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07/07/2005 08:26:11 AM · #76 |
Just got to work 30 minutes ago and heard about this...I immediately thought of the people on here. I'm praying......
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07/07/2005 08:26:27 AM · #77 |
Originally posted by Makka:
I'm sorry to say but if you get involved in these things it will always come back to bite you on the bum! Here in Australia it is only a matter of time before we get hit! Stay out of other countries and let them run their own lives! We all should never have gotten involved! |
I kinda agree with you on that one. Let them run (ruin) their own lives and not ours with it...
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07/07/2005 08:28:22 AM · #78 |
Guys- please keep this thread politics free. Folks are upset and worried. That's a situation ripe for angre. I do NOT want to see this thread moved to rant. If you have a political view on this issue- start a new thread in rant. Please do not take those views here.
Let's leave this one for the Brits who need a place to vent and share their grief okay?
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07/07/2005 08:32:43 AM · #79 |
| I have been following this tragedy on the Today show in the US...hope all of the members in UK are unhurt; my heart goes out to your country today. |
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07/07/2005 08:34:38 AM · #80 |
| Hope you and yours are all okay. |
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07/07/2005 08:35:09 AM · #81 |
All the Talking Heads are on the TV screen, spewing.
Time to turn them off and return to daily affairs or I'll go crazy and they will win.
Again, my heart goes out to ALL of you. Take care and hang in there.
Peace
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07/07/2005 08:36:56 AM · #82 |
| Sorry all....didn't mean to sound political at all! My way of expressing disbelief I guess. Condolences to those affected by these events! |
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07/07/2005 08:38:05 AM · #83 |
concerned for all. Hope you are all ok. stay safe.
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07/07/2005 08:38:37 AM · #84 |
I didn't mean to sound political either, just this kind of things makes me mad and sad....
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07/07/2005 08:41:46 AM · #85 |
MSN Wrote this
"LONDON - Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London subway and tore open a double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday, causing at least two deaths and dozens of injuries in what Prime Minister Tony Blair said was a "barbaric" terrorist attack timed to disrupt the Group of Eight summit.
The explosions came a day after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics and as the G-8 summit was getting under way in Scotland.
"We are concerned that this is a coordinated attack. We are aware that one of the sites does contain indications of explosives," London police chief Sir Ian Blair said on Sky News.
He said authorities had not received any warning. "We have been at a very high state of alert. Of course if there had been any kind of specific warnings we would have dealt with it," he said.
Police confirmed two deaths and said there were at least six explosions.
Prime Minister Blair said he was leaving the G-8 summit for the day to return to London, while the other leaders continued the meeting.
Buses destroyed
Police confirmed an explosion destroyed a double-decker bus at Russell Square in central London, and Dow Jones Newswires said police reported explosions on at least two other buses.
âI was on the bus,â said a dazed passenger on one of the buses that was hit. âI looked round and the seats behind me were gone.â
A witness at the Russell Square blast said the entire top deck of that bus was destroyed.
"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," Belinda Seabrook told Press Association, the British news agency.
She said the bus was packed with people. "It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air," she said.
'Walking wounded'
Police said explosions were also reported at the Aldgate subway station near the Liverpool Street railway terminal; Edgware Road and King's Cross station in north London; and Old Street station in the financial district.
Police sealed off large areas around other underground and mainline rail stations. Firemen donned chemical protection suits before rushing into stations.
A doctor at Aldgate said at least 90 people were wounded at that location alone. At least two people were confirmed killed at that station.
"There are some walking wounded at Aldgate," said a spokesman for City of London police, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We are not sure of the scale of the incident. Reports are still coming in."
Bradley Anderson, a subway passenger, told Sky News that "there was some kind of explosion" as his train reached the Edgware Road station in northeast London. "Everything went black and we collided into some kind of oncoming train," Anderson said.
Simon Corvett, who was on an eastbound train from Edgware Road station, said that "all of sudden there was this massive huge bang."
"It was absolutely deafening and all the windows shattered," he said. "There were just loads of people screaming and the carriages filled with smoke. You could see the carriage opposite was completely gutted. There were some people in real trouble."
A Web site posting said the blasts were the work of a group calling itself the "Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe."
No such group had previously been reported and the claim could not be verified. The claim did not appear on any of the Web sites normally used by al-Qaida.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
Hopefully everyone's OK
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07/07/2005 08:44:27 AM · #86 |
| I am listening to the TV news coverage to keep up with the big picture while repeatedly updating this thread to keep up with you guys. You are all constantly in my thoughts, hope everyone is ok, and I'm confident that the right side will prevail. Bravo, Londoners, for your strength of spirit and your unshakeable will, you are inspiring! |
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07/07/2005 08:47:31 AM · #87 |
My friend in London isn't answering my pages or messages! :( Hope he's just out checking on friends and family!
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07/07/2005 08:50:00 AM · #88 |
The mobile/cellphone network is still pretty swamped, messages are taking anything from 15 mins to 2 hours to get through, and calls aren't always connecting, so that's probably the reason if someone you know isn't responding.
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07/07/2005 08:50:42 AM · #89 |
Apparently the police have just shot a suicide bomber in Canary Wharf.
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07/07/2005 08:51:38 AM · #90 |
| Artan also still has not called in... any news? |
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07/07/2005 08:52:44 AM · #91 |
| My thoughts and prayers are with you today. My heart goes out to everyone and I hope your friends and family are ok. |
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07/07/2005 08:55:28 AM · #92 |
My God this is so terrible. I hope you are all ok as well as your family and friends. You are all in my thoughts and prayers!
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07/07/2005 08:59:06 AM · #93 |
Originally posted by gibun:
Artan also still has not called in... any news? |
Im fine Mate, thanks for the concern |
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07/07/2005 09:01:08 AM · #94 |
I turned on the television this morning to find out how miserably hot it might be here today, only to see the horrific images and hear the news of this tragedy. I was knocked back into my chair, filled with an overwhelming sense of sadness...and all the same kinds of feelings I had the morning of 9/11 came flooding back. I immediately thought of our London DPCers and quickly prayed for their safety.
I feel so sick to my stomach, disgusted that my kids have to grow up in a world where images like those I'm seeing on the news right now are more commonplace, practically "normal" in a twisted and bizarre way. I thank God they're still asleep. I think I'll go and hold them a little closer while they're sleeping right now and continue to pray for our London families and friends.
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07/07/2005 09:01:51 AM · #95 |
| Artan... buddy, thank God, I'm all tears! Strength to you guys! |
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07/07/2005 09:04:29 AM · #96 |
| I just heard the news when I got into work. My condolensces to those and their families in and around the effected areas. Keep your head high and stand tall. Justice will prevail. |
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07/07/2005 09:06:18 AM · #97 |
Originally posted by legalbeagle:
Apparently the police have just shot a suicide bomber in Canary Wharf. |
Sounds like a chinese whisper rumour to me, and since none of the news services are reporting it, I suspect it's nothing more than a wild rumour.
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07/07/2005 09:07:46 AM · #98 |
Originally posted by legalbeagle:
Apparently the police have just shot a suicide bomber in Canary Wharf. |
Where did you read that?
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07/07/2005 09:19:45 AM · #99 |
| Argh. My condolences to the London community. I am glad our DPC group seems to be untouched, but so sad for the London community and for that matter the world. |
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07/07/2005 09:21:32 AM · #100 |
Originally posted by alexsaberi:
Originally posted by legalbeagle:
Apparently the police have just shot a suicide bomber in Canary Wharf. |
Where did you read that? |
Grapevine - not sure how reliable. My fiancee from her office and the person I share an office with have both received the same news independently.
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