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.
Have yourself one on me, will ya'? And stay safe.
A double decker bus. Being rush hour I can assure you it was packed on both levels.
Well has she offered her own theories on who maybe responsible?
I would guess the bus bombers were, while the subway bombers left packages. Just a guess...seems logistically reasonable since the subways would be able to conceal a package easier.
Cripes....If it's not deliberate....It sure is a big coincidence.
Aw, I hate to hear that.
Thanks for the updates.
Haven't been able to scan the thread yet, but has anyone noticed that the attacks began to take place about the same time of day that the planes hit the Twin Towers?
If Blair invites him, I'm certain POTUS will attend.
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It would be an interesting scene.
Yes, just a few minutes apart.
Yeah what is the deal with Africa? Better yet, are the Muslims in Africa noticing their brothers interfering in them getting more moola schmula? I especially like the millions spent feeding the stars and putting on Live 8 while they raised not a dime or sent not a plate to Africa.
That's fascists...feed the masses while I go to Starbucks.
Oh...and Africa is chock full of resources.
No, they've moved on to more news from London; I'd guess it was unrelated.
Liberals like Katie and DU and Kerry are getting us killed.
It is time to jail them all.
JULY 7, 1937 - Following the setting up of a commission to investigate the mandate in Palestine, the Peel Report was published in Britain. It recommended that there should be separate Arab and Jewish states.
Good find....and it should be in bold for all to see.
please...
I'm HTML lazy when I'm precaffinated.
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