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.
Thank you, and yes, I am celebrating the 3rd anniversary of my 39th B-Day. ;) Happy Birthday to your son, as well......he and I are lucky, I guess, that this horrible attack wasn't closer to home......my oldest brother's B-day is September 11th......
You have to stop listening to Madistan radio :-)
She is safe thanks!!!!!
Terrorists like the element of surprise. I doubt they do anything in U.S.A. for awhile. Praying they don't.
Mr "War Slut" himself.
Interesting thought. What is on a taro card?
Your were wrong.
Very well said. Your sentiment is shared broadly.
LOL......my mother and I have had the same discussion for a number of years now!
Thank you for the updates..No one trapped any longer in underground..News report..
sick, sick, sick bast***s. My personal prayers are that God gets these people for their crimes against humanity.
U.S. State Dept. Call Center for Americans with friends or relatives in London, whether residents or vacationing:
1-888-407-4747
13 posted on 07/07/2005 9:54:15 AM CDT by rabidralph
Posted on another thread..
Does anyone have.........................................
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OF WHERE THE BOMBS WENT OFF...................
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Chicago trains on high alert, as well as NY, DC, LA..............
the thing is, I don't think this attack is like 9-11 in that a foreign team was sent into the country specifically to make this attack. I think these terrorists are going to have come from the native islamic population of England - not some outside team that came in for this. I know its a minor distinction, but what it says is that the Brits need to root this stuff out from inside their own country - fast.
Isn't there some high ranking cleric whose trial started this week over there, the same guy the US was trying to extradite?
"We're all Londoners today."
Does that mean Red Ken is our mayor?
Eccch.
It also appears that worldwide sympathy and anger with this attack is going to be HUGE. Most people around the world know the history of the London Blitz in WWII and the IRA bombings, and are horrified to see Londoners going through this again at the hands of Islamofascist freaks. It also appears to be very stupid and hamhanded to pull a deadly attack just days after Live 8, when millions came together around the world to support efforts to fight poverty in Africa. The terrorists have really blown it this time IMO.
God save the Queen and Great Britain!
I'm still browsing through the thousands of posts but I just been alerted on another forum that AP has learned that the Israeli embassy in London was alerted early on since Benjamin Netanyahu is/was in town for a financial conference. Still trying to verify.
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