BLAST AT CITY TUBE STATION - FOUR BOMB EXPLOSIONS AROUND LONDON

Sky News ^ | July 7, 2005

[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.

[steveegg]

Can't claim credit for it; I think mhking was the first.

[steveegg]

Please let them resist capture.

[Rutles4Ever]

Properly, it's Qatie Quric and Al-Roquer

[spectre]

Excellent! We need to put that in FR's spell check :)

sw

[steveegg]

Are you sure about that. Mike has it as Al-Qadie Al-Qoriq

[davidosborne]

Prayers for the victims...

David

[txhurl]

I think Tehran's behind this, too.

Wonder if all Live8 cities are at risk - I get the impression they planted the bombs - uh, power outages - during the concert. Of course, France will be safe.

[TomasUSMC]

condemning these barbaric acts of terrorism
this contemptible act
and we
disassociate ourselves with any organisation

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Notice they do not condem Alqaida, not Osama, not anything or anyone specifically. Just general. More muslim blah blah.

[Eagles Talon IV]

Well said, my friend. Unless and until we stop listening to the weak kneed, hand wringing breast beaters who use the excuse of "not wanting us to be like them", we will continue to be hit at their discretion.

These people are unreasoning animals and as such do not understand anything but force. just as it is impossible to reason with a mad dog, so it is with these animals. What is needed is crushing, debilitating and overwhelming force, applied consistently, unceasingly and methodically until they scream to their pedophile, POS Allah for mercy .

[oldbrowser]

Wake the hell up. You brought this on all of us."

Let see now, they have been attacking us for years, if we defend ourselves they will attack us, if we don't defend ourselves they will attack us. eeny, meeny, mi........

[lainie]

Number of injured in London has been raised to "more than 700"

[TomasUSMC]

These leftwinger think that if someone attacks you and you go to war, no one is supposed to get killed? Surrender is their only answer.

[Mo1]

Brit Hume is on FNC straightening Shep Smith out again today about the news

[arbusto99]

Anything new on the warnings re. Victoria Station?

This does remind me of 9/11, where there was one report of something suspicous after another, and never any followup.

[ncountylee]

Time to kill Islam yet? Is it time yet? Is it time yet? Is it time yet?

[Dad yer funny]

Shep Smith appears to be more concerned with his telegenic image and maybe that's a product of off camera people and himself , "hey Ailes , we're sick of the preening and goo goo eyes , give us Brit , give us Liz Trotta , Jim Angle..."

[bernie_g]

The main point for me as someone who will be getting on a train tomorrow is to put them out of business as quickly as possible. I'd be pleased to hear they were suicide bombers.

I remember what it was like having a live IRA active service unit on the mainland. When I'd first moved to London, I missed their Victoria Station bomb circa 1990 by just a few minutes.

Everybody here just carries on like normal and if they mention it at all it's as a joke, but it is unpleasant not knowing if you're going to be blown up every time you get on a train or go to a pub. You do get used to it after a while, but it's still something that I think we'd all prefer to avoid if possible.

[gipper81]

It is almost certainly not a terrorist incident, it seems to have been a massive power surge that caused an outage on the London tube - therefore causing some trains to collide.

DON'T START STUPID RUMOURS! #43

Absolute nonsense, it is a POWER SURGE! #49

Don't talk nonsense. Can you not let go of your prejudice for one minute? #203

I am surprised, mate, that you VERY VERY quickly declared this not 'terrorist' related and that you had worse information, or should we say conclusions, than your friends across the pond. Let's chalk it up to not having a Connect-the-dots-101 course in Edinburgh. Good day.

[steveegg]

Considering that this is the second separate warning about Victoria Station, there might be something there. IIRC, the first was a bomb threat; this one is a suspicious package.

Here's hoping that it turns out to be nothing.

[Dad yer funny]

yup , way overdue