People wearing emergency blankets gather near the site of a bus after an explosion in Tavistock Square in London July 7, 2005. REUTERS/Johnathan Bainbridge
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.
Ivan's here...Snugs, where are you??
I'd pretty much have to believe it, for a rush hour bus in London. No way a package could be planted on the ceiling of such a bus without somebody seeing it.
Thank you for finding that, PTBOR.
Like I said, here they come.
Thanks
See #1287 for significance of 7-7.
Try to watch him on a replay. PM Blair was shaken... but in full control. I admire him.
I guess that's the downside of international ambitions via the terrorists. Olympic city, G8, helper of the US...they want it all. Blair better tell them to put their ****s on the table or they're against us. Global jihad...never happen...while I breathe.
If they're any terrorists gloating over the thread...I will be ripping your throat out soon.
I guess. They're nuts.
That is really sick. The poster needs to be in a mental ward.
Is it possible these were ALL suicide bombers?
You know you can do < a href="url" > text < /a >
They are all brothers in blood and they will all die.
Glad to see you're up Onyx. This is really tragic news.
Bad news from King's Cross. Could be double-digit deaths according to emergency services. (CNN)
People wearing emergency blankets gather near the site of a bus after an explosion in Tavistock Square in London July 7, 2005. REUTERS/Johnathan Bainbridge
UPDATE: that was King's Cross station. That is now a RECOVERY operation and no longer a rescue operation. Again, this according to CNN reporting on location at King's Cross station.
It's time our British brothers stop letting the Jihadists flood their country.
He started a thread, it's on here.
Unconfirmed report on FNC that the bus explosion was a homicide bomber.
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