Major incident occuring on the London Underground.

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2005-07-07 07:04am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:I am trully curious... Was this in direct response to London getting the Olympics? If it was, had Paris recieved it, would we have had this happen in Paris? Or NewYork? Where these guys SO Organized that they had Bombs set up in EVERY city, but said "Ok, they got the Games, lkets blow them up" ?

Unlikely the operation would become to large to keep secret if it was that big, particulary the international communications would be murder for the plotters. More likely it was a smaller organisation and mainly aimed at the long announced G8 meeting.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:06am

Paris is no doubt on alert, but the Olympics seems like a stupid thing to bomb over (as opposed to all those good bombing reasons).

Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.

BTW, which SDers are from London that aren't in the thread?

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-07-07 07:07am

CaptainChewbacca wrote:Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.

And what about the people who think hes a jerk? Are they going to be scoffed at and called "Unpatriotic" for not supporting him?
((sorry, am reminded of Bush after 9/11))

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2005-07-07 07:08am

Over 100 casualties at Royal London Hospital, at least 10 are serious.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-07-07 07:09am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.
And what about the people who think hes a jerk? Are they going to be scoffed at and called "Unpatriotic" for not supporting him?
((sorry, am reminded of Bush after 9/11))

No. Brits rally around the Queen, not the PM.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:09am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.
And what about the people who think hes a jerk? Are they going to be scoffed at and called "Unpatriotic" for not supporting him?
((sorry, am reminded of Bush after 9/11))

He's always been a good man, at least I think so. He's the epitome of "English".

1 Fatality at Royal London.

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2005-07-07 07:09am

With all the idiot anarchists keeping the British police busy at G8 it would be an excelent oppertunity to strike soft targets in London.

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:09am

Its official, Blair is calling this a terror attack.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2005-07-07 07:10am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.
And what about the people who think hes a jerk? Are they going to be scoffed at and called "Unpatriotic" for not supporting him?
((sorry, am reminded of Bush after 9/11))

Britian has a great tradition of 'Her Magesties Loyal Opposition'. It is not unpatriotic to oppose the government.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-07-07 07:11am

Stuart Mackey wrote:Over 100 casualties at Royal London Hospital, at least 10 are serious.

Didn't someone say Brits count all injuries as Casualties? Do we know how many Deaths have been comfirmed?

Stuart Mackey wrote:Britian has a great tradition of 'Her Magesties Loyal Opposition'. It is not unpatriotic to oppose the government.

Lucky you, wish we could say the same here

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:13am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:Over 100 casualties at Royal London Hospital, at least 10 are serious.
Didn't someone say Brits count all injuries as Casualties? Do we know how many Deaths have been comfirmed?

Stuart Mackey wrote:Britian has a great tradition of 'Her Magesties Loyal Opposition'. It is not unpatriotic to oppose the government.
Lucky you, wish we could say the same here

So far "confirmed deaths" are at less than a dozen, but that's lack of information. If its a BEEB report, they'll say "fatalities" for dead.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2005-07-07 07:13am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:Over 100 casualties at Royal London Hospital, at least 10 are serious.
Didn't someone say Brits count all injuries as Casualties? Do we know how many Deaths have been comfirmed?

At least one. I gauruntee a lot more, im sorry to say.

Stuart Mackey wrote:Britian has a great tradition of 'Her Magesties Loyal Opposition'. It is not unpatriotic to oppose the government.
Lucky you, wish we could say the same here

Its the same in NZ, Aussie and Cananda.

Dark · Post by **Dark** » 2005-07-07 07:13am

i didnt say i belived it i said you cant blame some people for thinking that

like the people who live next door to me. its just one big shock and every ones minds are rushing to differnt conclusions.

I dont know who did it.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-07-07 07:14am

Phew... my friends are safe and so are their parents. I had a heart-in-the-mouth moment when I thought for a moment that mum was travelling back home via London, but the old man says she's flying. Nasty few moments of panic there.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2005-07-07 07:15am

CaptainChewbacca wrote:Paris is no doubt on alert, but the Olympics seems like a stupid thing to bomb over (as opposed to all those good bombing reasons).

Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.

BTW, which SDers are from London that aren't in the thread?

Innerbrat studies in UCL which is within a few blocks of at least 3 of the blasts.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2005-07-07 07:15am

This shit sux, I have relatives in the London area.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-07-07 07:16am

According to the BBC, police now believe there's been 7 blasts. Anyone I know in London is safe, had calls from them.

The mobile phone network down there is jammed with everyone trying to phone at the same time.

It's weird, even here, at the other end of the country, in a quiet, sleepy area, the police are mobilising.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:16am

kheegan wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Paris is no doubt on alert, but the Olympics seems like a stupid thing to bomb over (as opposed to all those good bombing reasons).

Tony is coming home, G8 is continuing without him. Can someone Knight him already? He's a good man.

BTW, which SDers are from London that aren't in the thread?
Innerbrat studies in UCL which is within a few blocks of at least 3 of the blasts.

I like Brat. Hope everything is ok.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2005-07-07 07:17am

This thread to be stickied?

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-07-07 07:19am

Brat has reported all fine, see OT.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:19am

Stuart Mackey wrote:This thread to be stickied?

I don't think its going anywhere.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-07-07 07:20am

Rye wrote:According to the BBC, police now believe there's been 7 blasts. Anyone I know in London is safe, had calls from them.

The mobile phone network down there is jammed with everyone trying to phone at the same time.

It's weird, even here, at the other end of the country, in a quiet, sleepy area, the police are mobilising.

Most of the police in the country are currently up in Edinburgh, I saw at least 10 vans in convoy last week travelling north up the A1/M1. Don't think that security will have been compromised however, especially in the capital, they're usually very tight at the railway stations. It's strange to be in an office surrounded by people laughing and celebrating people's birthdays whilst waiting to hear from various people in the London area.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2005-07-07 07:20am

London people report in here.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2005-07-07 07:22am

Oh God, this is terrible. I am so sad yet also so angry. I feel like crying ...

BBC Monitoring says that Islamists have claimed responsibility. What are they trying to achieve? At this time when the G8 are talking about poverty and climate change, they have to ruin everything.

And innocents have to die for their aims. I just don't know what to say, I am stunned ...

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2005-07-07 07:22am

People trapped in underground near Kings Cross station