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.
Exactly....why isn't he leaving right away?
Exactly what he needs to do.
What, Peter Arnett was unavailable?
You are so right.
Oh, I'll keep them in my thoughts, mom!
I agree, this has been festering for years. Hopefully this will give some spine to the wobblies here in issues like the Patriot Act etc....
As well he should! Now we need our President to tell the terrorists that "their days are numbered" to show solidarity and that we will not buckle (as if that were a possibility) nor should our allies!
everyone is looking for a reason, I suspect it's just that London was next to repay them for their loyalty to the War on Terror.
I know he's the host, but honestly, how can he concentrate on world poverty (will never be resolved) and global warming (junk science).
"08.49 - Emergency services called to London's Liverpool Street Station after reports of an explosion on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate. Reported as "some kind of power surge".
8:49....does that time ring a bell?
You could be right. The Olympic announcement was a coincidence. The attacks took some time to plan.
Most of them are on file at Interpol.
It won't take long to find the bastards that did this.
My guess is that the bombs used were probably small enough to fit inside a small backpack and probably used some sort of high-power plastique explosive (Semtex or a variant of it). Sounds like standard al-Qaeda modus operandi. Because a couple of UXB's were recovered we can then compare that against the type of bombs used in the Madrid bombing in 2004.
DAMN TO HELL WHOEVER DID THIS.
I'm aware of the difference between casualties and fatalities. People having their limbs blown off isn't a particularly pleasant thing either.
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
OMG. You're right. 8:49 a.m.
And the American people need to show support for Britan in all possible ways. Shop there. Travel there. Meet there.
I hate baseless speculation, but having said that, the first thing I thought of was anarchists (the G8 conference).
It's the G8.
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