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

[corporate whore]

Jon Gaunt show: eyewitness reports she saw the bus explode in front of her and describes seeing bodies and a scene of "carnage".

I'm listening to this too. Really shook up. Sounds awful.

 

[kea]

Speaking of which Matthew Bannister on R5 just suggested that this might be the work of G8 protesters....

fer gawds sake ...

fucking awful, this.

i'm in canary wharf, speculation we'll be evacuated but tbh it makes more sense to me to keep us all in here, since this doesn't seem to be targetted at buildings.

 

[Louloubelle]

I was meant to be in central London early this morning returning a 24 hour cardiac tape to the middlesex hospital

I stayed up working till 3 and woke up late or I'd be right in the middle of all this, possibly on the bus that blew up in Russel Square

I just phoned the hosptial and they said "we're on red alert - don't bother bringing it in today"

sitting here crying and shaking

 

[T & P]

Fuck. All those people... Jesus...

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

FFS: what kind of idiotic moron is he?

He is a terrible broadcaster... certainly drawn the short straw today.

Still this is scary stuff... been checking up on my London friends... all seem OK.

 

[Lisarocket]

first pictures of bus, completely mangled. no top deck at all.

thoughts to all in london

Just seen that

 

[STFC]

Bomb alert at work. Just been asked to close all blinds. Hands are shaking. Worrid about my girlfriend.

 

[Soreenkid]

Bet we never get told hold a G8 summit again

 

[Louloubelle]

fer gawds sake ...

fucking awful, this.

i'm in canary wharf, speculation we'll be evacuated but tbh it makes more sense to me to keep us all in here, since this doesn't seem to be targetted at buildings.

can you not just leave kea?
just walk home or something

*worries*

 

[Balbi]

hopefully that is it now. it's been quiet for a while.

 

[corporate whore]

Another eye-witness on BBC London says been told about 3 more bus explosions.

 

[oddworld]

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

(((dub)))

 

[knopf]

Bomb alert at work. Just been asked to close all blinds. Hands are shaking. Worrid about my girlfriend.

Where abouts you working, mate? Me = 5 mins walk from Liverpool Street.

 

[jugularvein]

get everyone off the tubes and blow up the buses....is this what's happening????? fucking bastards

 

[energy release]

hopefully that is it now. it's been quiet for a while.

Don't count on it. Everyone should be very very careful now.

 

[etnea]

Jesus this is terrifying. Sitting here at work in Baker street on the verge of tears. My thoughts are with all those in the middle of this - think I missed it by minutes.

 

[harpo]

It's highly likely the people you're worried about and can't contact are all OK. Stay calm and wait til the mobile networks clear a bit.

 

[Griff]

Last thing I heard on the BBC news this morning was about a 'feel good factor' today after the Olympic win.


Yeah right.

 

[Rocket Romano]

Causalties being transported by bus to local hospitals

Eyewitness on tube train tells Sky 'Explosion occured on front of tube train which caused a derailment, passengers were evacuated through the rear exits of the train'

Hospitals on standard incident alert procedures

 

[Balbi]

fire officials and medics suiting up to go into aldgate

 

[ruffneck23]

my mate just called apparently according to sky news .... at least 3 bombs on buses jesus

 

[energy release]

get everyone off the tubes and blow up the buses....is this what's happening????? fucking bastards

That would be a typical pattern. Blow up people responding to initial blast.

 

[akirajoel]

This is all a bit scary innit?

 

[marty21]

mrs21 just rang...she left london before all this happened, probably 10 or 20 minutes before...she heard various rumours when she was on the train..but now she seems to be stuck in peterborough, so i might have to drive there to pick her up

 

[KeyboardJockey]

Just heard from work that all buses are stopped from entering zone 1 and all drivers have been ordered to check beneath them.

 

[xes]

It's highly likely the people you're worried about and can't contact are all OK. Stay calm and wait til the mobile networks clear a bit.

I certainly hope so.

(((everyone)))

 

[butchersapron]

FFS: what kind of idiotic moron is he?

And he's the friggin presenter!

 

[Fuzzy]

do you not think they should check the upper decks as well?

 

[Stobart Stopper]

We are waiting to see if Pig has to go in, they are really stretched as 2000 of them are up at G8. I will have to try to drive him in as far as possible if they ask him to go.

 

[STFC]

Where abouts you working, mate? Me = 5 mins walk from Liverpool Street.

On Houndsditch, mid-way between Aldgate and Liverpool St.