Explosions In London

SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Is Everyone Okay?</div> I'm making this topic as a sort of roll-call to check whether everyone I know is okay after the <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4659093.stm' target='_blank'>explosions</a>. The whole LU is down.

It's starting to sound like terrorist activity.
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  • BobbyShaftoeBobbyShaftoe Join Date: 2004-01-13 Member: 25280Members
    90 casualties in Aldgate, possibly 20 dead <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
  • TomHTomH Join Date: 2004-05-26 Member: 28937Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 7 2005, 09:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 7 2005, 09:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's starting to sound like terrorist activity. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Starting <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I think we're up to about 3 or 4 explosions now. 20 dead, apparently. Whole underground system closed down.

    And the BBC News website is currently serving 35,000 streams about it, in case you wanted to know ...
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    Those french really dont like to lose :/
  • Fog_cartoonsFog_cartoons Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20658Members
    edited July 2005
    My mum takes public transport to work everyday so as you might guess, I'm a tad frightened.

    I can't seem to get through to her but thats because the phone lines are saturated entirely. Im a fairly calm person so im not going to run around screaming. I'm almost certain that she didn't take any of the journies that got attacked so that is reasuring but I have no idea how she will get home tonight. Everything is locked up; the roads, the trains and the underground.


    *edit* Ok, just got a phonecall and she is alright but she isn't comming home tonight.*edit*
  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    central london bus services are closed too now
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TomH+Jul 7 2005, 05:00 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TomH @ Jul 7 2005, 05:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 7 2005, 09:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 7 2005, 09:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's starting to sound like terrorist activity. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Starting <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I think we're up to about 3 or 4 explosions now. 20 dead, apparently. Whole underground system closed down. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    When I was trying to buy a ticket to St. Pancras, I was told that there were explosions due to power surges. I just got back from the station and have spent the whole time making sure no-one I know is dead..
  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    Wow... It'll never stop. My condolences go to all the people there. Every such attack, no matter where in the world it happens, is a tragedy. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.tube/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07...tube/index.html</a>

    another article on CNN
  • TomHTomH Join Date: 2004-05-26 Member: 28937Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 7 2005, 10:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 7 2005, 10:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> When I was trying to buy a ticket to St. Pancras, I was told that there were explosions due to power surges. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ah, fair enough then :/

    Half my family lives up there. So.. yes.
  • TomHTomH Join Date: 2004-05-26 Member: 28937Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    ..and a doctor at Aldgate says 90 dead.

    <i>editeditedit; only apparently, this is wholly unconfirmed at the moment.. </i>
  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    90 <i>injured</i>, 2 dead according to CNN.
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited July 2005
    Who else on these boards are Londoners? CMEast? RobbyC? Thaldarin?

    I don't think Tequila or Twoflow are.
  • TomHTomH Join Date: 2004-05-26 Member: 28937Members, Constellation
    According to CNN.

    It's far more than that.
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    1 bus (double decker) roof blown off few dead there possibly more not sure trains were hit london transport has been shut down due to them implementing a dissaster protacal.
  • TomHTomH Join Date: 2004-05-26 Member: 28937Members, Constellation
    Holy ****.

    <img src='http://images.thisislondon.co.uk/v2/news/busexplosionSKY070705_450x350.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    That was a bus.
  • TomHTomH Join Date: 2004-05-26 Member: 28937Members, Constellation
    Yes hello I'm posting again, but bear with me.

    BBC News says it's "almost certainly the work of Al Qaeda"
  • waitingwaiting Join Date: 2005-07-06 Member: 55368Members
  • TaaketaTaaketa Join Date: 2004-02-10 Member: 26357Members
    <a href='http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&ned=uk&q=London+Explosions&btnG=Search+News' target='_blank'>Google News</a>

    There are only reports of injured and possible fatalities, nothing is offical yet. If people are dead they are going to be counted last.
  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    edited July 2005
    The Metropolitan Police Commisioner has said there have been "6 seperate explosions".

    A Doctor has conformed around 90 injured.

    Reports of the numbers dead is unknown, one news channel says "a few", while another says "many". Eye witnesses on the underground have said they saw "cabbins covered in blood" ( <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> )

    The bus was totally destroyed, the entire top deck and the back of the bus are destroyed.

    kk news just said 20 dead. Most on the bus with 2 confurmed on the underground, more expected.

    The police are not saying who they believe to has done this but it doesn't look like an electronics failure does it?

    edit - 2 trains still stuck underground
  • CurveCurve Join Date: 2003-12-17 Member: 24475Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    My Dad lives in london and hes ok, although i have so many friends who live there this sucks!
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    Heh I no longer live in London although I was supposed to get on the train from where I am and arrive in Euston station (after taking the tube) at 10AM today so I would have got caught up in it all, if I hadn't been offered a job. So for once McDonalds has quite possibly saved a life.

    Reports say over 120 dead now. 6 explosions between 8:50 and 10:40.

    EDIT: Thats people that were outside stations. God knows how many more lay dead inside the carriages of tube trains <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    Good to see your ok, hope everyone else is
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    wow, I just woke up to all this! :o
    I hope everyone is ok and it's horrible that something like this happened. It reminds me of Madrid.

    Kinda surprised they hit london instead of targetting the G8 but I guess security being tighter up here because of such a thing might've discouraged that.
  • Mad_ivansMad_ivans Join Date: 2004-08-24 Member: 30849Members
    edited July 2005
    But one thing is interesting this will get rid of any debate against ID Cards and the government can do what they what.
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Jul 7 2005, 11:56 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Jul 7 2005, 11:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> wow, I just woke up to all this! :o
    I hope everyone is ok and it's horrible that something like this happened. It reminds me of Madrid.

    Kinda surprised they hit london instead of targetting the G8 but I guess security being tighter up here because of such a thing might've discouraged that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    10,000 police are protecting the G8 summit. Half of them sent from South England.
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    My father's in London right now <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    He's in the Sloane Square area though, and doesn't take any transports, so I hope it's all ok for him.



    So anyone can tell us what happened? The Tube collapsed and people are trapped inside? Or did we manage to get most people accounted for?
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mad ivans+Jul 7 2005, 05:58 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mad ivans @ Jul 7 2005, 05:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Frankly i could not care less. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://cheston.com/pbf/PBF013BCBetterLuckNextTime.html' target='_blank'>Better luck next time</a>.

    This is clearly a topic for those who <i>do</i> care.
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