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

[Rocket Romano]

SCOTLAND YARD STATEMENT

'Multiple EXPLOSIONS in London'

CNN

'Eyewitnesses dismiss power surge story, terror attack in London'

 

[harpo]

Bomb in bin in Russel Square too. Destroyed a bus. Reports of people killed

 

[maldwyn]

Scotland yard confirm multiple explosions across London

 

[pk]

Surely Gleneagles would be a better target? Though I suppose 3/4 police force are in Gleneagles at the moment.

Echo's of Madrid at the moment

"A better target"

WTF?

Apparently walking wounded in Edgware...



Bullshit speculation isn't helping people reading this concerned about friends and family, by the way.

 

[PacificOcean]

Fuck.

Aldgate is my local station and I usally at the station around that time. For some reason I was running late this morning and all the police and fire engines were already there by the time I arrived. I then walked round to Liverpool Street, not knowing what was happening and they just started to evcauate as I arrived. I am at home now.

Power surge my arse. Sky news are saying the bomb on the bus went of a 8:50. Excatly the same time as the tube blasts.

 

[Louloubelle]

reports of explosions on 3 busses

sky news

 

[knopf]

... and explosions on 3 buses.

(sorry about that, Louloubelle -- beat me to it)

 

[Dubversion]

a friend at Transport for London has said: four definite bombs.

 

[energy release]

It's definitely a terrorist attack.

Ageed. No doubt already.

 

[Lisarocket]

BBC are now saying that there are reports of 3 bus explosions...

 

[madzone]

Fuck Keep safe everyone.

 

[ChrisFilter]

oh fuck so that's 4 buses, and 5 'power surges' on tube?

 

[flimsier]

I was terrified for a bit. My wife's on her way home but I don't care what people say. I've been trembling.

My wife is ok. I'm hoping for everyone else.

 

[wrysmile]

I'm so bloody lucky.

I'm on late shift this week so left half an hour later than usual so by the time I got to the station, all the lines had been suspended.

I would have been on the met line and got off at Aldgate around the time it happened. I'm getting goosebumps watching the news and seeing all the injured.

Scarey! Scotland Yard is now confirming explosions in a number of places, so no longer power surge stuff on tube.

This is really frightening, hope there's not too many hurt, or god forbid, dead.

 

[editor]

Official police statement

At ten to 9 police called to Aldgate. Scene declared a 'major incident'.
Further reports of multiple explosions
Confirmed explosion of bus in Tavistock Place
Reports of numerous casualties.

 

[Rocket Romano]

This is shit
Really shit.

Thoughts to anyone in London, seems a million miles away at the moment. Hope all Urbanites and their family/friends are all ok.

 

[tom k&e]

Oh fuck.

This is going to be a disaster.

I'm sorry to be pesimistic, but if bombs have gone off on tube trains there will be hundreds of deaths.

 

[STFC]

Police have cordoned off the road outside work, we've been told to stay in the building.

Shit. My bird is stuck on a train just outside Liverpoool Street.

 

[Hellsbells]

does anyone know where the other buses were?

 

[Sunspots]

This is shit
Really shit.

Thoughts to anyone in London, seems a million miles away at the moment. Hope all Urbanites and their family/friends are all ok.

Seconded.

 

[flimsier]

Should I tell her to get off the bus?

 

[Dubversion]

I'm sorry to be pesimistic, but if bombs have gone off on tube trains there will be hundreds of deaths.

not necessarily.. entirely depends on scale of explosion.

 

[fucthest8]

Should I tell her to get off the bus?

I would

 

[past caring]

I was terrified for a bit. My wife's on her way home but I don't care what people say. I've been trembling.

My wife is ok. I'm hoping for everyone else.

Fucking sure mate - you've been through enough. Can't get hold of my missus on either mobile - constantly enagaged and she's out and about with her work up that way.....

 

[flimsier]

Fuck. Fuck.

 

[marty21]

Police have cordoned off the road outside work, we've been told to stay in the building.

Shit. My bird is stuck on a train just outside Liverpoool Street.

mrs21 was supposed to get a bus from liverpool street at 8.30, she doesn't haver a mobile so i can't get hold of her...shewas visiting her dad and mum so i had to ring them, probably worrying them as well...

 

[Belushi]

Fuck, I feel completely helpless, Im just calling my Nan and people to tell them me and my brothers are all okay

 

[flimsier]

Mobiles are almost always engaged.

 

[Dubversion]

this immediately after getting an email that my best friend tried to top himself.

 

[editor]

I'm sorry to be pesimistic, but if bombs have gone off on tube trains there will be hundreds of deaths.

Things really aren't helped by you - or anyone else - posting up wildly dramatic speculation.