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'm still looking - if you've got broadband service from BellSouth, Comcast, AOL or SBC, check your home service page - those services carry ABC News Now, which is simulcasting BBC News 24. I'm still checking for others.
Great map. Yeah, no question whether this is a coordinated attack.
eyewitness says Bus opened up like a tin can.
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"Large" pieces of bus in the air.
That's a powerful device.
I was just thinking about that.....Just in time to get on the major news.
Well I've got to say that if that's it then it has been a rather ineffective attack. I don't think islamic terrorists are yet competing on the level of the IRA, and if they intended to shock britain they have failed.
Blair won´t go home. He is the host of the G8, if he leaves, then just for a few hours to show sympathy with the victims. Plus, there is no safer place than the G8 conference today.
I SECOND THAT!!!
BBC/SKY are saying that the mobile phone networks in london are down because opf traffic pressure. please call landlines NOT mobiles.
police say controlled explosions will occur in the TAVISTOCK SQUARE area - location of the bus bomb.
They're not up to this.
But they may have helped.
And the moonbats at DU are saying?
E. All of the above.
Brothers under the skin all of them. They have been sharing resources for at least the past 40 years.
Reports that Scotland Yard had told Israel about possible terror attacks before the explosions took place. Not sure what that's about...just came across on Sky News.
Sky news : Met Police chief - Probably a major terrorist attack
Well, at least Bono and Geldof will be happy to hear that. I guess global warming and African poverty take priority over the terrorist bastards. Unbelievable!
That surprises me.
Television coverage from WHDH-TV Boston (WMP) intermittantly: mms://wm-live.world.mii-streaming.net/whdh
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