by Colman
Thu Jul 7th, 2005 at 05:38:52 AM EST
There's massive confusion in the media here: confirmed explosions on London Underground, confirmed explosions on at least three buses around London. The
London Underground is completely closed down, roads are closed, and a large scale anti-terror operation has been launched. Confusion and fear rein. Reports of wounded, but no details.
Europhobia has good coverage: most of the main stream news sites are paralysed. RTE has this.
Lots of updates moved below the fold
Update [2005-7-7 9:35:39 by Colman]: Unconfirmed figure of 45 dead and 1000 injured - ambulance sources through Sky News.
Update [2005-7-7 10:32:29 by Colman]:From the comments by Canberra Boy:
Police and emergency services briefing now live on BBC World & CNN Int'l: tube bombs killed 7, 21, 5 respectively (you were right about King's Cross, Colman) and fatalities from bus bomb not certain (sounds ugly ie a lot of small pieces).
That's it for now: I'll do a summary story later when we have a clearer picture of what happened.
Update [2005-7-7 5:39:55 by Colman]: Sky news now reporting deaths
Update [2005-7-7 5:59:24 by Colman]:This bus was reportedly full of people moved off the underground.
Update [2005-7-7 5:59:24 by Colman]: At least 90 casualties at Aldgate station. '"Scores reported dead". Aldgate "pretty grim" according to a mate of a mate - loads of smoke.' (From Europhobia)
Update [2005-7-7 6:7:48 by Colman]: Now being described as a "highly sophisticated" terrorist attack.
Update [2005-7-7 6:19:2 by Colman]: (from Europhobia) "BBC News 24: Talk of a train crash at Kings Cross. Police say Tavistock Sq is *not* the major incident. Kings Cross is the major incident."
Update [2005-7-7 6:23:37 by Colman]: British Telecom have gone to emergency mode so it may be difficult to put calls through to mobile phones, and possibly landlines. 20 fatalities I'm afraid. Army units are being reported in Covent Garden. RTE report that the Army is being deployed on the streets of London.
Update [2005-7-7 6:39:58 by Colman]: Official casualty count is 2.
Update [2005-7-7 7:1:1 by Colman]: Reports of "many" people arriving at hospitals missing limbs. The fatality count is going to get much worse I suspect. Unconfirmed rumours put it at 30.
Update [2005-7-7 7:22:50 by Colman]: The Metropolitan Police Commissioner doesn't have a solid idea of how many attacks there were. Still only 2 confirmed dead, officials talking about 20 dead.
Update [2005-7-7 8:9:2 by Colman]: Der Spiegel is reporting that Al Qaeda is claiming responsibilty, whatever that means.
Update [2005-7-7 8:35:21 by Colman]: Now four explosions. Confusion because the explosions happened between stations. Three attacks on tubes, one on a bus. Rescue still going on at Kings Cross.
Update [2005-7-7 9:35:39 by Colman]: Unconfirmed figure of 45 dead and 1000 injured - ambulance sources through Sky News.
Update [2005-7-7 10:32:29 by Colman]:From the comments by Canberra Boy:
Police and emergency services briefing now live on BBC World & CNN Int'l: tube bombs killed 7, 21, 5 respectively (you were right about King's Cross, Colman) and fatalities from bus bomb not certain (sounds ugly ie a lot of small pieces).
That's it for now: I'll do a summary story later when we have a clearer picture of what happened.
