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.

[tiredoflaundry]

Yup.....The Brit's are not the Spaniards there is going to be hell to pay!

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

There have been two? three? posts on this thread regarding that.. give me a sec and I can find one them for you.

BTW.. the first of the train bombs in Madrid went off at 7:39 am local time on a Thursday morning rush hour.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Sky reporting that the bus bombing may have been done by a suicide bomber on board.

[Peach]

Suicide bomber on bus, Scotland Yard believes.

London was on high alert because of G8 and concert.

Definitely AQ or affiliate. Too coordinated to be anyone else.

[newzjunkey]

Sky reporter (Fox sister network) who works the Scotland Yard beat says the bus explosion was a suicide bomber.

[onyx]

That's one of their aims, isn't it... to disrupt the financial markets?

[PigRigger]

Unfortunately, change London to Israel and no one (or very few) would care.....

Israel is the bell weather on terrorism; if it is acceptable there it will never be stopped here in the west.

IMHO.....

[Northern Alliance]

Anybody know why Fox can connect with their affiliates and CNN is having trouble doing so?

Rupert Murdoch.

Early report breaking may have been suicide bomber on one bus!

[Dog]

Sky reporter who covers Scotland Yard is hearing it was a suicide bomber on the bus.

[mware]

Thanks, just heard it reported on Fox News.

[corlorde]

He'll certainly make a statement. I'm sure the top brass and the President and his advisor's are analyzing our threat data and assessing the situation.

[PilloryHillary]

The bus bombing was a suicide bomber. The subways were probably package bombs.

Fox News reporting Sky News says the bus bombing was a suicide bomber. Top of bus is laying in the street.

[Allegra]

LONDON BUS ATTACKED BY SUICIDE BOMBER, SKY NEWS SAYS

Recently? Just now? This is still going in?

(Explosion and sirens just now in Baghdad....but that's really not news at all compared to this.)

[CitizenM]

Area of the blasts. I believe there has been one more identified since this map was published.

Tagline with map: 08:49 police called to Liverpool Street tube station after reports of a bang Blasts also reported at Aldgate East, Edgware Rd, Kings Cross, Moorgate, Russell Square tube stations 10:14 Reports of blast on bus at Tavistock Square

[Dad yer funny]

I hope someone like George Allen tell Fat Teddy Wetbrain et al to STFU and let the guys with true GUTS deal with this

[bernie_g]

The reports about tube power stations going bang was sort of plausible. When I saw that story this morning I just thought "They still haven't fixed it yet eh?" because it happened fairly often when I lived in London.

[kingu]

What is the DEAL with Africa this year? I am totally clueless about why that is the agenda.

The deal is that the war on terror has sidetracked the liberal agenda - Africa was the focus prior to 9-11, it got put on the sidelines to fight the war on terror, and four years later, now was seen as the time to bring the issue back forward. But what is the focus? Muslims killing Christians? Nope. Economic relief - feeding the dictators and near dictators of Africa so we can clear their credit cards once again.

Bah. This is why the liberals constantly marginalize themselves through their agenda. Today I'm not worried about greenhouse gasses or how many banks are owed money by African nations. I'm worried for the safety of my family and I want to know what they're going to do to kill these guys so my family will be safe.

[kcvl]

Suicide bomber was on one of the buses that had it's top blown off according to London news sources per Fox News, but hasn't been independently confirmed by Fox News.

[tiredoflaundry]

Has any of our "Brit FReepers "checked in?