Explosions hit London!

[That Matt Guy]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

According to a Sky reporter there was a suicide bomber on the bus that had it's top blown off!

Sounds more like Hamas than Al Qaeda.

[Raph's Girl]

Sky news has just reported that 45 people are confirmed dead with 1000 injured.

[damnhooligan]

Sweet Jesus. I wonder if the bases out here (I sure as f*ck know RAF Mildenhall will be) will raise the Force Protection. We've been at Bravo for a couple years now, and sh*t like this is exactly what'll kick USAREUR/USAFE up a knotch into FP Charlie.

But yeah, this is a sad day. Worse yet, I had actually planned to be in London on the 19th-21st, but I dare say that's postponed for now.

[SeaThreePeeO]

Hi everyone

As some of you may know I don't live far away from London.

At first the news was confusing and we were all lead to believe that it was a power surge and failure on the London Underground. As the morning went on more shocking news came out!

So far the news is - four confirmed bomb explosions - three on underground trains - one on a London City double decker bus (the explosion tore the top half of the bus apart, it is believed no one survived the blast).

300 minor injuries, 45 serious injuries, 33 confirmed dead on the underground and no figures have been released about the bus toll. We have just been told there are no longer people trapped on the underground.

[Jo Dawn]

Originally Posted by damnhooligan

But yeah, this is a sad day. Worse yet, I had actually planned to be in London on the 19th-21st, but I dare say that's postponed for now.

It is a sad day indeed. My thoughts go out to the injured and families of them and the dead.

And, yes, I'm supposed to be going there on the 29th- August 7 or so... Dunno about that... We'll see I suppose.

[Demented Utrom]

Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

It is a sad day indeed. My thoughts go out to the injured and families of them and the dead.

And, yes, I'm supposed to be going there on the 29th- August 7 or so... Dunno about that... We'll see I suppose.

Don't even bother, going there if there is wackos blowing stuff up.
They need armed guards, on buses now.
Might as well have bomb detectors on buses now.
These guys should, be locked up in looney bin with all the other wackos.
There is always something, with the MiddleEast causing trouble.
Why don't they mind there, own business and leave other people alone.
Riding the bus, is not safe anymore either.

[Sewer Bull]

Originally Posted by Demented Utrom

Don't even bother, going there if there is wackos blowing stuff up.

Methinks Londoners can feel much safer now, because attacks have already happpened there and won't repeat again soon. Al-Qaeda doesn't hit twice the same place in short time.
I'm afraid Warsaw is next on the list, or Sydney

[愛]

Oh man, this is a terrible day, indeed. We live in a very dangerous world...

[raphael_is_cool]

It's most likely Al-Queda considering the similarities with the Madrid bombings.

It's terrible. My sister was meant to be in London. Fortunately she wasn't there when it happened.

[Voltron]

Jesus, this is awful. I'm at a loss for words. What possesses people to do this?!

[Doppleganger]

These are dark times indeed. These are people are crazy.

[Anarky]

Originally Posted by raphael_is_cool

It's most likely Al-Queda considering the similarities with the Madrid bombings.

It's terrible. My sister was meant to be in London. Fortunately she wasn't there when it happened.

My Grandparents were at Kings Cross last week. My Grandmother is in shock now. She hasn't said much asidefrom "We're so lucky" since she got the word.

As for the Al Qaida-"evidence": Can only Michael Jackson do the Moonwalk?

[Sewer Bull]

Originally Posted by Anarky

As for the Al Qaida-"evidence": Can only Michael Jackson do the Moonwalk?

You mean - IRA?

[ThirdMarioBro]

What I'm afriad of is that Bush will use this as an excuse to keep his war going and start drafting.

AMN actually has two staffers who work and live in London and we're scared to death because one of them might actually have been on that Double Decker bus he takes to work, and we haven't heard from him since this happened. Frankly, I'm scared sh*tless right now.

[Anarky]

Originally Posted by Robweiller

You mean - IRA?

Not necessarily. I could think of at least three groups that might want to see London burning. Some of them are more some less likely.

• militant G8-opposers: Where is the police right now? Exactly, in Gleneagles. So the rest of the british island is more or less unprotected. So the british island, aside from Gleneagles is an ideal target.
• "regular" terrorists: You know, Al Qaida, Hamas, IRA... and people alike.
• Anti-olympia people: Now, I know this is very unlikely, but think about it. The day before, one learnt that the olympic games are held in London. And for olympic games, people tend to renovate and build new stuff. People who might be against that (I'm pretty sure that they are going to tear down old houses and replace them with new , expensive ones), might also want to get people away from London.

[damnhooligan]

^^^ Damn, I like the way you think, boy. e,f,b

Originally Posted by Robweiller

You mean - IRA?

That's an entirely reasonable answer, as well. They're still actively recruiting and stockpiling weapons, last I heard a couple months ago.

Its anyone's guess right now. But I think the attacks occured yesterday not because of the G8 summit, but because protecting and focusing all their resources on the summit in Scotland left London and other parts of the country with weakened security. The G8 summit merely presented itself as the perfect time to strike. Could have been IRA or another armed Irish group, could have been a Timothy McVay character, could have been eco-terrorists, etc.

[That Matt Guy]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

What I'm afriad of is that Bush will use this as an excuse to keep his war going and start drafting.

That's funny, I got the impression that Bush didn't even give a s*** about all of this.

[Anarky]

Originally Posted by Matthew138

That's funny, I got the impression that Bush didn't even give a s*** about all of this.

He probably doesn't care, but he held his "We will bring them to justice"-speech. The more you hear it, the funnier it gets.

[Mecha Cow]

What happened is really terrible, I don't know what else to say. My condoleances to everyone who was affected by this.

[Dinny]

Originally Posted by Demented Utrom

Don't even bother, going there if there is wackos blowing stuff up. They need armed guards, on buses now.

Yes, that's the answer, no one come to London, stay away. That's one of the most idiotic things I've heard. I went on buses and trains today, and I met up with friends in Hyde Park. The way I see it is that now is the safest time to go to London, the security forces are incredibly vigilant, and they were some of the greatest security forces in the world anyway. Something like this was inevitable in a city as important as London. By the way, we do have armed guards on buses, but there are 10s of thousands of buses in London, most of which are double decker. It's impossible to make them completely safe.

As for the theory that this happened because of the Olympics, that's highly unlikely. Nobody expected London to get the games, and an attack like this would have taken a long time to plan. Furthermore, those who are being moved out of their homes are being relocated to houses or flats which are far superior to their current homes. The houses ad flats which are being demolished are council estates in London's poorest area. So this attack would probably not have been carried out by anyone scared about losing their home.