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« on: July 07, 2005, 11:48:09 am » |
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Blasts Hit London Bus And Underground
An explosion has "ripped a bus apart" just minutes after a number of blasts on London's Underground.Scotland Yard has confirmed there has been an explosion on a bus in Tavistock Place. Union sources claim there have been reports of blasts on three different buses.
Witness Belinda Seabrook said she saw an explosion rip though a bus as it approached Russell Square.
"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," she said.
Another witness, Angie, told Sky news: "There were a whole lot of people around the bus. Next thing I was on the floor and there were a lot of people on me.
"I thought I was going to be crushed. The bus was ripped out at the back. It must have been a bomb."
Scotland Yard could not confirm reports of an explosion on a bus in Russell Square. A spokeswoman said police were at the scene and attempting to determine what had happened.
The entire Tube network has been shut down following the blasts at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square.
It is understood several people have been wounded in the underground blasts, with one unconfirmed eyewitness telling Sky News he saw "bodies on the line".
British Transport Police confirmed 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.
One witness said the packed underground train he was on was 200 metres from King's 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 King's Cross covered in soot.
Clare Benson, 33, a city banker from Kensington, was on a tube at Edware Road where the second incident took place.
"I was in the last carriage at the back of the train nearest the tunnel when I heard a huge bang - you could feel it," she said.
"The lights went off for a couple of minutes and people were scared and wondering what to do.
"The drivers got out and were looking into the tunnel, then they announced that we should evacuate. My ears are still ringing and I was shaking."
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« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2005, 11:59:39 am » |
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All buses and tubes in central London have stopped, probably for the rest of the day
Its a long walk, if you have to travel across London
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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2005, 12:25:58 pm » |
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I work in the City, and it's crazy right now. Police have now sound that there where 6 blasts and that the "power surge" was just to keep the public from freaking. I also live 18 miles away from London and my local hospital has been put on alert for the wounded.
Don't know how I'm gonna get home. Long walk I guess.
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« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2005, 12:26:32 pm » |
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Confirmation just given that six explosions thus far / thankfully just confirmed all my team ok, best wishes to all who have not been so lucky. Darren / currently EC4A
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2005, 12:42:05 pm » |
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I'm in EC1R - panic stations to say the least.
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2005, 12:43:03 pm » |
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Thoughts and prayers to everyone over there from everyone over here.
-Rob
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2005, 12:54:25 pm » |
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Terrible, just awful. I thank God I'm not up there today, though I know many who are. We must not let these wicked evil people ruin everything that was fought so hard for yesterday.
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2005, 12:58:00 pm » |
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I am sure the British spirit will prevail and we will never bow to these people.
Good luck to all you in London, I pray that you, your family and friends will get home safely.
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2005, 01:14:14 pm » |
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am in EC2 - about 200 yds from Liverpool street, it's all helicopters and police here, very scary stuff...
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2005, 01:17:48 pm » |
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our thoughts are with you all in London.
They will not grind us down, adversity just makes us more determined to defeat them.
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2005, 01:28:35 pm » |
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Just the worst news after some of the best yesterday.
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2005, 01:34:53 pm » |
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Absolutely stunned by this.
I couldn't get hold of Mrs Nobby for a while this morning, but now know she is safe and well.
I'm sure that we all offer our sincerest prayers for all those affected.
There but for the grace of God.
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« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2005, 01:37:22 pm » |
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I am outside London, near Oxford, but to all those there, our thoughts are with you, hang on in there and don't let those who are responsible for this see what you are thinking..........
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2005, 01:47:27 pm » |
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horrible, no words for it
what the terrorists are trying to prove is unclear to me
would there have been bombs in Paris if they won yesterday?
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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2005, 01:52:20 pm » |
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Quote from Sky news -
A terror group linked to al Qaeda has claimed it carried out a series of terror attacks on London that have left a number of people dead and hundreds injured.
Two London hospital have reported a total of 185 wounded after a series of blasts hit locations across the city on buses and Tube stations.
Just seen photos of the ripped apart bus, how anyone surived that I don't know.
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