8:40am Rush hour attacks on central bus/train stations, madrid style. Hm just a guess -- could it be Abu Hamza's pupils? Britain's 5th column.
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.
"Yes, per Sky News."
Thanks!
Thank you. I was in bed and something woke me up and I decided to turn on the computer and this post was the first thing that I saw. I am here, alone at my son's house in AZ.
"Everything went black and we collided into some kind of oncoming train.
"There was debris all over the trains. They evacuated us."
If a bomb, it sounds like it blew at least one of the trains clear off of its track.
BBC local radio staff in RUSSELL SQUARE are talking about a bomb in a litter bin. this may be confued with the double decker bus that appears to have exploded im the russel square area.
sit v confused. similtainious 'incidents' happening all over central london.
its possible that some are terrorism and some just freaky coincidences
I called my husband and he is saying that he thinks that it's time for my son to come home, just cut his trip short.
Markets dropping fast (global reaction)....
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Posted on 07/07/2005 1:45:13 AM PDT by RWR8189
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "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."
3,175 posted on 07/07/2005 1:49:52 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4659093.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 7 July, 2005, 08:48 GMT 09:48 UK
"Tube warning after 'bang' heard"
"Emergency services have been called to London's Liverpool Street Underground station after reports of an explosion.
The incident has caused major disruption to the entire network with stations across the capital closed."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One passenger, who had left the Tube at Fenchurch Street Station, and walked to Aldgate East, told BBC Five Live that he saw injured people.
"As I walked through the bus station I could see people lying on the ground, black, as if they'd been covered in smoke. There were about three or four people on the floor being treated.""
3,176 posted on 07/07/2005 1:54:09 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4659093.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 7 July, 2005, 08:48 GMT 09:48 UK
"Tube warning after 'bang' heard"
"Emergency services have been called to London's Liverpool Street Underground station after reports of an explosion.
The incident has caused major disruption to the entire network with stations across the capital closed."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One passenger, who had left the Tube at Fenchurch Street Station, and walked to Aldgate East, told BBC Five Live that he saw injured people.
"As I walked through the bus station I could see people lying on the ground, black, as if they'd been covered in smoke. There were about three or four people on the floor being treated.""
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3,177 posted on 07/07/2005 2:03:13 AM PDT by Cindy
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CBS radio news just said that there is a second subway, 4 miles away that had a blast 45 minutes after the first.
Someone said the first could be electrical, but the headline that I first saw and the radio said 'explosion', i can't open the site with the article.
Radio says there are deaths.
3,178 posted on 07/07/2005 2:05:19 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (http://bernie.house.gov/pc/members.asp Meet YOUR Communist party members in Congress)
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Thank you granny.
3,179 posted on 07/07/2005 2:07:49 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=ZX714927R&news_headline=tube_services_suspended_after_explosions
"Tube services suspended after explosions"
Thursday, 7th July 2005, 09:37
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Walking wounded rush hour commuters are being treated outside city underground stations following reports of an explosion between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East stations.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "There has been a major incident between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East.
"We've only got sketchy details and are just trying to get people off the train at the moment and the walking wounded treated. The emergency services are at the scene."
3,180 posted on 07/07/2005 2:10:25 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/PA_NEWA1788271120723947A00?source=PA%20Feed&ct=5
"Explosion' heard at station"
7 July 2005
"Several people have been injured after an incident on the London Underground."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We have just sent some resources out to the scene. We have sent a number of vehicles to Liverpool Street station."
BTP confirmed that there are "walking wounded" and said paramedics have responded to one report of a person classed as "life at risk".
"There are walking wounded, but that is as much as we know at the moment," said the spokesman.
He confirmed that the incident took place on the Metropolitan Line between Aldgate and Liverpool Street and said the line has been evacuated.
King's Cross, Liverpool Street and Aldgate stations have also been cleared."
3,181 posted on 07/07/2005 2:15:05 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/07/ublast.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/07/07/ixportaltop.html
"'Walking wounded' after blast on Underground"
(Filed: 07/07/2005)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Several underground stations have been closed after the blasts between Liverpool Street and Aldgate which happened during rush hour.
Explosions, have occurred at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square, British Transport Police said.
There are "walking wounded" and paramedics have responded to one report of a person classed as "life at risk".
"There are walking wounded, but that is as much as we know at the moment," said a BTP spokesman.
One witness who was on a train at Aldgate told Sky News: "People were screaming, we could not get out.
"There was so much dust, people were choking. I thought I was going to die of dust inhalation.
"One woman told us to get down. We got out of one of the doors that had busted open. There were bodies and pieces of train everywhere.
"There was a huge hole on the side of the carriage."
A Sky producer, who was at Russell Square, said an explosion "definitely happened above ground".
He described the top of a bus being "completely destroyed".
"There must be some considerable injuries," he added."
3,182 posted on 07/07/2005 2:22:36 AM PDT by Cindy
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CNN: Scotland Yard confirms a total of seven explosions.
Well unless the bus that blew is an electric trolley, that sure sounds like it has to be something worse than a power surge.
It is an attack.
ty cindy . . . amazing stuff
The power surge theory seems to be dissipating.
CNN reporting Scotland Yards says 7 explosions - 6 subway, one bus
Yes, London has suffered a terrorist attack today.
Edgeware Road, Kings Cross, Liverpool Street, Russell Square, Aldergate East, and Moorgate. Plus the bus, toen apart.
Seven explosions in all.
I think that that may be a good idea, Eva. Again, I'm so gald to hear that he is OK.
There are only two types who would do this -
Islamic Extremists or Irish Terrorists.
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