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.
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Is Aldgate East in an Arabic section of London?
Good news..
Understandable, considering the size of the operation.
That is great news!! I have family there too that are ok.
We have a TV, but for some reason nobody has it on.
We only turn it on sometimes.
It is a small paper. Luckily, I am just interning here. I have no doubt a bigger paper would have the TV news on all the time.
Aldgate is in the business district near enough, not a residential area. You're probably thinking of Edgeware Rd, which has a reasonably large muslim community.
This is bogus story as far as I know.
E.g.
Israel not warned about blasts - foreign minister
07/07/2005 - 12:37:23
Israel was not warned about possible terror attacks in London before at least six blasts ripped through the city, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said today.
A Foreign Ministry official had said earlier that British police warned the Israeli Embassy in London of possible terror attacks minutes before the first explosion.
"There was no early information about terrorist attacks," Shalom told Israel Army Radio. "After the first explosion an order was given that no one move until things become clear."
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=122106240&p=yzzyx68zx
Netanyahu had been on way to London hotel near blasts
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his way to a hotel near the scene of one of the London blasts Thursday when he received a call to stay put, the foreign minister said.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-07-07-israel-londonblasts_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
Thanks for the link!
Exactly what I thought as soon as I heard that. The rumour is ridiculous. The former PM--was on his way to a meeting near the 2nd or 3rd explosion but returned to his hotel after the first explosion. The AP shows its Israel-bashing hand by releasing that report.
Continued prayers for the people of London.
I wonder what the spanish people are thinking....
Do they have some introspection?
Our continuous prayers for her protection were once again answered! Praise God for His mercy!
Anyone ready to re-consider internment of muslims generally and Arabs in partiucular?
And if not now, when?
So happy that your daughter is O.K. Divine Intervention, to be sure.
The old South Africa made oil that way IIRC.
Another downside to mass transit.
FNC...per David Asman just verified that the Edgeware Road Station is in a Muslim part of London.
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