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.

[ohioWfan]

Bush is a nice fella, but hardly the leader many wished for.

Poppycock.

And welcome to FR, newbie. Next post, try to say something rational.

[Fudd Fan]

Skinner's trying to remove the evidence that he runs an insane asylum, not a web forum

2 words: im-possible

[kcvl]

Someone call DICK DURBIN, JOE BIDEN, TED KENNEDY, HILLARY CLINTON, BARBARA BOXER, NANCY PELOSI, etc. and ask them if we should let MORE TERRORISTS out of GITMO!!! I'm sure they would have NO PROBLEM with it which makes me sick! They are CLUELESS!!!

[epluribus_2]

well, uh, many actually wished for Gore and then for Kerry... thank God they did not get their wish!

[defconw]

If I were Rudy I would be reexamining my life, I guess he was not to far from one of the blasts, creepy! Drudge has the story. I know they interviewed him, I didn't realize he was there!

[two134711]

From where did you get your sources? My husband's best friend's brother was a Pakistani-born American and he perished on the 92nd floor of Tower 1. I take that your stats do not include American Muslims?

Also, most of those nations listed are third world hell-holes (Afghanistan? Guinea? Iran?), and would be doubtful that guys from these nations would be working inside the WTC as corporate executives. I could see these nationalities as cab-drivers or falafel sellers, but not prominent workers inside the WTC.

[tobyhill]

He already did. He once again pandered to the "innocent" Muslims, as if there is any. Usual condemn then do nothing politicians.

[epluribus_2]

I can hear their conference call now: "Pelosi - Damn! This will definitely delay progress on the Gay Marriage efforts!"

[bernie_g]

He was just on the Channel 4 news here in the UK.

[SeaBiscuit]

Maybe they ought to make it perfectly clear and just refer to them as, F@#!^#$ Mass Murderers.

[OrangeDaisy]

Actually, someone mentioned OBL on one of the first threads - before the second tower was hit.

I was listening to Rick & Bubba, a radio show out of Birmingham, Alabama, syndicated throughout the southeast, the morning of the 911 attacks. It took them about 5 minutes to mention OBL. At the time I barely knew who he was. When they replayed the show for the one year anniversary, I was astounded at how they called it correctly long before the MSM.

[onyx]

I linked to the site too, but management has reasons for disallowing the site. It will be explosive info if proved accurate.

[oceanview]

yes, Rudy gave a CNN interview a couple of hours ago.

[SeaBiscuit]

"They are CLUELESS!!!"

Truer words were never spoken.

[ohioWfan]

Obviously poor eddie is still in mourning that his candidate lost to a real man and a real leader..........

[Dog]

I awoke from a nap to find Katie Couric spouting on MSNBC.

Katie Couric.....?

Did the afternoon anchors call off sick?

[pulaskibush]

If that's true, then the leftist who whined about GITMO should be held liable for this attack.

[Fudd Fan]

Very sad that it takes something like this to trump the Aruba coverage.

[defconw]

If Rudy visits your city take cover I guess.

[Txsleuth]

Rush has been making a HUGH deal about the fact that even after today's bombings, neither Tony Blair, nor the Mayor of London even mentioned the words, Muslim or Islam or Islamofascists!!!

They won't either---much to politically correct, doncha know?