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.
Nope--"bottle" is Cockney slang for heart or guts; that is, toughness.
"Katie Colic currently on NBC"
My VCR turns off after being untouched for an hour, so my VCR turned off FOX, reverting my tv to NBC. Didn't realize right away, since I've been on this thread. But thank goodness saw no KC, still I said, "bleah!" as soon as I realized where I was, and got back on Fox. Thank God for Fox and some common sense on the airwaves!
Exactly right. I get so angry when people blame their leaders. Unless their leaders haven't joined in the war on terror, and then the blame is justified, imo.
If these attacks were the work of homicide bombers, just how was Blair supposed to stop them?
Friend called from AUSTRIA. Appears to be terrorists. If so, I saw the wife of one IMHO on a Delta flight in full garb about three weeks ago. She flew alone from London, sat by herself, was not questioned or searched. Fits the usual pattern other than she was going to the US. WHERE WAS HER HUSBAND????????
If I wanted to read DU, I'd go over there.
Not kidding. Said the Spanish bombing wasn't Al Qaeda, either.
God Bless your sister!
My theory is if you can't laugh, they have won.
Dark Humor relieves the tension and fear. For most of us, it is a survival mechanism.
RIGHT! Idiots!
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BBC lead anchor Huw Edwards now on BBC World/BBC America simulcast.
Where's the Rove chart? Oh, I forgot, this was a distraction to take minds of Rove as the leak. Sarcasm off.
Wow, they just said the Governor of Massachusetts just raised the terror alert...the first state (I thought Scary and Scuba understood the terrorists...oh that was before Club Gitmo).
I sympathize, spectre. This blame Bush crap has GOT to stop. The jihadists must be LOVING every single criticism of him they hear.
In a word -- No.
Is that you Dick Durbin, What kind of moron are you to make such a statement?
Precisely. I hope the democrats keep calling for a GITMO investigation.
Is that real? I mean your picture? No PhotoShop?
Per FoxNews per an ME news source, a jihad group of al-Qaeda are taking credit for the bombings.
At least one on a bus may have been a homicide bomber.
Did they have a body thetan?
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