July 2005 London bomb blasts: UPDATES AND NEWS ONLY - NO DISCUSSION

[harpo]

BBC, AQ 'have gone for effect rather than mass casualty'. True, actually. This could actually have been far FAR worse. Not to detract from what's happened, but....

 

[madzone]

no confirmed fatalities are 90 so far.....

I think that's confirmed caualties. BBC are only confirming 2 deaths.

 

[moomoo]

We've been watching this all morning - looks bloody awful

 

[chegrimandi]

It was 6 blasts a min ago, now 7

Old St. as well apparently.

you sure about that, can you give a source

 

[longdog]

He gave the best statement he could at the time, from what I can see.

The best statement he could've given would've been some sort of acceptance that he has partly brought this down on the heads of the UK by his US' lap-poodle taking us into the war in Iraq.

I know who I blame.

 

[MysteryGuest]

Old St. as well apparently.

Woah, I was there 10 minutes before it all kicked off. I got out, waited 10 minutes for a bus to take me to work, thought "sod this" and got back on the tube... was evacuated at Bank.

 

[han]

Old St. as well apparently.

I'm 2 mins from Old St tube!

It's very quiet round here - the BBC news doesn't mention an Old St explosion though - where did you hear this?

People still trapped in King's X...

 

[harpo]

Vodafone have been 'commandeered' by the security services

What do you mean?

 

[frogwoman]

6 blasts

 

[Griff]

Unconfirmed from another board 'Terrorist shot in Canary Wharf'

 

[Cid]

People still trapped at Kings X

 

[PacificOcean]

The best statement he could've given would've been some sort of acceptance that he has partly brought this down on the heads of the UK by his US' lap-poodle taking us into the war in Iraq.

I know who I blame.

This isn't really the time.

 

[andy2002]

BBC News 24 is saying seven blasts now.

 

[treelover]

this is truly awful ,but now i also fear for our civil liberties

 

[Balbi]

people trapped at kings cross, rescue operation gearing up (bbc)

 

[Cid]

Unconfirmed from another board 'Terrorist shot in Canary Wharf'

Nothing on the news, probably speculation

 

[peppery]

I'm in canary wharf. There's a story that they've closed all roads leading in and shot dead a suicide bomber. any one else here that can confirm this?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Unconfirmed from another board 'Terrorist shot in Canary Wharf'

Were did you read/hear that?

 

[fucthest8]

Nope, I've got it coming from a friend at Reuters

 

[J77]

bbc

rescue operation of stuck tube train happening at kings x

 

[harpo]

I live right in Old St, haven't heard anything

 

[pinky]

Hugs To All You Londoners...horrible Listening To All This On The Radio, My Thoughts Are With All Of You, Family, Friends....

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Nope, I've got it coming from a friend at Reuters

Oh right.

 

[MysteryGuest]

I'm in canary wharf. There's a story that they've closed all roads leading in and shot dead a suicide bomber. any one else here that can confirm this?

I heard this at work about 20 minutes ago, but have been waiting for confirmation somewhere else.

 

[Cid]

Severly injured and walking wounded being taken from Kings X

 

[maya]

this is truly awful ,but now i also fear for our civil liberties

 

[Streathamite]

What do you mean?

I mean that the 'security services' have temporarily taken over all vodafone's offices and operations, due to the inherent security risk posed by large and sophisticated cellular networks (inside news, as it were)

 

[fucthest8]

I heard this at work about 20 minutes ago, but have been waiting for confirmation somewhere else.

Reuters not realeased it yet, but they've got it internally

 

[wrysmile]

You can do it in 2.5 hours via hammersmith bridge, past wetlands centre, putney, wandsworth, cla'am south.....

IntoStella, I live in Hammersmith ..... if you or anyone around here can't get home - PM me, we have plenty of room if you can't get home tonight, or if you want a drink or something while waiting for the tubes to come back up.

 

[ddraig]

& large number of casualties (all over london)