Posted on 07/07/2005 2:51:11 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
7 minutes ago
LONDON - An explosion destroyed a double-decker bus in central London during rush hour Thursday, police said. There were reports of casualties.
The bus exploded near Russell Square not long after several blasts were reported on London subways, police said. A witness said the entire top deck of the bus was destroyed.
"I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air," Belinda Seabrook told Press Association, the British news agency.
She said the bus was packed with people.
"It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air," she said.
'Gimme a break! Look at the MO. Civilian targets, multiple co-ordinated bombings, a city with a large, radical Islamic presence.
The only other possible perp would be G8 anarchists -- and that's stretching it also.
***This seems to be connected to islamic terrorism, also because in the UK there are lots of radicals and the UK's involvement in Iraq.***
I agree! The Islamists want the Brits out of Iraq. They forget that London was bombed nightly in WWII, and the people did not give up their fight against the Nazis.
Fox News reporting blast in Brighton also.
I cannot belive that this was the IRA... No reason at this time for them to do it... They risk to much including their total anilation if they did this. This is the work of The Jihadists.
Exactly!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/
I hope your son's ok, I've been working and stuck inside thank God some I'm just now catching up with the horror I missed literally by minutes this morning
I was referring to the muslims' ongoing war with Israel, then Sirhan Sirhan, Munich Olympics, Marine Barracks, etc.
Thanks for the link. My son is fine, his voicemail message sounded hurried but is ok. You missed this by minutes! Glad you missed it! You sit tight now you hear? (just what you need is another mom! ;-))
in that case I agree with you then... :) sorry usually a 60's refference draws me to the IRA. Guess it is the Irish blood in me.
Not a problem, shipmate. Thank you for your service. I hope you had plenty of chalk to write with while arming the jets.
That I did.. sent many a nice comment to the desert sands.
God bless you!
90 casualties, which means killed or injured. Apparently, there are only two dead so far. I thought "casualties" meant "fatalities" too.
Yes, thanks, I wrote that hastily
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