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

[ddraig]

bbc reporting someone blown from a tube into path of oncoming tube
nooooooooooo

edit (that's from earlier, not new explosion)

 

[J77]

from bbc

Does anyone know about the regions. I've tried to Access BBC Manchester & Liverpool pages & there down. I'd heard rumblings at work about something happening in Manchester. I don't want to panic anyone. But do any Urbanites know?

"Heightened state of alert but no threat"

 

[gaijingirl]

Just cycled from the City to Brixton... buses are running south from E&C.

Really quiet once you cross the river though... justs loads of people walking.. no traffic.

 

[nathansears]

swindon
brighton
portsmouth
poole
shut

There was a controlled explosion at Poole Railway station at about 14:00Pm,
felt it here about 1.5 miles away. Assume this is just a precaution (suspect device?) some roads still shut nearby.
Hope all is settling down in London now.

 

[SubZeroCat]

bbc reporting someone blown from a tube into path of oncoming tube
nooooooooooo

Oh god thats awful

 

[kyser_soze]

There are no buses running in Zone 1, but are running outside of it.

Anyone after a lift should maybe look here...
www.londonliftshare.com

 

[Griff]

From London Traffic Control, the numbers are traffic speeds.

 

[starfish2000]

There have been an unusually high number of police and ambulances going up Princess Parkway towards Manchester city centre. I expect it's just a precaution though.

That Statement by the terroists mentions England Burning in the North South East & West. I don't wanna worry anyone, but there may be other devices.

 

[William of Walworth]

Exhibition road, and it was just a precautionary measure, most likely just some drunken student left a bag lying around

Blimey! Even nearer me that I'd guessed

When I first heard about 'controlled explosion', my initial reaction was that it was a precaution because of a bag being left lying around.

 

[J77]

Congestion charge has been suspended - it's trivial but may be important to some people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659259.stm

 

[kyser_soze]

I could not take the tube after what has happened. I'm quite freaked out.

Which is exactly the response that the terrs want hun. Don't give them the satisfaction.

 

[William of Walworth]

bbc reporting someone blown from a tube into path of oncoming tube
nooooooooooo

edit (that's from earlier, not new explosion)

Thankyou, thats more detail onto an earlier report then.

 

[ddraig]

That Statement by the terroists mentions England Burning in the North South East & West. I don't wanna worry anyone, but there may be other devices.

i hope they meant london and it is all over

 

[Flavour]

Nuffink happenin in Manc from what I've seen, I live very close to a Police Station and would spot a lot of them leaving in all probability.

(it was mad on 9/11 tho, they just all drove around the town centre with their sirens on for no reason!)

 

[dolly's gal]

Which is exactly the response that the terrs want hun. Don't give them the satisfaction.

i'd rather give them the satisfaction than die

 

[Rocket Romano]

That Statement by the terroists mentions England Burning in the North South East & West. I don't wanna worry anyone, but there may be other devices.

Newcastle City Centres' Monument Mall shopping has been evacuated.

 

[Stobart Stopper]

I am still going to use the tube, fuck em. Fuck the bastards.

 

[girasol]

Congestion charge has been suspended - it's trivial but may be important to some people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659259.stm

Ah, nice one, I was wondering about that as I might need to start driving (if the tube is out of action for a while)...

oh... it's only suspended for the day... Well, it's not like anyone will be driving through is it?!

 

[Bob_the_lost]

This is the first actual confirmation of a controlled explosion in SW7 that I've seen.

There are a lot of houses like that in the area, but it looks like one of those very near the tube station. One or two of them are embassies or consulates.

Looks like it could be part of the IC buildings near princes gardens. The housing office perhaps.

Good to see the RLC doing thier job though.

 

[Belushi]

i'd rather give them the satisfaction than die

I'd rather die. My Nan lived through the blitz, I'll be back on the tube as soon as they reopen.

 

[ddraig]

only 4 explosions now
confused reports earlier apparently

 

[marty21]

it's not going to stop me using the tube...

 

[dolly's gal]

I'd rather die

err. okay then.

 

[Belushi]

Looks like it could be part of the IC buildings near princes gardens. The housing office perhaps.

Good to see the RLC doing thier job though.

Shit! I used to work at IC.

One of the computer people was convicted of being an Al-Qaeda operative last year

 

[Rocket Romano]

Metro Radio are reporting that the Metrocentre in Gateshead has recieved 13 bomb threats since 10.45am this morning

fuckwits

 

[veracity]

Nuffink happenin in Manc from what I've seen, I live very close to a Police Station and would spot a lot of them leaving in all probability.

(it was mad on 9/11 tho, they just all drove around the town centre with their sirens on for no reason!)

My mum's in town - she says there's a hell of a lot of police about.

 

[belboid]

Sky News say 45 are dead

U.S. law enforcement sources said the British government has said at least 40 people are dead.
according to CNN http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.tube/index.html

 

[Wookey]

I'd heard rumblings at work about something happening in Manchester. I don't want to panic anyone. But do any Urbanites know?

I'm on the newsdesk of the MEN, if I hear anything I'll let you all know straight-away.

 

[Belushi]

Metro Radio are reporting that the Metrocentre in Gateshead has recieved 13 bomb threats since 10.45am this morning

fuckwits

I hope they track each and every one of them down.

 

[Flavour]

We won't know exact casualty numbers for at least another 24 hours I suspect, more bombs may yet go off in other cities in the evening rush hour.