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

[nightqueen]

Were did you read/hear that?

I heard it too- someone i know has a family member in the police force.

 

[nightowl]

there are stories that the police have shot someone dead at canary wharf now

 

[Final]

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

I guess that most of the worst casualties will still be on what's left of the trains, 300ft underground, down a dark tunnel.

scary.

 

[longdog]

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

Quite.

 

[harpo]

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)

OK ta I don't really understand such stuff. Why just Vodafone?

 

[Mation]

well the traffic is moving, but a whole load more police have just gone past our office down towards kings cross station...

 

[Cid]

Note: casualties doen't necessarily mean fatalities.

 

[frogwoman]

Unconfirmed from another board 'Terrorist shot in Canary Wharf'

My g-d

 

[Major Tom]

there are stories that the police have shot someone dead at canary wharf now

Where are these news stories? I can't find anything of quality anywhere.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

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)

I thought that when I tried to use my mobile (had that horrible paranoid moment flashing back to JFK when they talk about the phones being cut to stop the wrong story getting out). Couldn't contact work to see if everything is ok but got emails through, thank fuck for the internet.

 

[mentalchik]

Radio 5 is saying unconfirmed reprts that the bus was the work of a suicide bomber !

 

[sus]

I just love the faux sincerity Tony. Scum
.

right - he showed his true colours after dunblane -he's honed it a bit since then - he does it pretty well don't you think? isn't this blatently planned to coincide with most of the police and security services being on the golf course -- i really wonder how much golf they were getting in this morning --

how many handicaps does one man need eh george?

 

[fucthest8]

Where are these news stories? I can't find anything of quality anywhere.

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

Again

 

[steeplejack]

Stay safe all you Londoners.

 

[Kameron]

My T-Mobile phone is working fine now.

 

[ddraig]

have you been evacuated kea?
if not pls get out

 

[Cid]

right - he showed his true colours after dunblane -he's honed it a bit since then - he does it pretty well don't you think? isn't this blatently planned to coincide with most of the police and security services being on the golf course -- i really wonder how much golf they were getting in this morning --

how many handicaps does one man need eh george?

Take it to the other thread

 

[lighterthief]

Just been on the roof of our office, air ambulance zooming around - seems to be landing near Kings X / Russell Square area

 

[harpo]

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.

Ditto anyone stuck in the Old St area. I can do a nice pot of tea.

 

[sus]

news is saying leicester square too

 

[sonik]

My T-Mobile phone is working fine now.

Texts only on my T-Mobile phone at the moment.

 

[Flavour]

Are these bombings at Leicester Sq. happening as we post or did they happen before?

 

[jung offender]

news is saying leicester square too

what in leicester sq?

 

[scumbalina]

Does anyone know if texts can get through?

 

[Cid]

have you been evacuated kea?
if not pls get out

Probably safer within the building - very unlikely they will have devices powerful enough to affect Canary wharf badly. Worse to be caught by outside blasts

 

[Major Tom]

Again

sorry

I'm having trouble keeping up with this thread - I'm about two pages behind as it is.

 

[hektik]

apparently the gherkin is being or has just been evacuated.

 

[Griff]

news is saying leicester square too

What's happening there?

 

[jæd]

what in leicester sq?

It was ok at around 9.30 as walked through it...

 

[Masseuse]

I hope they pull the cameras out of the hospital entrances. The intrusive fucking bastards.