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

[Lisarocket]

The Police Commissioner has just said 50 plus dead with more expected because of bodies still being recovered from one of the tube trains. He said it won't hit three figures though.

 

[SubZeroCat]

has anyone heard any new evacuations? thankfully nothing has been reported for over an hour or so now

Are they people still trapped?! Or am I reading this wrong...

 

[holteman]

holts, was that official?

yes on the bbc now press conferance.....and may rise.....though unlickly to make 3 figures

 

[Lisarocket]

Are they people still trapped?! Or am I reading this wrong...

I think it's just bodies now, going on what they are saying in the press conference

 

[SubZeroCat]

 

[holteman]

I think it's just bodies now, going on what they are saying in the press conference

yes i think i heard that there still unsure as to the number of bodies to be pulled out....think thats goign to be mainly the kings cross bomb

 

[Lisarocket]

They have also said that the bombs were on the carriage floors, so they don't think it was suicide bombers.

 

[coventrycityfan]

Emergency Services press briefing now and another met police press conference at 3pm

 

[Major Tom]

any suspect package will be taken very seriously now

right after 9-11 I saw an unattended bag on a LUL platform and called over a member of staff and told him. He said "that's mine" and walked off again - leaving his bag unattended. If that's the attitude of the staff then I'm not holding out great hope that attitudes to this sort of thing will change.

 

[Orang Utan]

Quite a few years ago, I reported an unattended bag at Charing X. The station attendant picked it up, put his ear to it and shook it. He said, 'nah, it's not a bomb' and walked off with it. Tool.

 

[coventrycityfan]

Apologies, The next briefing is at 2pm with the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone involved

 

[Andy the Don]

Death toll maybe over 50 according to BBC..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4663931.stm

 

[William of Walworth]

Quite a few years ago, I reported an unattended bag at Charing X. The station attendant picked it up, put his ear to it and shook it. He said, 'nah, it's not a bomb' and walked off with it. Tool.

He wouldn't do that now!! Or if he did, call it Tool x 1000 .....

 

[coventrycityfan]

Another Evacuation- St Pauls Tube Station no sketchy details yet but just reported on talksport
anyone got any info?

 

[pinkychukkles]

I'm based on Walbrook between Bank & Cannon St, just got an internal email saying police have cordoned off the St.Pauls end of Cannon St as there is a suspect package on a bus. We've been told to stay inside the building until further notice.

 

[coventrycityfan]

right well keep us informed if anything happens

 

[kea]

very sad story of one woman still searching for her partner -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4663321.stm
god i hope he turns out to be ok

 

[coventrycityfan]

Talksport reporter now at St Pauls Cathedral- The police cordon has now gone and police have declared it a safe area

 

[gaijingirl]

very sad story of one woman still searching for her partner -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4663321.stm
god i hope he turns out to be ok

She just gave an amazingly together appeal on the BBC.... I hope she gets news soon... what a complete and utter nightmare..

 

[pinkychukkles]

...I looked outside and there was no police cordon or anything, just loads of people so went out. All clear as you've said

 

[coventrycityfan]

Kings Cross station evacuated- BBC

 

[magneze]

Kings Cross station evacuated- BBC

Just reopened too. Fucks sake, this'll be happening for a while!

 

[coventrycityfan]

Talksport reporting false alarm at Kings Cross due to a passenger leaving their bag in the station

 

[citydreams]

I don't know where else to stick this but thought I should forward it

The idea is that you store the word "ICE" in your mobile phone address
book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be
contacted "In Case of Emergency". In an emergency situation ambulance
and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next
of kin are and be able to contact them.

It's so simple - everyone can do it. Please do. Please will you also
forward this to everybody in your address book, it won't take too many
forwards' before everybody will know about this. It really could save
your life.

 

[coventrycityfan]

Just thought i'd ask reading the met police briefing this morning Sir Ian Blair was saying it was 'blindingly obvious' that a terrorist cell was operating in Britain.
If he is saying that does that mean more attacks in London? And more importantly would the terrorists choose different targets, i.e. around the Oxford Street area etc

 

[coventrycityfan]

2pm- another met police conference and also Ken Livingstone talking as well about the situation

 

[KellyDJ]

Just looked out my office window and St Paul's all seems clear now.

There's gonna be a lot of this sort of thing happening for a while i can imagine.

 

[coventrycityfan]

Anyone know what time the met police briefing is? it should have happened at 2 and i understand Ken Livingstone will be at this briefing too

 

[Badgers]

This is a long thread and not sure how much this factor has been discussed if at all but certainly suprised me today.

I saw on the BBC that a suicide bomber had been shot by police in Docklands yesterday morning but reasonably quickly this was denied and I have not seen any more mention of this since.

Came into the office and spoke to a business associate who is based in Canary Wharf and she (+ 5 collegues) saw the police snipers shoot a man in the street. Now she is not somebody that is full of shit, I have know her for some time now and trust her 100%.

 

[kea]

if they really saw that then i am sure the news media would be interested to hear it.
i work in canary wharf and have heard nothing from people here. can you ask your friend the location of this shooting, and where they were watching from?