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 hope you are right.
Bump your post.
Okay---so Shep was "showing" to Brit that he read his dem talking points that day!!!!
LOL
they don't wanna get it ,... happiest when USofA gets hit
Oh I hope and PRAY you're right.
Oh, dear two slap downs, in two days?
They may have to rethink putting Shep on for hours and hours during these special breaking stories...
What did he get slapped down for today???
They're saying Bush did it to distract from Rove and DSM (I wish I were kidding)
I love Liz Trotta....and I really love the way that Eric Shawn says it on Sunday...Liz Troooooota
Who said that....the DUmmies? If so, they have reached new levels of insanity.
Of course the DUmmies. No one else is that delusional!!!
Other FReepers had quotes earlier, so I checked it out myself. Scary.
I'm frankly tired of hearing how these Muslim groups feel, maybe they should feel the insides of a jail cell or a bullet. These groups that constantly condemn these acts secretly celebrate them and blame everyone else. They have the ability to stop them or at the very least report the extremist to the authorities.
I can't argue with a thing you said.
Kind of off subject, but did you happen to see the piece that Fox News did the other day about the Palestinian girl that was injured, spent months in an Israeli hospital, but then went back to her old neighborhood, and wanted to be a suicide bomber, and go back and bomb the same hospital that took care of her?
Just devastating reality----what is wrong with these people that they think this way?
No arguments needed, just venting.
So are a lot of us.
Sky News saying evidence of suicide bomber. I suspect the evidence is in pieces. The roof of the bus was blown off. Sounds like he was on the upper level. Makes sense someone would be less noticed on the upper level.
MARK MY WORDS PEOPLE.
The Muslims will say, 4000 Jews didn't show up for their Jobs in London today.
Check out this thread!
Gitmo Detainee
Posted on 07/07/2005 1:24:56 PM CDT by Michigan Bowhunter
REPORT: One UK Homicide Bomber Was Recent GITMO Release 7 July 2005; 12:54 ET: Preliminary reports from a source inside the Pentagon indicate that one of the operatives involved in this morning's bombings in London was recently released from the prison at Guantanamo. DEVELOPING…
find this link at www.homelandsecurityus.com
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