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.
Islam is the sworn enemy of modernity, progress and Western culture.
Anyone's surprised that they finally get around to roasting a few Brits? Muslims are like our American Indians - they look at goodwill as a weakness. Socialism is Islam's useful idiot.
That being said, God bless the British. If there's anyone left on the Isles with a stiff upper lip, we're ready to stand with you. Welcome to the War on Terror.
It is just sick. Like my tagline says I wish the liberals would have moved to Canada as they told us they would in 2004 if Bush won re-election. Seems the Rats are that willing to give up the good life they have here in America.
Any speculation about the extended time frame (vs. Madrid) in which this happened?
First bomb: 8.51
Second bomb: 8.56
Third bomb: 9.17
Fourth bomb: 9.47
I think Madrid's were so close as to be nearly simultaneous, while there is nearly a one hour gap between the first and the last in today's sequence.
Theories?
If they are of M.E. descent then absolutely, they should be rounded up and shipped out. Tio equate owning a gun, something perfectly legal, to terrorism is lunacy.You missed the point. Being of Middle Eastern descent is legal, as is gun ownership. Drug dealing and terrorism are illegal.
The fact that you'd evict legal residents for racial reasons suggests your true agenda, though...
-Eric
I wish they would quit vandalizing these mosque and just go for the gusto.
They are truly disgusting, dispicable people. I hate it here.
Oh, my God, I'm stunned. How can people be so blind and stupid? It sickens me that I have to live in the same world with them.
I wonder if, should the American MSM report their statements consistently each time, they'd be confronted with them more often and have to explain themselves to more audiences. They already use our MSM reports to their own ends, so what if those reports more often said difficult things for them to defend?
ah who am I kidding.
Ignorance at it's best, or worst.
"The religion of Islam must be wiped out.
PERIOD"
Nice to see others who "get it".
Deport all DU members to Mars......
from a terrorism standpoint, spacing them out is scarier. No one knows if it's over when another one comes 20 minutes later, etc.
If you want to see how TRULY non-funny evil DU is, go look at the threads on this.
Our MSM supports terrorism so they're not going to report anything that condemns them.
placemarker
RE: 3,121: Well said! See my link in # 2,992!
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