Explosions in London!
 

Just seeing on the news that there has been an Explosion on the London Underground and on 3 London buses.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm

Several people have been injured after explosions on the Underground network and a double-decker bus in London.

A police spokesman said there were "quite a large number of casualties" at Aldgate Tube Station.

And Scotland Yard confirmed one of several reports of explosions on buses in the city - in Tavistock Place - but said the cause was not yet known.

One caller to BBC Five said his friend had seen "the bus ripped open like a can of sardines and bodies everywhere".

Number 10 said it was "still unsure" whether the explosions were a terrorist attack and although casualties were reported, no further details were yet available.

Ministers are meeting to clarify the situation and the government will make a statement later, Leader of the House Geoff Hoon told the Commons.

PA also quoted union officials as saying sources had told them there had been at least one explosive device on the Underground.

British Transport Police said incidents took place at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square stations.

Scotland Yard confirmed they were assisting with a "major incident" and said there were casualties.

Hospitals have said they are no longer accepting non-emergency cases, BBC Five Live reported.

The National Grid, which supplies power to the Underground, said there had been no problems with its system which could have contributed to the incidents.

'Screaming and crying'

Jacqui Head, from BBC News, who had just left King's Cross station on a Piccadilly Line train as an explosion happened, said: "Everything was normal. Suddenly there was a massive bang, the train jolted.

"There was immediately smoke everywhere and it was hot and everybody panicked. People started screaming and crying."

The train was kept in the tunnel for 20 minutes and no announcement was made to explain the delay to passengers, she added.

Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes, near Kings Cross, told Five Live: "My only thought in the midst of all this confusion is that after the celebration of yesterday (for the Olympic 2012 London success) for people to be evil enough - if it is the intentional causing of death and injury - and think that they can justify this in any circumstances is completely unacceptable."

London Fire Brigade said four crews were at Liverpool Street and more were on their way.

Another passenger, who had left the Tube at Fenchurch Street Station, and walked to Aldgate East, told BBC Five Live that he saw injured people.

"As I walked through the bus station I could see people lying on the ground, black, as if they'd been covered in smoke. There were about three or four people on the floor being treated."

Eyewitness Paul Woloszyn from BBC News, who was at Blackhorse Road station on the Victoria Line, said: "We were told there was a bomb at Liverpool Street station.

"I was on the Tube, and they stopped the train and told everyone to get off and evacuate the station."

He said staff had said the entire Tube network had been affected, and leaflets had been handed out with details of alternative bus routes.

Another eyewitness, Dorothy Molloy, had been on a Tube train at King's Cross and said "staff just chucked everyone out of the station".

She said staff there had not given any details, but she said two passengers she had spoken to had said they had received messages saying there had been bombs.

"People didn't really know what was going on, they were just huffing and puffing and saying how annoying it was," she said.

"People don't seem to be panicked, but there's so many police and ambulances coming into the areas. People are just concerned, and some are just annoyed at the delay."

Bus 'ripped apart' in explosion
Breaking news graphic
At least one person is reported to have been killed in an explosion on a bus in central London.

Witnesses said the roof of the double-decker bus was blown into the sky outside the British Medical Association, near Tavistock Place.

One told BBC News 24 the front of the building had been "splattered with blood" and said there were sheets spread on the pavement.

Police said: "There have been further reports of multiple explosions."

Witness Belinda Seabrook said: "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air.

"It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air.

"There must be a lot of people dead as all the buses were packed, they had been turning people away from the Tube stops."

Another witness said police were about to conduct controlled explosions in the area. The area has been cordoned off.

There were unconfirmed reports there were other blasts on buses in South Kensington and in Marylebone.

Could all our London Ledgies please check in.....

I was just reading this. What a shame....

:( Hope there won't be too many victims.. could this have anything to do with the G8 top? Though it's at the other side of the country..

I'm fine thanks Pip.

I won't however be going out in London today.. I'm off to check out Sky News...

Sounds like the whole of London is a nightmare... The entire tube system has been shut down and several rail stations...

Hope the other London Ledgies are OK...

This is not what was needed... Apparently something is happening in Swindon and Brighton too... !?!?!?

It's for sure the G8 or somebody even pissed at the Olympics maybe....

Last report I read on bbc news site said there were 6 locations. Sh*t, this is big :(

Those bastards.... :mad: I'll be keeping up on this all day.

Praying for the London Ledgies and everyone in England...

Maria

Christ this looks serious.

I'm (hopefully) safe in Portsmouth but keeping an eye on the news on the web

Gail

They are now reporting an incident in Leicester Square too..... :mad: :confused:

that makes 7 so far...

I hope that everyone stays safe! I wonder who is responsible for this?

It's looking like the work of the usual suspects I fear...

It seems there may be people trapped on a train underground outside of Kings Cross from the reports here in London, if thats the case I dread to think what it's like down there..

this is soooooo awful, i hope all you london ledgies are ok, i will be checking in w/ the news allday, tony blair looks so upset, i am praying for you london :angel: !!!~

A Dutch newssite mentioned Al-Quaeda, but it's so early on to say anything about that, I guess.. though they are the usual suspect, yeah.

edit: this is a quick translation of two snippets I read on that dutch newssite (nu.nl)

"Arab sources which keep close tabs on the Al-qaeda network, have told the BBC that the explosions might be the work of Osama binLaden's network.

According to an Israeli radiostation, Israel was warned on thursday a few hours before the attack by Scotland Yard to increase security and to be extra alert."

hmmm a shot acrosss the bow I wonder? makes me worried about the Olympics and security :shrug:

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

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Reports coming in now state a Jihad cell of Al-Queda has claimed responsibility for the London attacks...

I think the war of terror will be front page news once again...

Al-Quaeda is believed to be responsible from what I have heard so far.
It just amazes me how they get away with all of this and nobody see them.
Keeping Londoners in my prayers.

God be with you all in Britain....we love you Pip, please be safe. I hope and pray this isn't going to be London's 9/11.

This is sickening. I hope we are all okay here, I will also keep London in my thoughts and prayers.

It is upsetting to watch the news reports, yet I can't stop watching. I'm hearing that it was 6 explosions on the underground and 1 on the bus which they are saying was a suicide bomber. Have you seen the state of the bus? The entire roof was blown off! It's like they planned the bus one knowing that the tubes would be closed and the buses fuller than usual

:distress::distress::distress::distress:

pure E.V.I.L. from a group that believes Allah will welcome them with 7 virgins apiece! (see? apparently sex sells in the afterlife too~too bad they wont have bodies to do the business with :eek: )

What's left of the bus:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4...ose_reader.jpg

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I am glad all of the London Ledgies appear to be okay!!!!!

I just cannot believe this. What a tragedy. How can people be so cruel. If I have said it once, I have said it a 1,000 times, if you are so pissed at the world that you want to kill people like this, do us all a favor and kill yourself instead :mad:

As for OBL and Al-Q -- they need to find them instead of farting around in Iraq.

We're 40 mins away from London, by train and fine thanks..just watching the tele all day..horrendous news. Certainly puts pay to a planned trip into London, on Saturday now.....the Manga shop will have to wait!!

Terrible!
 

I hope all our Ledgies are safe.


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Stay safe, everyone! This is awful. :distress:

Well said, ITA! :nod:

Sending my thoughts and prayers to London.

This just goes to show they're everywhere--one cell dies, another one comes up in it's place. I'm absolutely sickened right now. I hope all of you are safe in London.

Well, I just hope we (the United States) show England the same support that they showed us after 9/11. This is so awful and quite scary. :(

Good heavens. I hope all of our UK Ledgies are okay.

I saw the photograph of the bus. It is horrifying. Evil.

I hope the President rises up and decides to help Britain because of this attack.

This is sickening but at the same time not an entire shock considering Britain's aggression in recent years, Spain could have warned them of that. As for G8, Blair was the key to success, what a way to distract him. This better not have any negative affect on the outcomes.

Edit Err......apparently I'm Joe now. That was actually Lux. What the ****? How can I be logged in as someone in another country?

Well that's weird. Hi Joe-Lux. :wavey:

Not knowing what else to do when faced with such senseless horror, I just wanted to extended a hand.
As one who spent the first thirty-eight years of his life in New York, including two years working at the World Trade Center, but more importantly, just as a human being, my heart and prayers go out to all Londoners on this terrible day.
Here is hoping that all of our list members and their loved ones are safe.

Explosions- Emotions
 

Another dead suicide-bomber
Terrorist
Another day-

Innocenence shattered
bodies scattered
Another day-

Country after Country
Horror after horror
Another day-

Sad day, Today, Sad day
PLEASE Wish that tomorrow will not be...
Another day-

My thoughs are with you today England, and for all of us.....
Always and ever,
~~eclipse~~