Posted by soulframe
There have been several incidents this morining in London. Several explosions have occured in and around Liverpool Street station. Nothing has been confirmed as to exact cause or who or what is responsible. If anyone has any further information or is actually in the vicinity of the incidents please post here.
Posted by batesie
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."
PA also quoted union officials as saying sources had told them there had been at least one explosive device on the Underground.
Posted by vanquish
London Underground is also closed!
Posted by djpowelly
Im sorry, but whoever did this is sick and twisted - who would....
Posted by methylated_spirit
The day after they get the olympics...IOC must be having second thoughts...
Posted by JiggyJaggy
London wins the 2012 twelve...
Terrorists send out a sharp message to London saying we intend to disrupt your party.
London underground explosions...people told there are power surge explosions, dont worry take alternatives methods of transport...
They go to take a bus...BOOM...
If this is the case...it's so so sad....
Posted by whizkidd
Al-qaida??
Posted by Cornholio_666
the people that planned this must be unloved c*nts or have major issues. Trust this to happen on the day I'm going to see the Queens Of The Stone Age concert on the strand. B*stards.
Posted by methylated_spirit
Casualties on London's underground after incident
LONDON (Reuters) - An explosion blew up a bus in central London on Thursday, police told Reuters after witnesses said they had heard a big boom.
Police closed off the area around Tavistock Square. A policeman, who declined to be identified, said there had been an explosion on a bus.
"We heard a big boom and we were all told to evacuate the building," an officer worker said. There was no word on casualties.
People were also seen streaming out of a London underground station covered with blood following what police described as a "major incident".
Similar scenes were reported by witnesses outside other stations in the capital. The whole of the system was shut down and major thoroughfares were closed.
The cause of the incident, which occurred at rush-hour on the underground network, was as yet unknown.
"There have been some casualties and this has been declared as a major incident," said a spokeswoman for London's Metropolitan Police.
Emergency services rushed to the Aldgate East underground station where police reported one incident at 8:59 a.m. local time (0759 GMT).
Witnesses said passengers were seen emerging from the station at Aldgate East with blood on their faces and their clothes ripped.
"There were people streaming out of Aldgate station covered in blood," said Kate Heywood, 27, on her way to work.
A Reuters correspondent at Oxford Circus station, at the heart of the underground system, heard an announcement over the public-address system saying: "A power outage has occurred London-wide. All train services are suspended."
A station official said: "All the power has gone down. I don't know when it'll come back."
Posted by Cornholio_666
there has been a "controlled explosion" near Liverpool street station recently
Posted by djpowelly
"Police say its too early to tell if it is a terroist attack"
Buses now suspended
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Posted by Cornholio_666
Could be IRA again.
Come on how could it not be a terrorist attack if there has been several explosions
Posted by below24
Well there will be more cars in london. Congenstion charge!
More drivers.
What happened to the IRA, they have been quiet.
LIVE IN FEAR!
This sick place! Faceless violence!
I was gonna go out today F*ck that in going to bed!
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Posted by methylated_spirit
Explosions in London batter financial markets
LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks dived and demand for government bonds and safe-haven currencies soared on Thursday after a series of explosions hit London's transport system, causing injuries and reportedly some fatalities.
The FTSE 100 index fell around 2.5 percent and other markets abroad followed suit, including the FTSEurofirst 300 which fell 2.8 percent.
Sterling sank to a 19-month low against the dollar and plunged 1 percent to a 6-week low against the euro. The safe-haven Swiss franc rose to one-month highs against sterling.
"It has become an increasing possibility that it's a terrorist incident, as opposed to initial reports of a power outage and that's moving the market," said Neil Mellor, currency strategist at Bank of New York.
London Clearing House, which matches trades, was evacuated and matches halted, but the Bank of England said it was continuing with its monetary policy committee meeting.
September Bund futures rose to contact highs. Gold surged. Insurance stocks were ebbing particularly hurt.
"We are farming out orders to other financial centres, such as Paris because of the uncertainty on the ground in London," said one London-based stock dealer.
Another said: "You can't get a price on anything on any side."
British Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the blasts in London had caused "terrible injuries" and a source at the Metronet transport consortium said there had been "some fatalities".
Posted by Cornholio_666
GODDAMN congestion charge £8! and its going to spread across london like a disease. the government are trying to price people off the road so only the rich can drive
Posted by whizkidd
Scotland yard to set up casualty bureau......from ndtv.com
Posted by batesie
i think the congestion charge isnt very important at the moment.
i'm more worried about the people i can get in contact with and their families
Posted by djpowelly
Yes, im waiting for thatnumber!
Posted by whizkidd
Scotland yard confirms blast in russel square....god not another 9/11!
Posted by Cornholio_666
i know my mums alright because she phoned me from work to see if i knew anything about the incident this morning, but i don't know about my step dad...
they believe theres been 6 blasts
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Posted by djpowelly
errrrr idiots!
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Posted by below24
This is all really wrong.
Posted by batesie
my thoughts are with people affected and their families.
COWARD TERRORISTS
why do we let them in, in the first place.
Posted by runab0ut
those f*cking twats should be shot, f*cking up a screwed up world already.
Posted by demonchild
Any reports on how many victims? :/
I am Swedish, but England is in my heart at all times... I am so sad right now
Posted by JiggyJaggy
20 fatalities so far....
Posted by p900 lover
all mobile networks are out, im thinking its too much traffic on the line
cant get tho to anyone on a mobile, altho i did manage 2 get hold of my sister as she works in town,
Posted by JiggyJaggy
Mobile network frequencies can trigger electrical impulses at the correct frequency, so they act as a bomb trigger, so thats also why they have been turned off.
Posted by defensive
All of the mobile networks are being shut down in london by the operators due to the possibility of the bombs being remotely detonated using them.
That is why no-one can get through on a mobile in central London, only landlines are still available.
Posted by twerg
Watching the bad news here in Australia. coverage not the best, gotta hate the f**king scum bastards doing this shit!
Posted by batesie
London mobile networks jammed
Fire crews were rushed to the scene of the blasts
Mobile phone networks in London have been overwhelmed following the blasts in London.
Networks were running at near capacity as those caught up in the chaos called family and friends.
The surge in the number of calls being made meant that many people had trouble getting through first time.
Vodafone said it had reserved some network capacity for the emergency service workers dealing with the disaster.
"Because all our switches are at capacity, we need to ensure police and emergency services can communicate," said a Vodafone spokesperson.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4659737.stm
Posted by Cornholio_666
they now beleive there has been 7 blasts. watching live on bbc news 24
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London have signed the treaty, i think its to do with the G8 summit! Bastards!
Posted by anay
I heard texts are now working, but not voice calls.
Posted by JiggyJaggy
I am being to Al-Quaieda are claiming responsibility for this on a website. Anyone confirm!?!?!?!?
Posted by superleeds27
yep al quadi have taken da blame.. 7 blasts have being reported.. major disruption.. severe injuries and fatalities..
It stupid.. Tony Blair not all that bothered though.. Let concentrate on Climate change! Forget about terrorism!
Big loser
Posted by JK
yip 7!!!
but heres 5...
Posted by superleeds27
havent they noticed a pattern emerging here!
All accross the main underground part from the bus!
Next will be station south of the bus explosuion
St james i think it is.. around thurr!
Posted by Cornholio_666
they now think 1 of them might have been a suicide bomber
Posted by amnesia
people who say it's by people who dont want the Olympics in UK, why do you say that?
If they wanted to stop it, wouldn't they have done it closer to the date rather than 6 years earlier.
They're probably going to blame all Arabs in the world now *sighs*
Posted by pmerryman
If there are suicide bombers, I think we are looking towards Al Quieeda.
Our thoughts should go out to all those affected on this terrible day.
Posted by Cornholio_666
i don't blame races like arabs,whites, i blame fanatic groups like al-quieda and the taleban.
Posted by pmerryman
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I must agree with this, too many fanatical groups with something too prove.
Posted by JiggyJaggy
somone has been shot dead in canary wharf about to detinate a bomb on themselves apparently. (suicide bomber?)
Posted by Pradhika
One of those sad incidents. Very hard to digest.
Posted by seanflynn
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Blimey Is that true? not heard that yet?
Posted by vanquish
Yes, my friends lawyer works in Canary Wharf and he was on the top of a rooftop. He sounded prettyyy serious, especially since the Army had recently entered London.
COBRA is now underway.
Posted by seanflynn
Check this out guys - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pa[....]icle_id=354987&in_page_id=1770
Posted by Cornholio_666
i heard someone on the news earlier saying that this attack was "designed" to take london to a stand still and damage the economy, not to kill masses of people.
Posted by seanflynn
There is supposed to be loads of info on some islamic website claiming they were the attackers? but i cant find any al -queeda website ?