Major incident occuring on the London Underground.

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:34am

Stupid no edit.

the authorities may have shut down the cellphone network after the attacks to prevent the remote detonation of further bombs via cellphone, and this may explain some of the explosives which have been found which were unexploded.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-07-07 07:35am

There's nothing saying this is over. There could be separate devices elsewhere set to go off later, it's certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2005-07-07 07:35am

Tiger Ace wrote:so summery..3 buses, 6 subways, a host of alerts to defuse. this could have been ALOT worse.

I believe it is one bus, not three. It could have been worse but don't jump the gun - there is a lot of censorship of the media atm and we have no idea how the casulty count will go.

Dark · Post by **Dark** » 2005-07-07 07:35am

I just cant under stand the mentalty of any one that would bomb inecent people

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:35am

Apparently an unknown group is claiming these attacks in the name of AQ. Also, no raising alert level in the US yet.

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:36am

ALI_G wrote:
Tiger Ace wrote:so summery..3 buses, 6 subways, a host of alerts to defuse. this could have been ALOT worse.
I believe it is one bus, not three. It could have been worse but don't jump the gun - there is a lot of censorship of the media atm and we have no idea how the casulty count will go.

Three buses, confirmed on that. It was on the Beeb numerous times as "Three buses..etc"

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-07-07 07:36am

What do people think will happen eventually when people start saying: "ATTEMPTED COVER-UP!" due to the original declaration of power-surge...

In other breaking news - idiot tries to attack PMs residence in Australia with a knife. Subdued by guard.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:36am

What the fuck kind of bomb does that to a bus? That had to be a suicide.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2005-07-07 07:36am

weemadando wrote:[really bad sarcasm]
Did anyone else see the really badly burned guy receving CPR as he was taken from the ambulance at Royal London - Sarah didn't respond too well to that.
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Yeah that was horrible, and was quickly pulled. There was no point in showing that - imagine what his relatives felt like seeing that?

Archaic` · Post by **Archaic`** » 2005-07-07 07:37am

Tiger Ace wrote:so summery..3 buses, 6 subways, a host of alerts to defuse. this could have been ALOT worse.

Latest report from the BBC was that there was only 1 bus.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-07-07 07:38am

I find it hard to believe only two have died so far from those blasts. Those double-deckers are always packed and one was clearly almost cut in half. It's miraculous for anyone to survive that without major injury.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-07-07 07:38am

Another interesting point - how long till peak hour in East Coast US - or is that right about now?

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2005-07-07 07:38am

There is a report of a Polish goverment building burning, related?

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:38am

Israeli Finance Minister Netanyau was in London not far from the explosions and was supposed to have held a conferance of some kind. Could have been planned to interupt his speach.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2005-07-07 07:38am

Stuart Mackey wrote:This shit sux, I have relatives in the London area.

So do I. As I imagine a lot of NZers and Aussies would. This is going to effect a lot of people.

Dark · Post by **Dark** » 2005-07-07 07:39am

when do you think the phones well be back on

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:39am

weemadando wrote:Another interesting point - how long till peak hour in East Coast US - or is that right about now?

Rush-hour on the east coast starts in about 15 minutes.

To Valdemar: See that red thing on the ground next to the bus? That's its roof. Definitely more than 2.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-07-07 07:39am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I find it hard to believe only two have died so far from those blasts. Those double-deckers are always packed and one was clearly almost cut in half. It's miraculous for anyone to survive that without major injury.

When I was listening to the World Service coverage, survivors of the train bombs were saying that the carriages that had the explosions on them were almost completely destroyed...

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:39am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I find it hard to believe only two have died so far from those blasts. Those double-deckers are always packed and one was clearly almost cut in half. It's miraculous for anyone to survive that without major injury.

They need to confirm, so far their saying missing.

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2005-07-07 07:41am

CaptainChewbacca wrote:What the fuck kind of bomb does that to a bus? That had to be a suicide.

No, a case discreetly "forgotten" will do just fine. A timer set for a few minutes...

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:41am

Gah, again no edit.

The double decker bus with the roof torn off? It was apprently a suicide bomber.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2005-07-07 07:41am

The BBC's correspondent said that the fatalities don't seem to be as high as Omagh, but honestly we will be very, very lucky if the fatality rate isn't as high as a hundred. So many bombs, so many packed carriages and buses - there must be many dead, sadly.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-07-07 07:41am

CaptainChewbacca wrote:
weemadando wrote:Another interesting point - how long till peak hour in East Coast US - or is that right about now?
Rush-hour on the east coast starts in about 15 minutes.

Rush-hour in 15 minutes a major incident in London and they haven't gone to Brown alert yet? Dept Homeland Security is getting lax...

Though it would REALLY be a worry if more than one city was hit.

And as for the bomb origin - given the size of the blasts, well made suicide bombs look most likely as there is atleast something left of that bus...

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:42am

10 dead at King Cross.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-07-07 07:44am

ALI_G wrote:The BBC's correspondent said that the fatalities don't seem to be as high as Omagh, but honestly we will be very, very lucky if the fatality rate isn't as high as a hundred. So many bombs, so many packed carriages and buses - there must be many dead, sadly. :(

I'd be guestimating around 150 final tally - of course, thats based on the reports from the witnesses of the train bombings. Anyone in the "ground zero" carriages wouldn't have had a chance by all accounts - especially when you factor in the explosion, the derailing and subsequent possibility of hazardous fumes and just general smoke. The SAR people going in are wearing biohazard suits for a reason.