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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: Cindy

Bump your post, Cindy. Thank you.


3,801 posted on 07/07/2005 4:11:29 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Yo! Cowboy! I'm praying for a LoganMiracle! It CAN happen!!!!)
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To: bernie_g
Did you not earlier differentiate between Islamic terrorists and the IRA by saying that the IRA had clear political motives?

Are you not now ascribing rational political motives to these murderers?

It is NOT........I repeat it is NOT because you are allies in Iraq that you were attacked.

It is not "realistic" to say that Iraq was the reason, because there is no reason besides their evil desire to destroy life.

But I'm sure that the terrorists are just fine with anyone in your country who claims that fighting terror is the reason that innocent people were killed today.

Fortunately, your PM is a man of courage who won't fall for the leftist tripe that Iraq is the cause of this tragedy, and back off his resolve to fight terror wherever it exists because people erroneously lay the blame for this on Iraq.

3,802 posted on 07/07/2005 4:12:22 PM PDT by ohioWfan ("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
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To: af_vet_rr

Yes I do. Your point?


3,803 posted on 07/07/2005 4:13:21 PM PDT by ohioWfan ("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
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To: kcvl
REPORT: One UK Homicide Bomber Was Recent GITMO Release 7 July 2005; 12:54 ET: Preliminary reports from a source inside the Pentagon indicate that one of the operatives involved in this morning's bombings in London was recently released from the prison at Guantanamo. DEVELOPING…

Do you have a link for that? I didn't see it at Drudge. Been cubicle-bound all day, my apologies.

3,804 posted on 07/07/2005 4:13:35 PM PDT by Sunshine55 (Does Anita van der Sloot suffer from Carolyn Condit syndrome?)
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To: Txsleuth
then why didn't that work for the Brits!!!

The Islamists are obviously trying to work up another attack on the US, but so far they haven't found the way to do it. In the meantime, they're attempting to destabilize our allies and scare away any support we might have. In addition, they have their own grudges against those countries (Britain and Spain, at present).

This week was some anniversary of the declaration dividing the territory of Palestine between the Israelis and the Arabs, for example, something we wouldn't think about, but they do. And Spain has been in their sights ever since they got driven out 500 years ago. Islam has been on the attack since its foundation. When the Christian West is strong, it gets driven back. When the Christian West is weak, it sees its opportunity and presses ahead.

3,805 posted on 07/07/2005 4:14:23 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

Ah, a student of history. Thank you.


3,806 posted on 07/07/2005 4:16:32 PM PDT by furball4paws (One of the last Evil Geniuses, or the first of their return.)
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To: livius

Excellent analysis.

"...When the Christian West is weak, it sees its opportunity and presses ahead..."

With secularists on the march in this country they are playing right into the hands of these Islamists. One of their most "useful idiot" organizations, ACLU (Anti-Christian Lawyers Union) is helping move their agenda forward at an increasing rate.


3,807 posted on 07/07/2005 4:19:14 PM PDT by BlessedByLiberty (Respectfully submitted,)
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To: furball4paws
And the reasons for the attacks in Bali and Monaco? And the reason for the attacks on the WTC, the Pentagon, and the USS Cole??

You are ascribing reason to these murderers, furball. They kill because they hate freedom and western culture, not because it makes sense.

3,808 posted on 07/07/2005 4:19:18 PM PDT by ohioWfan ("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
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To: HereInTheHeartland

I dont think its far fetched...several other released prisoners have been killed waging battle....


3,809 posted on 07/07/2005 4:20:13 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: MadIvan

Along a busy street in Madison, Wis., Robert Santurri proudly shows his support for victims of Thursday's deadly bombings in London.

3,810 posted on 07/07/2005 4:21:02 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: ohioWfan
"They kill because they hate freedom and western culture, not because it makes sense."

Who are "they?"

3,811 posted on 07/07/2005 4:21:41 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: ohioWfan

Bali was because the perps thought the Aussies were Americans.


3,812 posted on 07/07/2005 4:22:26 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: defconw
Nothing at all from:
Kennedy
= surprising
Durbin = SMART !!!
Clinton = expected
3,813 posted on 07/07/2005 4:23:19 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem!)
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To: Leapfrog

OK. I'll bite. Islamofascists. Terrorists. "They."


3,814 posted on 07/07/2005 4:25:28 PM PDT by ohioWfan ("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
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To: Txsleuth
Oh, I did ... and did it when still angry.
Ditto to everything you said!
3,815 posted on 07/07/2005 4:26:01 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem!)
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To: ohioWfan

Close.

"Islam", "Muslims" would have been better. "Arabs" would have been unacceptable.



3,816 posted on 07/07/2005 4:28:49 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: Fudd Fan; All
Yuck, the liberal elites on parade are starting, and I quote:

by Jann Wenner
London: What a Grim Thing to Have Happened

Amid all the optimism surrounding Blair, Bono & Geldolf doing Live 8 and G 8, and the award of that most wonderful and pacific of international institutions and global brotherhood -- the Olympics -- what a grim thing to have happened.

Violence rarely gets us anywhere; the PLO, the IRA, the SLA, among others have achieved so little with their terrorism. If the London bombings are the work of an Al Qaeda offshoot, then you have to fairly say, in the same way we condemn other's terror, this is in part the result of Bush's War on Iraq.

3,817 posted on 07/07/2005 4:29:52 PM PDT by lainie
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To: Leapfrog
Sorry. I know Muslims who wouldn't hurt a fly.......who are sweet and kind, and good friends.

Islamic terrorists is your answer.

3,818 posted on 07/07/2005 4:32:03 PM PDT by ohioWfan ("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
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To: Justanobody

Good for you!!! I hope he really reads it, and thinks about it. We want a hard nosed POTUS that can/will stand up to the dems, because if they can't stand up to the DEMS,.

They darn sure can't stand up to the terrorists!!!

BTW, on Hairball with Chrissy, Chrissy just asked Asa Hutchinson, why they haven't caught the ones who did this this morning in London...He said, "Here it is after DARK, and they still haven't been caught, why is that?"

Hutchison said, that they think one was a Homicide bomber, but that this was planned well in advance using remotes...

Chris is just like all dems, and considers this a "law enforcement" problem, and why haven't the "police" got the guy?


3,819 posted on 07/07/2005 4:32:42 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Mark Levin for Supreme Court Justice)
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To: pitinkie

Prayers for the victims and their families. Tonight, we stand together with the British people.


3,820 posted on 07/07/2005 4:32:51 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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