNBC called ole Chrissy off of his vacation to be on Hairball tonight!
Just so he can blame and slime Bush!
Chrissy just had a Brit reporter on that said that Tony Blair did well today, because he didn't "swagger"...
Who do you think he was referring to?
Yes, they hear that and what registers is, that it will guarantee not fighting them here. We know there are no guarantees, just what's right.
Gee I like the swagger. I even like the smirk!
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