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.
The enviromentalists put us in a position of weakness,but the Islamic terrorists are still the guilty murderers.
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I bet Palestinians are dancing on the streets again.
They do seem to like their little number games, don't they?
If some of them were by remote, the bas***** are walking around London taking photographs.
Wouldn't put it past 'em.
And sometimes even liberals get fed up with being savaged by fanatics! Brits have got to have some kind of racial memory imprint from WWI and WWII.
I predict they will NOT react like the Spanish!
Praise God that your son and his friends are safe.
Since I'm ex-Air Force of 8 years, I just have to add, Go Air Force! :)
Europe needs to put a moratorium on immigration from certain countries. First they need to assimilate the Muslim immigrants they have, second tthey have to prevent more of the terrorist riff-raff from getting in.
True. But it's about time the American people woke up, and told the enviro-wackos to p!ss up a rope. Just as I hope that Europe now wakes up and realizes the danger of the Islamofascists.
It'd be nice, but it probably won't happen.
I came on line just as someone from London posted the start of this thread. There was only one blast at that time (the title has been changed). They were saying that it was a power surge that caused a crash. Then the other things started happening fast. My son was in a tube station in London, when I reached him. He had over slept and missed his train and they just told them that there was some kind of accident. If he had not over slept, he would have been on that train that goes through Russel Square.
UXB = UXO = Unexploded ordnance.
Typical government growth!
AMen... GO ALL MILITARY. WE are proud of you brave young and old men and women. Thank you for your service to our country.
The current owner has painted each section a different, bright color. It's quite the eyesore. ;-)
I am just now turning on the news and hearing of this horror for the first time. I am stunned. Don't have time to read the whole thread. I am concerned for our Brit FReepers. Anyone heard from MadIvan yet?
I just heard back from my son. Three kids are still unaccounted for.
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