Posted on 07/07/2005 6:29:21 AM PDT by Our_Man_In_Gough_Island
Two people have been killed and many are injured after a series of explosions across London. The BBC News website is covering events as they unfold (all times in BST): 1353 Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses his condolences over the attacks and calls on all countries to unite in the fight against international terrorism.
1344 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, describes the attacks as appalling and calls on all religious leaders to stand and work together for the wellbeing of the nation.
1333 US President George W Bush, speaking at the Gleneagles summit in Scotland, condemns the attacks, saying that the blasts show the war on terror must continue.
1325 UK Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves Gleneagles summit in Chinook helicopter.
1313 The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, condemns a "cowardly terrorist attack" and says Londoners responded "calmly and courageously".
1307 G8 leaders issue a statement, read by Tony Blair, saying: "We condemn utterly these barbaric attacks"
1255Home Secretary Charles Clarke tells the House of Commons that four explosions had been confirmed, three on trains and four on a bus. "We do not know who or what organisations are responsible for these terrible criminal acts," he says. He says the Underground will remain closed all day
Shadow home secretary David Davis said the attacks were "of almost unspeakable depravity and wickedness". Liberal Democrat spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell expressed the house's sympathies to those affected and appreciation to the emergency services
1246 Pope Benedict XVI condemns the "inhuman" attacks
1215 The ambulance service says there are people still trapped at King's Cross station, and efforts are being made to rescue them
1210 The BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner says BBC monitoring services have located a website linked to al-Qaeda with a 200-word statement saying it carried out the bombings
Al-Qaeda linked website claims attacks 1205 Prime Minister Tony Blair, at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, says there has been "a series of terrorist attacks in London... people have died and are seriously injured... It is reasonably clear this is designed and timed to coincide with the opening of the G8". He says he will return to London within hours, but that the summit will continue without him
LOCATIONS EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED TO Edgware Road King's Cross Liverpool Street Russell Square Aldgate East Moorgate Tavistock Square
1205 The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, said: "This is a grave day for London. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and bereaved"
1130 Signs on major roads into London warn: "Avoid London. Area closed. Turn on radio"
1126 The president of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, blames terrorism for a "co-ordinated series of attacks" and "confirmed deaths"
1125 "We have at least two fatalities, but still unconfirmed," a police spokesman tells the AFP news agency
1118 London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair tells the BBC he knows of "about six explosions", one on a bus and the others related to Underground stations. He says he believes the six affected areas are Edgware Road, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Russell Square, Aldgate East and Moorgate, but says it is "still a confusing situation". He advises Londoners to "stay where you are - all of London's transport is currently disabled" - he refuses to confirm any fatalities
1055 A doctor tells Reuters there are at least 90 casualties at Aldgate station
1053 Home Secretary Charles Clarke makes a statement outside Downing Street about "dreadful incidents" causing "terrible injuries". He says Prime Minister Tony Blair has been informed and advises the public in London not to make unnecessary journeys
1051 A passenger on a train at Edgware Road says he saw several bodies in the wreckage. A police spokesman says two trains remain stuck in tunnels at Edgware Road
1049 Police say there are serious casualties, but no deaths are confirmed, Associated Press reports
1039 All London hospitals have been put on major incident alert, a hospital spokesman tells PA
1025 Transport union officials say they have reports of explosions on three buses, PA says
1025 PA reports two buses damaged in explosions - one in Russell Square and another in Tavistock Square. Witness, Belinda Seabrook said of the Russell Square blast: "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air"
1025 The BBC's Andrew Marr, with the prime minister in Gleneagles, says Number 10 is "still unsure" whether the explosions are a terrorist attack
1023 British Transport Police confirm an explosion on a bus in Tavistock Square
1021 Scotland Yard reports "multiple explosions" in London, the Press Association reports
1014 An eyewitness tells PA that a bus has been ripped apart in an explosion in central London
1009 Witness Christina Lawrence, who was on a train leaving Kings Cross, tells BBC News 24: "There was a loud bang in the tunnel and the train just stopped and all of a sudden it was filled with black, gassy smoke and we couldn't breathe"
1002 Scotland Yard says it is dealing with a "major incident"
0940 British Transport Police say power surge incidents have occurred on the Underground at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square stations
0933London Underground reports "another incident at Edgware Road" station, PA reports
0933 Passengers are told that all London Underground services are being suspended because of a power fault across the network, PA reports
0924 British Transport Police say the incident was possibly caused by a collision between two trains, a power cut or a power cable exploding. Police report "walking wounded"
0915 Press Association reports emergency services called to London's Liverpool Street Station after reports of an explosion
0849 An incident on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate is reported to British Transport Police
40 killed, according to a U.S. law enforcement official.
The left is already starting to say that it seems that this was planned by Bush and Blair.
Can you believe this crap?
Laura Ingrham just said, "An attack against England is an attack against the United States." Well said, Laura! I agree.
Our hearts and prayers go out to you, our brothers, the Brits. And for your enemies, OUR enemies, I predict PAIN.
I believe the courage of the US stems from the courage of England. I have full confidence that your enemies will regret their decision-- BITTERLY. Just as Hitler had to face your enduring wrath, so will these COWARDS.
Interesting chronology...
"The left is already starting to say that it seems that this was planned by Bush and Blair."
The more the Left says that, the more they put themselves on the sidelines as vile apologists for our enemies.
Yeah, I can believe it. It's a bit strange they left Rove and Israel out of the equation, but it's still early...
No, the DUmmies suspect it was a cover for Rove.
Bush and Rove did this to get Roves name out of the news over the CIA leak. (democrat talking points)
We still had to wage total war to destroy Nazism.
I am quite certain that in 1939 to 1945 most Germans were just decent volk trying to live their lives.
We still had to wage total war to destroy Nazism.
I am sorry but I disagree with your flawed analysis of "moderate" Islam. This mistaken notion can be easily discredited when you look at the behavior of muslims in muslim-majority countries.
Amen.
Where are FR's resident Quislings who claim we are wrong to fear Islam as a whole, wrong to want to secure our borders?
One just two weeks ago a very well known freeper was telling me that the more Muslims here the better if they were law abiding. I was flabbergasted by such naivete.
They make me sick....they are weak soft pussies.
What happened in England and Madrid is coming back here...only grander I would reckon.
Shame shame that our brave soldiers are over there dying and I fear we lack the will at home to grant their sacrifice the support it's due to prevail and vanquish our foes.
Take the teeth out of the Moon Rock savages.
They are some folks who understand the way of the world and some who are just plain stupid.
Poor London....God please grant the Brits the stones the once had. They were the finest in their day and I'm proud we sprang from them.
Ping to reply #15
When are we all going to accept that the only language that these Islamic Terrorists understand is DEATH?
When will GW acknowledge that Islam is not the ROP?
What price must we (the "free world") pay before we do what it takes to end this threat?
Equivocating and relativism like you are doing will be the death of us.
What's more important to you?
Breaking the inherent will of Islam to wish to subjugate or destroy infidels or worrying about the feelings of the few apostate moderate Muslims?
We have been fighting these bastards since they popped up from their meteor crater 1300 years ago.
Sorry....Travis is right...as usual.
Yesterday, these animals attacked Hinduism's holiest shrine (in India). That dastardly attack is now followed by this atrocity......ENOUGH is ENOUGH. I have always believed that the only time muslims listen to reason is when we hold all the cards in our hands and dictate terms to them.
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