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.
I'd call it an international intelligence meeting.
Shep has been off my list after The Great One Mark Levin said on FR that he was a "big lib."
Egypts ambassador/or whatever he is called, was murdered today. Just heard it over bbc. Interesting timing.
Will Egypt send 5000 troops to help us in Iraq now? In light of todays terror, it would be good ....
That's a good one!
sw
Did you hear Brit correcting him yesterday on the show???
I suppose Katie will be doing interviews with some Brits. Her stunning question of the day will be "Was it scarey?"
Yep but gives them some cover, anything more on that Military "exercise" going on?
I wondered. He IS really pale.
When we started the war in Iraq, and Fox was on 24/7 for a few weeks, I thought Shep Smith did well, talking to Rick Leventhal and all, BUT,
since then, he has gone lefty, and hasn't figured out that he doesn't speak well for Fox when he does...
nope, missed that.
He'd really stand out like a sore thumb here, wouldn't he?
How did Brit correct Shep yesterday? I gotta hear this!!
Well... in that specific case, it's you who's being subjective. :-) But I know what you mean.
Is it talking about terrorist brilliance to say they're kinda making maximum hay out of their (twisted) cause? I dunno, don't want to argue.
I thought it was Katty Qouric myself, but like Muhamar Khadaffi, however it's spelled doesn't matter :-)
Shep was talking about the Valeria Plame case. Said that Rove was the source of the leak.
I think its a combination of lack of sunlight most months of the year and chronic anemia, the food is so bad their red cell count suffers. :)
sw
At this time they'll have the armed response units out with HK MP5s PSG1s and G36Ks, plus shotguns, handguns and various other SWAT-type gear
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (formed to deal with the IRA) and Special Branch (ditto) will be active and they are always armed. Most likely, they'll be focussed on crime scene stuff for the moment, unless they've already got a clear idea who.
Once Blair got back to Downing Street he'd most likely have called a meeting of the COBRA committe, which includes his key ministers, the heads of the military, external Secret Intelligence Service and the internal Security Services, plus the Director SAS.
The SAS ready unit in London will already be active, under control of the police. A bunch of their pals will also be on their way from Hereford with suspicously heavy kitbags if contact with the perpetrators is contemplated any time in the near future.
When they are found, assuming they aren't already dead in the explosions, if they resist capture the police will hand control to the SAS.
Then they will all die.
And yet the theories go on. . .
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