Explosion in Tube STATIONS in London

[kiwifruit]

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This is just sick [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Hope you guys can get home alright (((UKBL))) thinking of you today girl [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]ray: I'm so glad that I am on the bottom of the world at times [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[kaz79]

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Originally posted by damask:
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Originally posted by ReignMan:
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Originally posted by Q3210:
[qb] Speculation that suicide bombers involved [/qb]

Apparently, 20 dead on a tourist bus and 8 confirmed dead on the tubes.

Mobile phones are currently up and down, more down than up. [/qb]

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] oh my God hoping and praying that my Granpa is ok, he has been in London for 2 weeks now and I know when I spoke with him 2 days ago he and his Lady friend was suppose to be going on one of those tourist double decker bus. My Mom phone me real early telling me about this explosion in London, we have called the Hotel where he is staying and they said he and his Lady friend left to go sightseeing and have not been able to get him on his cellie. Hope my Granpa and his girlfriend is OK

Any news from the London crew Kazz,UK BlackLady and the others,anway driving over to my Mom place go meet up with the rest of family [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/qb]

Me, UKBL and Simply_Black are here, still waiting to hear from Englan Girl and the others. I hope you granpa and his girlfriend are ok Damask [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]ray:

[Bawnayaad]

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Originally posted by Kazz:
[qb] This just in on sky news :

DEATHS IN TERROR ATTACKS

A number of people have been killed and dozens injured in a large-scale terrorist attack on London.


At least six bomb blasts have been reported in locations across the city on buses and Tube stations.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said there was evidence of explosives at at least one of the six sites.

Scotland Yard has denied reports they were warned of an attack by Israel minutes before the blasts.

Two people have been killed and at least 90 people were injured in the explosion at Aldgate Station

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Yes, but who do you believe? The Israelis do not have the same interest in censorship as the UK. Remember, they were just handed the Olympics, why would they say what is really happening? No on is allowed to get close to the disaster except the carefully select few. Why would Israel have to lie?

A senior Israeli official said Scotland Yard told Israel minutes before the explosions that it had received warnings of possible terror attacks.

Italy's European commissioner, Franco Frattini, called the explosions a terrorist strike, the Apcom and ANSA news agencies reported. London's police chief said he was concerned they were a coordinated attack but he said he wouldn't speculate on who was responsible

[kiwifruit]

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Such jubilation in the streets of London, just 24 hours ago.

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Wow!!! SO true!!! I just realised this...shocking [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
I've just spoken to my friends (my old neighbours from Watford) who have come here to live. They are like [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
I want to go to bed, but can't tear myself away from the tv...just in case [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
(((Damask)) Hope you hear from them soon.
I have been firing away txt messages to friends, but as yet haven't got a reply.

[kaz79]

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A lot of the mobile phone services are down kiwi due to the high number of people doing the same thing... I have yet to hear from a number of people as well, immediate family included

[Bawnayaad]

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Prime Minister Blair have just spoken.

In a nutshell, he said...We will not tolerate any nonsense from terrorists. Their determination to disrupt our world is not as strong as our determination to protect what we have here.

[halfwaytree]

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(((Kazz))) & all you other Brits. I just woke up and see all this.

From so much celebration yesterday to these tragic events today. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]


I just hear the man on the TV say that Al Qaeda is saying they are responsible.

[kiwifruit]

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Gotta go to bed now, and hope there is no more news of more explosions when I wake up [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Nite ((Kazz)) Nite ReignMan....Heres hoping the rest of the London UK crew sign in. Sad day [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[kaz79]

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Yes I have just heard that about Al Qaeda as well Milo

[babydoll]

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Originally posted by Kazz:
[qb] Yes I have just heard that about Al Qaeda as well Milo [/qb]

((((kazz)))) mi glad u aright girl

oonu hear from di other folks??? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

someone was saying this morning that maybe it was planned well in advance [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[babydoll]

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(((reignman))) glad you ok and welcome to the board [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[kaz79]

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Originally posted by babydoll:
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Originally posted by Kazz:
[qb] Yes I have just heard that about Al Qaeda as well Milo [/qb]

((((kazz)))) mi glad u aright girl

oonu hear from di other folks??? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

someone was saying this morning that maybe it was planned well in advance [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/qb]

Thanks (((babydoll))) Ukbl and simply_black have been here this morning, just waiting to hear from the others [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]ray:

[JesusDread]

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Hmmm... We have 9/11 now England have dem own 7/7.

A wonda weh Neutral deh? A hope him safe!

[kaz79]

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Englan Girl has just checked in

[Bawnayaad]

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London blasts fit al Qaeda-type pattern-analysts Mark Trevelyan, Security Correspondent

BERLIN (Reuters) - Apparently coordinated blasts across London's transport network on Thursday bear similarities to last year's Madrid bombings and suggest an attack in the style of al Qaeda, security analysts said.

Officially, there was no immediate confirmation from authorities that they were treating the explosions as an attack by militants. London's police chief said there were about six blasts.

The use of near-simultaneous attacks to cause maximum damage and panic is a tactic frequently used by al Qaeda, from the 1998 bombing of two U.S. embassies in East Africa to the September 11 attacks on the United States with four hijacked airliners in 2001.

Since then, the pattern has been repeated in deadly attacks attributed to al Qaeda or like-minded Islamist militants in Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Saudia Arabia, Turkey and Spain.

The London blasts, at underground stations and on buses, had clear echoes of March 11, 2004, when 10 bombs hidden in sports bags exploded on four packed commuter trains in Madrid at the height of the morning rush hour, killing 191 people.

"There are lots of parallels with the Madrid blast...We have to assume it's a terrorist attack," said German security analyst Rolf Tophoven.

"The first thing that's very obvious is the synchronised nature of the attacks, and that's pretty classic for al Qaeda or al Qaeda-related organisations," said Budapest-based security analyst Sebestyen Gorka.

"If we're talking about several attacks on one day, then there's a good likelihood we're talking about a known quantity here...The similarities to Madrid are clear."

As with the Madrid attacks, which occurred three days before a general election, the London blasts appeared timed to coincide with a major political event.

They took place as leaders of the Group of Eight nations were meeting on the first full day of a summit in Scotland -- an event which required its own massive security operation and drew heavily on police and counter-terrorist resources.

Britain has three decades of experience combating Northern Irish guerrilla violence but it has not until now suffered an Islamic militant attack, although police say they have thwarted several attempts and have said repeatedly a successful strike is only a matter of time.

Britain presents a likely target for Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda and affiliated groups because Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has staunchly backed U.S. President George W. Bush in the war on terrorism, including the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Casualties from Thursday's attacks were unclear but they sent financial markets diving and threw London, Europe's biggest financial centre into chaos.

Propaganda messages from bin Laden have shown a keen awareness of the economic impact of al Qaeda attacks and attached importance to hitting economic targets and key infrastructure.