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.
Chuck Shumer is on a 'war footing'.
Oh, the libs loved America as long as we were bleeding, vulnerable and on our knees. I read a recent excellent column on that very subject. It was only when we displayed our resolve and determination to counter-attack that the anti-Americanism resurfaced.
Breaking News:
London officials are now saying they have found traces of explosives at least two of the sites.
this is the best they could do - I admit it is really horrible but the WOT
is working.
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Agreed, this was not a 'first team' effort. Praying that there are no more major leaguers free in the AQ.
so why did the mods pull it?
And this is America filled with fear from the north, south, east and west, thank God". Usama Bin Laden-October 7, 2001.
Although every terrorist is a Muslim.
Think about it: we cannot see or smell a suicide bomber. People are busy with their every day lives while a unsuspected person plants a bomb somewhere among us. How are we to stop this?
We know with our open borders, "they" aren't coming............."they" are already here! They live and work among us until they get "the call." I'm not a pessimist, but lets face the facts here. 
300 injured in hospitals, 150 seriously.
300 taken to London hospitals, 150 could be seriously hurt according to british reporter who says he has police contacts.
Just back from the pub. That second explosion in the Russell Square vicinity was, in fact, a controlled explosion outside the nearby Holborn Police Station. The cops evacuated the pub.
Police advice is to make you way home if you can without public transport (I can't I commute from the burbs) but taking care to avoid police stations!
Thanks for clarifying this man's history. Maybe, just maybe, he is seeing the light?
Re: "Mayor Livingstone can kiss my ass."
What is with you?
I'm pretty sure the elusive al zarqawi has recently said they would attack somewhere in Europe.
Hang in there brother. You Brits know how to remain steadfast, but for what it's worth, any attack on our British cousins, is an attack our kin. And we don't take kindly to attacks on our kin. You guys find 'em and kill 'em, and if you can find the room for it, we'd like to help.
One effective way to win a war is to destroy central command. There are regions of the middle east that should not be habitable right now.
What did they think it was..simultaneous natural gas line explosions?
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