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BLAST AT CITY TUBE STATION - FOUR BOMB EXPLOSIONS AROUND LONDON
Sky News ^ | July 7, 2005

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.


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To: defconw

I'd call it an international intelligence meeting.


3,261 posted on 07/07/2005 10:11:24 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: mware

Shep has been off my list after The Great One Mark Levin said on FR that he was a "big lib."


3,262 posted on 07/07/2005 10:11:34 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (fiat voluntas Tua)
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To: Revolting cat!

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 ....


3,263 posted on 07/07/2005 10:11:37 AM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: ArmedNReady

That's a good one!


3,264 posted on 07/07/2005 10:11:55 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (fiat voluntas Tua)
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To: arbusto99
Could be worse. Katy Couric is broadcasting LIVE on MSNBC..ugghh.

sw

3,265 posted on 07/07/2005 10:12:52 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (777)
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To: Fudd Fan

Did you hear Brit correcting him yesterday on the show???


3,266 posted on 07/07/2005 10:12:58 AM PDT by mware ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche........ "Nope, you are"-- GOD)
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To: Fudd Fan

I suppose Katie will be doing interviews with some Brits. Her stunning question of the day will be "Was it scarey?"


3,267 posted on 07/07/2005 10:13:07 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Sacajaweau

Yep but gives them some cover, anything more on that Military "exercise" going on?


3,268 posted on 07/07/2005 10:13:27 AM PDT by defconw (ALLEN IN 08)
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To: conservativewasp

I wondered. He IS really pale.


3,269 posted on 07/07/2005 10:13:34 AM PDT by Trust but Verify
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To: mware

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...


3,270 posted on 07/07/2005 10:13:34 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Mark Levin for Supreme Court Justice)
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To: mware

nope, missed that.


3,271 posted on 07/07/2005 10:14:00 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (fiat voluntas Tua)
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To: lugsoul

He'd really stand out like a sore thumb here, wouldn't he?


3,272 posted on 07/07/2005 10:14:09 AM PDT by Trust but Verify
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To: mware

How did Brit correct Shep yesterday? I gotta hear this!!


3,273 posted on 07/07/2005 10:14:38 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Mark Levin for Supreme Court Justice)
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To: tobyhill

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.


3,274 posted on 07/07/2005 10:15:06 AM PDT by lainie
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To: spectre
Could be worse. Katy Couric is broadcasting LIVE on MSNBC..ugghh.

I thought it was Katty Qouric myself, but like Muhamar Khadaffi, however it's spelled doesn't matter :-)

3,275 posted on 07/07/2005 10:15:19 AM PDT by steveegg (The regularily-scheduled tagline will not be seen until the FReepathon is over. HURRY UP!!!)
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To: Txsleuth

Shep was talking about the Valeria Plame case. Said that Rove was the source of the leak.


3,276 posted on 07/07/2005 10:16:01 AM PDT by mware ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche........ "Nope, you are"-- GOD)
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To: Trust but Verify

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. :)


3,277 posted on 07/07/2005 10:16:04 AM PDT by conservativewasp (Liberals lie for sport and hate their country.)
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To: steveegg
I think the new spelling with a "Q" is brillant!

sw

3,278 posted on 07/07/2005 10:16:19 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (777)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

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.


3,279 posted on 07/07/2005 10:16:29 AM PDT by bernie_g
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To: Fudd Fan

And yet the theories go on. . .


3,280 posted on 07/07/2005 10:16:49 AM PDT by lainie
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