London Under Attack !
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Perhaps a warning of whats to come in 2012 olympics? -
Several fatalities were reported after multiple explosions rocked central London on Thursday, bringing the entire underground network to a standstill.
In central London, an explosion ripped through a bus just minutes after an earlier blast rocked the underground.
"We are at Tavistock place and we have had a bus explode just outside the building," said an official for the London Transport Police, adding that his offices were close to Russell Square.
A second explosion was later heard at Tavistock Square.
Citing unconfirmed reports, LBC News radio said seven people were killed in the blast at London's Aldgate underground station.
LBC News also said "a couple" of fatalities had been reported at Edgeware Road station, but couldn't confirm the information.
London's entire underground railway network was suspended, officials and rescue workers said.
Scotland Yard declared the emergency a "major incident".
The chaos came a day after the British capital was chosen to host the 2012 Olympics.
Police evacuated several mainline railway and underground stations after the first blast near Liverpool Street Station, which serves London's financial district, and several separate incidents in the west of the capital.
"We believe there was some sort of explosion. There are some walking wounded at Aldgate," a police spokesman said, referring to an underground station near Liverpool Street.
"We are not sure of the scale of the incident. Reports are still coming in."
Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene to deal with the confusion.
Witnesses on Sky television were quoted as saying people streamed out of some of the stations covered in soot, some in tears, many visibly shocked.
One of the evacuated stations was Stratford, which will be a key transport link for the site of the Olympic Games.
Metronet, a company which maintains the subway infrastructure, had earlier said the explosion was caused by a power surge. -
a power surge caused the exploison? rite~
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reassessed liao, suspected to be terrorist attacks.Originally posted by alexkusu:a power surge caused the exploison? rite~ -
I dunno man.... the timing of the attack's really coincidental, coming just one day after the result of the IOC meeting.
Anyway, I don't think it's likely that terrorists had managed to guess correctly that the winner would be London and planned accordingly.... Paris or New York could have easily won, after all.
If anything, it would have made far more sense to set off bombs in SG during the IOC meeting. -
They want to sabo the security in the hosting country..Originally posted by fudgester:I dunno man.... the timing of the attack's really coincidental, coming just one day after the result of the IOC meeting.
Anyway, I don't think it's likely that terrorists had managed to guess correctly that the winner would be London and planned accordingly.... Paris or New York could have easily won, after all.
If anything, it would have made far more sense to set off bombs in SG during the IOC meeting.
And how to explain how buses blow off? -
I think this was a meticulously planned operation.But to sneak bombs into the Underground..hmm..isn't MI6/MI5 supposed to be very good at HUMINT?Originally posted by fudgester:I dunno man.... the timing of the attack's really coincidental, coming just one day after the result of the IOC meeting.
Anyway, I don't think it's likely that terrorists had managed to guess correctly that the winner would be London and planned accordingly.... Paris or New York could have easily won, after all.
If anything, it would have made far more sense to set off bombs in SG during the IOC meeting. -
not just olympics annoucement, the G8 meeting is going on now at GlenEagles.Originally posted by fudgester:I dunno man.... the timing of the attack's really coincidental, coming just one day after the result of the IOC meeting.
Anyway, I don't think it's likely that terrorists had managed to guess correctly that the winner would be London and planned accordingly.... Paris or New York could have easily won, after all.
If anything, it would have made far more sense to set off bombs in SG during the IOC meeting. -
Why didn't they bomb trifalgar square? all the celebrations were there
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chances are IRA did it.
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thought they are dis-funct since early 90s?Originally posted by dragg:chances are IRA did it. -
Ya.. read somewhere that IRA more or less already accepted by the government... even to the extent of some seats given to them in the governmentOriginally posted by snk86:thought they are dis-funct since early 90s? -
That's Sinn Fein, their political arm.Originally posted by DriftingGuy:Ya.. read somewhere that IRA more or less already accepted by the government... even to the extent of some seats given to them in the government -
I don't think so. The IRA, and its many splinter groups have steadily been losing public support, even in Northern Ireland. If they did this, they will have lost whatever support they have left.Originally posted by dragg:chances are IRA did it. -
An unknown organisation calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe" claimed responsibility.
What a stupid name, what a stupid act.
Going for soft targets when they had trouble getting to G8 meet in Scotland. -
Why?
Why can't we just realize that all this hatred, this thirst for revenge, this whimsical submission to fantasical ideaology is all just a farce. That, at the end of the day, we'll all just freakin die from whatever complications that might arise. That there wouldn't be 99 virgins awaiting you in heaven ( as these radicals belief), that if there is god we will have to pay our dues, that if god is just an illusion, it'll be the end. -
london is my home!
most places bombed are within 3 stops of where i stayed during the term. -
Are you at Ground Zero, Heng? What's the situation like down there?
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mi condolence
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Maybe the French did it!Originally posted by snk86:thought they are dis-funct since early 90s? -
well put in a nutshell.Originally posted by Gun:An unknown organisation calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe" claimed responsibility.
What a stupid name, what a stupid act.
Going for soft targets when they had trouble getting to G8 meet in Scotland.
They just don't realise they lose significant sympathy with every life they take. Or maybe it's become a 'dare' thingy to those misguided fools - i blow myself up, then you must follow hor... -
Originally posted by Goondu74:Maybe the French did it!
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The ones who carried out the attacks and die are the ones who believe that there will be 99 virgins ( I think the figure is 10,000 virgins) waiting for them in heaven.Originally posted by Quincey:Why?
Why can't we just realize that all this hatred, this thirst for revenge, this whimsical submission to fantasical ideaology is all just a farce. That, at the end of the day, we'll all just freakin die from whatever complications that might arise. That there wouldn't be 99 virgins awaiting you in heaven ( as these radicals belief), that if there is god we will have to pay our dues, that if god is just an illusion, it'll be the end.
The ones who ordered the attacks are anarchists.
These anarchists are actually infidels themselves, but we call them religious extermists. Those of their faith condemn them.
The intention is to provoke a retaliation, a backlash. To generate hatred for their faith, and people of their faith. Ironically, if that do happen, these anarchists will say, "See, I told you so, they hate us."
We must not fall into their trap.
Accept that there are all sorts of people out there.
Some will fall for it. And you can't do anything about it.
But you can guard yourself.