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starman · Jul 21, 2005, 08:27 AM

From CNN:

Scotland Yard responding to reports of "incidents" at three London Underground subway stations. Details soon.

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Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 08:31 AM

BBC:

Emergency services have been called to three Tube stations after "incidents", Scotland Yard said.

Police confirmed they had been called to Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd's Bush stations.

There have been reports of smoke coming from the stations and all three have been evacuated.

The whole of the Northern Line has been suspended, along with the Victoria Line and the Hammersmith and City. One hospital has begun its emergency plan.

ManOfSteal · Jul 21, 2005, 08:31 AM

Wow.

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 08:45 AM

More BBC:

Police also confirmed that emergency service personnel have responded to reports of an incident on a route 26 bus in Hackney Road.

buggsuperstar · Jul 21, 2005, 08:49 AM

ghporter · Jul 21, 2005, 08:56 AM

Yahoo! News at 0755CDT

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 08:59 AM

Detonators only, apparently.

3 tube stations + 1 bus. On a Thursday.

The terrorists' way of saying "you're not safe", I guess.

as2 · 09:00 AM

Dummy Explosions with Detonators?

Seems to me like this was more of a statement that no amount of security could protect the underground, not necessarily a specific attack to kill/mame.

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:03 AM

UPDATE

Reports of a Nail Bomb at Warren St - with one person injured

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:06 AM

UPDATE - Possible shooting at Warren St, but not being called a major incident.

Apparently it started at 12.30

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 09:08 AM

Where are you sourcing from as2?

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Where are you sourcing from as2?

Watching ITV News on my EyeTV

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by as2

Watching ITV News on my EyeTV

K. Thanks.

as2 · 09:12 AM

Armed police are reportedly going into a hospital near Warren St (University College Hospital - where most of the victims are from 2 weeks ago), where a man was seen running away from the scene.

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:14 AM

Pic of the cordoned area from SkyNews

UPDATE - Police are telling people who were phoning SkyNews to get off the phone.

Police think that there could be un-exloded bombs on the bus and at one of the tube stations

Troll · Jul 21, 2005, 09:26 AM

Copycats?

buggsuperstar · Jul 21, 2005, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Detonators only, apparently.

The terrorists' way of saying "you're not safe", I guess.

Perhaps copycats...

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:29 AM

Not sure...

Just read that a man threatened to blow himself up, then ran off at Shepherd's Bush Station

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:30 AM

PM and others are meeting at COBRA - a bunker beneath Whitehall.

RonnieoftheRose · Jul 21, 2005, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Troll

Copycats?

People brainwashed by mythology are usually clone like in the way they think so yes, copycats in some way.

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by buggsuperstar

Perhaps copycats...

I don't think it's copycats.

I have two theories:

1) It's a message.

2) It's a diversion (I have this real bad feeling in my bones).

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

2) It's a diversion (I have this real bad feeling in my bones).

I hope that's not the case...

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by as2

I hope that's not the case...

Me too!

OK... Make it three theories...

3) They're doing dummy runs to test out whether the security measures have improved (but this theory is weak - they might just as well have tested with real bombs).

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:43 AM

I'm currently listening to some crazy eye witness saying that she saw 3 men chasing after another man who was carrying a rucksack.

RonnieoftheRose · Jul 21, 2005, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by as2

I'm currently listening to some crazy eye witness saying that she saw 3 men chasing after another man who was carrying a rucksack.

Get him, boys! Then throw him on the tracks.

as2 · Jul 21, 2005, 09:54 AM

Just hearing that some of the stations had been closed down around 11am, before any of this started, so possible that there might have been some suggestion of tip-off or intelligence report.

budster101 · Jul 21, 2005, 10:01 AM

I heard on the radio that only the detonators went off, and sounded like champaigne corks popping. They are speculating that this was a copycat crime, and nothing more, or some really incompetent moronic ebonic errrrr code talking terrorists.

goMac · Jul 21, 2005, 10:57 AM

This doesn't have the feel of Al Quada... not... umm... professional enough.

Troll · Jul 21, 2005, 11:19 AM

The other London bombings don't appear to have been Al Qaeda either mind you.

budster101 · Jul 21, 2005, 11:19 AM

Didn't they take credit?

wdlove · Jul 21, 2005, 11:21 AM

My prayers have been and still are with the citizens of Britain and London in particular. Just another reminder of our war with terrorism.

PacHead · Jul 21, 2005, 01:10 PM

There is no terrorist threat. There is no terrorist threat - Michael Moore

budster101 · Jul 21, 2005, 01:16 PM

Subtitle to that photo:

I give up, just get those fuzzy guns out of my face!.... <wait, thinks> Never mind, that last tab of acid just kicked in and I, well, never mind, now all of you goatmen can ask me one question at a time, and I will lie, errr tell you what you want to hear...no wait... cut, cut the cameras... I can't work like this!....

makeup!!!

RonnieoftheRose · Jul 21, 2005, 01:23 PM

olePigeon · Jul 21, 2005, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by PacHead

There is no terrorist threat. There is no terrorist threat - Michael Moore

Yeah, good thing we're in Iraq to stop the terrorism. It's obviously working.

EdGein · Jul 21, 2005, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

Yeah, good thing we're in Iraq to stop the terrorism. It's obviously working.

PacHead · Jul 21, 2005, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

Yeah, good thing we're in Iraq to stop the terrorism. It's obviously working.

Is that the latest excuse/talking point ?

Muslim terrorists were busy terrorizing and blowing people up long before Iraq.

mdc · Jul 21, 2005, 02:31 PM

not cool waking up to an sms saying "there are more bombs in london, we just wanted to let you know we are all okay."

great.

budster101 · Jul 21, 2005, 02:38 PM

There weren't even bombs, but duds, like the morons who made them. Thank God.
Only the blasting caps went off. If there were anything else in the sachals to begin with. I'm thankful nobody was hurt.

Our TV has been out for a week so my news comes from the net and the radio...

PacHead · Jul 21, 2005, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by budster101

There weren't even bombs, but duds, like the morons who made them.

Are you sure there weren't bombs ?

I heard that one of the terrorist savages attempted to detonate in the subway, and after only the cap went off, the terrorist fled with a hole in his shirt, apparently upset that he wasn't going to get any virgins today.

Passengers getting off the bus were covered in a white chemical substance, the same chemical which was used 2 weeks ago.

Mastrap · Jul 21, 2005, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by PacHead

Muslim terrorists were busy terrorizing and blowing people up long before Iraq.

A little bit like Christian Terrorists, no?

EdGein · Jul 21, 2005, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

A little bit like Christian Terrorists, no?

All two of them.

PacHead · Jul 21, 2005, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

A little bit like Christian Terrorists, no?

Go start a thread about those countless Christian terrorists that are blowing people up every single day.

This thread is about the London bombings.

You are a troll, and a defender of the London bombings, since you are attempting to detract from the main issue.

Doofy · Jul 21, 2005, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

A little bit like Christian Terrorists, no?

No.

Mastrap · Jul 21, 2005, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by PacHead

Go start a thread about those countless Christian terrorists that are blowing people up every single day.

This thread is about the London bombings.

You are a troll, and a defender of the London bombings, since you are attempting to detract from the main issue.

I lived though several IRA bombing campaigns in London. Was close to two explosions. Where were you?

PacHead · Jul 21, 2005, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

I lived though several IRA bombing campaigns in London. Was close to two explosions. Where were you?

So what ? I was close to the WTC.

The IRA are like nice school children compared to muslim terrorists.

budster101 · Jul 21, 2005, 03:11 PM

I don't have any idea what they were, bombs (Made properly or not) that was my point. I'm happy only the cap went off.

So this could have been just a failed attempt to repeat the last bombings from the same group but different cell.

Hey, I don't have television or radio in the house so I'm only relying on my commute this morning and back with the car radio.

nath · Jul 21, 2005, 03:16 PM

just got home after 2 hours switching between trains, tubes and buses.

goddam terrists f*cking up my commute

Hugi · Jul 21, 2005, 03:18 PM

I hope this marks the end of the attacks in London. But somehow, I feel that this is only the beginning of a much larger wave of terrorism, and not just in London. I hope I'm wrong, though.

And PacHead: Take your f*ing politics to the designated lounge.

PacHead · Jul 21, 2005, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Hugi

And PacHead: Take your f*ing politics to the designated lounge.

Go FΩCK yourself. Take your whiny ass complaining to the Feedback section.