Explosion on the Underground in London

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    Explosion on the Underground in London

    The whole Tube network has been shutdown, not much information apart from an explosion on the tube and injured people

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm


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    now an Explosion on a Bus in Russell Square


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    I'm close to tears.
    I wish I was back at home


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    3 bombs found on buses


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    BLASTS ON TUBES AND BUS

    An explosion has "ripped a bus apart" just minutes after a number of blasts
    on London's Underground.


    Scotland Yard has confirmed there has been an explosion on a bus in
    Tavistock Place. Union sources claim there have been reports of blasts on
    three different buses.

    Witness Belinda Seabrook said she saw an explosion rip though a bus as it
    approached Russell Square.

    "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang. I turned round and
    half the double decker bus was in the air," she said.

    Scotland Yard could not confirm reports of an explosion on a bus in Russell
    Square. A spokeswoman said police were at the scene and attempting to
    determine what had happened.

    The entire Tube network has been shut down following the blasts at Aldgate,
    Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square.

    It is understood several people have been wounded in the underground blasts,
    with one unconfirmed eyewitness telling Sky News he saw "bodies on the
    line".




    Blast happened at Aldgate



    British Transport Police confirmed there are "walking wounded" and said
    paramedics have responded to one report of a person classed as "life at
    risk".

    "It's chaos, with people trying to work out what has happened," said a
    spokesman.

    One witness said the packed underground train he was on was 200 metres from
    King's Cross when there was a huge flash.

    The train stopped and people were using umberellas to smash windows of the
    trains. Passengers were led out of the train by underground staff.

    He added people were milling around King's Cross covered in soot.

    Clare Benson, 33, a city banker from Kensington, was on a tube at Edware
    Road where the second incident took place.

    "I was in the last carriage at the back of the train nearest the tunnel when
    I heard a huge bang - you could feel it," she said.

    "The lights went off for a couple of minutes and people were scared and
    wondering what to do.

    "The drivers got out and were looking into the tunnel, then they announced
    that we should evacuate. My ears are still ringing and I was shaking."


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    SSSSSSSSSShhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttt t!!!!


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    wow... I wonder if this had anything to do with the olympics or was it just ironically timed???

    I cannot find any info on the other buses...


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    Police say a serious number of casualties ... all mobile phones in central london are down. They are treating this as a "Major Incident". TV shows some Police have put on chemical suits.


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    oh god. how many people does the average ex_Londoner know who would be on the tube at this time? just seeing all those places I know on the news with ambulances... Tavistock square is at the heart of London's uni-land. thank god it's the holidays


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