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

[Rocket Romano]

There will be a 3pm news conference involving all the agencies involved in todays operations

 

[dormouse]

Part of me is a bit angry though, there was very little information, nobody was coming out to people at bus stops and telling people not to get on buses or what had happened, I didn't find out until I was talking with people on the way home.

But how much did they know - di they know there had been a bomb - and what could/should they have said? Should they have told people not to get on buses - in which case there would have been a higher concentration of people round the tube station, and what if there had been a bomb planted there? I'm not sure if there is a right or wrong thing to say.

 

[Sue]

FAO Sue who posted earlier in this thread; Brighton station re-opened and back to normal...well as normal as Brighton gets.

Louis Mac

Louis, thanks for that. Have now heard from said relative (seems to be a bit of a delay receiving texts..) and she's fine. As I knew she would be but you know how the panic sets in...

 

[starfish]

FAO Sue who posted earlier in this thread; Brighton station re-opened and back to normal...well as normal as Brighton gets.

Louis Mac

Theyve just announced on the radio its still closed . The policewoman i spoke to definitely said they were just reopnening it about 1.25.

 

[J77]

?

R5 still announcing that Brighton is shut - as are Portsmouth and Poole.

 

[ddraig]

bus hit was no 30 going from hackney to marble arch

 

[jugularvein]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659243.stm

makes for chilling reading. makes you very angry as well

 

[KellyDJ]

Part of me is a bit angry though, there was very little information, nobody was coming out to people at bus stops and telling people not to get on buses or what had happened, I didn't find out until I was talking with people on the way home.

I was pissed off with this too. I couldn't get on the train at Wembley Park and the staff told us to get a bus to the city. What they should have done is told people not to travel unless absolutely necessary. It was only because I received a call from my mum that I knew the full extent of what was happening and decided to go home.

 

[Hellsbells]

Does anyone know if it is okay to walk through central london and through the city, or is it all cornered off?

 

[Tank Girl]

bbc are reporting a bus blast at woburn place, is that a new one?

 

[Lisarocket]

CNN are saying the bus that blew up is the No. 30 from Hackney to Marble Arch

 

[Kid_Eternity]

BBC has a dedicate page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2005/london_explosions/default.stm

 

[nosos]

Does anyone know if it is okay to walk through central london and through the city, or is it all cornered off?

Yeah, that's what I was wondering. I'm bored as fuck & was thinking of heading into victoria later...

 

[J77]

R5

Does anyone know if it is okay to walk through central london and through the city, or is it all cornered off?

People are advised to stay at home or at work.

I guess when people are due to return home from work other announcements will be made.

 

[kyser_soze]

Does anyone know if it is okay to walk through central london and through the city, or is it all cornered off?

Loads of people walking along Oxford St, just very few vehicles is all.

 

[Cid]

Theyve just announced on the radio its still closed . The policewoman i spoke to definitely said they were just reopnening it about 1.25.

It's 2.30...

 

[stillill]

Does anyone know if it is okay to walk through central london and through the city, or is it all cornered off?

Can't talk for the whole place, but top end of Old Broad Street /houndditch cordoned off, police manning the fence. Probably be able to walk around most of it, just not near any of the stations (crime scenes)

 

[Hellsbells]

Yeah, that's what I was wondering. I'm bored as fuck & was thinking of heading into victoria later...

i need to get home

 

[liberty]

We have to stay in the building .. Just been told 45 are dead

 

[mysterygirl]

CNN are saying the bus that blew up is the No. 30 from Hackney to Marble Arch

As is the ticker at the top of the BBC News front page. When was this?

 

[Loki]

US news services have just started saying "40 dead"

I haven't seen that anywhere on the 'net (although I can certainly believe the figure).

 

[J77]

We have to stay in the building .. Just been told 45 are dead

shit

 

[treelover]

BBC saying 1000 injured (inc walking wounded)

 

[nosos]

i need to get home

Oh sorry

 

[Ozric]

I haven't seen that anywhere on the 'net (although I can certainly believe the figure).

Official report here...www.sky.com

 

[tom k&e]

people walking down a tube tunnel to escape

 

[Rocket Romano]

To echo what Liberty said, SKy say there are 40 fatalities and that 23 died at King Cross

 

[binka]

I haven't seen that anywhere on the 'net (although I can certainly believe the figure).

im listening to american radio on the internet and i gather that sources in america have given the figure of 40 dead, but their correspondent in london cant confirm it officialy.

 

[stroober]

controlled explosion it happen on the toob

 

[Sub_bass]

Just about getting to the end of this thread...

The thoughts of all us Cardiff U75ers are with you all and I hope everybody is ok.

Seconded!

Take care all in the capital...

(((((((((London))))))))))

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