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.
Glad to hear that you're alright. Are you visiting or do you live in London? I have two cousins and their families that live in the area. I'm praying that they are all safe and praying for those affected by these attacks. GOD bless you all.
I share your views. We can't stop a suicide bomber unless we get very lucky.
I strongly doubt the Olympic announcement played any part in this. It would take longer to coordinate this type of effort.
Our grandfathers defeated the armies of Hitler,Mussolini, and Tojo without a Patriot Act.
LOL!
We didn't need a Patriot Act in WWII. We had internment camps!!
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And we did NOT have celphones, internet, remote devices available at a neighborhood Radio Shack, etc.
That's the good old stiff upper lip.
Great comment, thanks for the elaboration.
Oh my.
This was not an accident.
Sadly, I agree.
We had internment camps in WW2. Most were based along the West Coast for Japanese-American citizens...Fortunately, President Bush has refused to travel the same road FDR and Earl Warren did.
-Eric
while I agree with your sentiment, this time the enemy is widely dispersed and hidden......short of purging western countries of ALL OF THEM or discovering some way to distinguish the good ones from the evil ones, what shall we do?
that said, right now a purge of every single one of them from the US and other civilized countries would suit me just fine!
Interesting. The only thing I can find is that the Saracens were defeated off Ostia by a papal fleet in A.D. 849.
Just watch. The MSM and the Democrats have to spin this because their quest for power is more important to them that what is right. Once the news slows down they will both be spinning it.
Listening now to the Laura Ingraham Show and she is hitting ther nail right on the head!
They came to my grandfather's church and ordered him to say prayers for the nation and the President.
He said they were already doing that.
The services were in German, you see.
Not if cells were on alert and ready to go as soon as the announcement was made. You may be right, but it seems that the day after the Olympics announcement is an ideal time to strike the city that gets the Olympics.
Wrong context. The quote was from the Mayor of London, not terrorists.
London Mayor Calls Blasts 'Mass Murder'
Thursday July 7, 2005 1:46 PM
AP Photo EKW103
By YEOH EN-LAI
Associated Press Writer
SINGAPORE (AP) - London Mayor Ken Livingstone said the blasts that ripped through his city Thursday were ``mass murder'' carried out by terrorists bent on ``indiscriminate ... slaughter.''
Livingstone, in Singapore where he supported London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics, was rushing back to London after the simultaneous blasts in London's subway network and a double-decker bus, causing deaths and hundreds of injuries.
``I want to say one thing: This was not a terrorist attack against the mighty or the powerful, it is not aimed at presidents or prime ministers, it was aimed at ordinary working-class Londoners,'' Livingstone told reporters.
``That isn't an ideology, it isn't even a perverted faith, it's mass murder,'' Livingstone said. ``We know what the objective is. They seek to divide London.''
A group calling itself ``The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe'' claimed responsibility for the blasts in an Internet posting, saying they were in retaliation for Britain's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
News of the blasts sent jubilation at London's successful bid for the 2012 Games plummeting less than 24 hours after the International Olympic Committee's vote.
Livingstone said the attack was aimed at ordinary Londoners.
``Black and white, Muslim and Christian, Hindus and Jews, young and old,'' he said. It was an ``indiscriminate attempt to slaughter irrespective of any considerations for age, class, religion - whatever.''
Livingstone said he was being kept informed of developments in London via a communications team set up in case an emergency occurred when he was out of the city.
``I have no doubt whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack,'' he said.
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pitinkie, My prayers go up for all who are in danger or have been hurt by this attack. Special prayers that you have heard from your sister and she is ok!
Blessings,
trussell
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I got a freepmail from snugs and she is safe.
Leaving for a few hours...
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