Multiple explosions in London

Draken · 07-07-2005, 09:39 AM

Three tube trains and a bus hit. What really brings it home to me personally is that most of the explosions were in places I know well and on routes I've often used - and did use only yesterday.

Two confirmed deaths at the moment but I fear this number will increase.

Falagar · 07-07-2005, 09:58 AM

Weren't there seven bombs? Six placed in the subway and one on a bus (or was it three buses)? A very tragic event.

Draken · 07-07-2005, 10:02 AM

Because the tube train bombs went off between stations they were initially reported by each station, the latest from the BBC is that they now think it was three bombs on the tube and not six.

Draken · 07-07-2005, 10:30 AM

33 deaths now confirmed on the tube alone, no figures from the bus.

Falagar · 07-07-2005, 10:33 AM

Seems like there will be a lot more confirmed deaths. A Norwegian net-paper estimated at least 40 dead and over 1000 wounded (though they also said there were 7 bombs).

Twista · 07-07-2005, 11:03 AM

Really?

When I last checked the news there were only 4 bombs and 3 deaths.

Has there been more since noon-ish?

Draken · 07-07-2005, 11:05 AM

No more bombs, just more clarity ememrging about the casualties caused.

Twista · 07-07-2005, 11:05 AM

According to the BBC "only" 33 deaths - and 4 explosions.

Map of Blasts

Spock · 07-07-2005, 11:12 AM

It's a #$!#$ shame. Time to send out "the flying squad" and do some damage. :-(

***Jonathan*** · 07-07-2005, 11:25 AM

You gotta love the Brits and their calm attitude to the bombings. Hardly no panic, the Londoneers rather seem annoyed that they can't meet their friends for a cup of tea.
You Brits rule!

Lotesse · 07-07-2005, 12:02 PM

Is everyone O.K. over there, mooters & their families? How f-ed up, so very sad and infuriating. I've got my heart in England (was born in Hastings, have many relatives in Kent) and have been wanting to get my English passport and leave L.A. and go to London for a while, after I sell a script here (!) and this horrific, chickens-t bombing makes me want to go to London even more, solidarity and all. Mooters of England, my heart goes out to you all during this awful tragedy.

***Tessar*** · 07-07-2005, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spock

It's a #$!#$ shame. Time to send out "the flying squad" and do some damage. :-(

To who? And how is that exactly going to help anyone?

I'm very upset about it as well, but this isn't a time to be saying things like that.

Twista · 07-07-2005, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotesse

Is everyone O.K. over there, mooters & their families?

I dont think there are many (if any) regualr mooters that live or would be in the center of London. I think we are all safe

.

Nerdanel · 07-07-2005, 12:37 PM

I guess it somehow was expected to happen someday.. But it's such a shock when it really does.

I'm glad you're safe, Mark.

Insidious Rex · 07-07-2005, 01:30 PM

New York, Washington, Madrid, now this. And the day after London got the games no less. Lets all hope the casualties will be minimized. And that the Dutch and the Italians dont cave into the bombers demands if those were the actual bombers. At least you guys over there had some experience with the IRA and all. Nevermind the Luftwaffe. Stiff upper lip lads! Americas got your back for what ever thats worth...

EarthBound · 07-07-2005, 02:44 PM

I was up a little after 4am this morning in New York when I first heard of the explosions on cable news....reminded me of waking up to 9/11 .

...it's always a shocker that someone could kill innocent people they don't know or have experience with because of their need to kill for a political statement.....pathetic!

***Tessar*** · 07-07-2005, 02:46 PM

What was the point of the bomings anyways? I've been looking all over but I can't find anything on it.

***Khamûl*** · 07-08-2005, 01:33 AM

It's been a little over a year since I was in London myself. Since this happened in a place I've actually been, I feel affected by it. I can't say that the thought of something like this happening while I was there didn't cross my mind, but I put it out. You can't live in constant fear. I hope you all goes well in the recovery from this and the search for those responsible.

trolls' bane · 07-08-2005, 01:58 AM

I feel affected by it because I know so many people who live in London (all of whom are coincidentally from the moot). I only found out about it today. and what did they mean when they said "At least one bus was bombed." ?

Spock · 07-08-2005, 02:12 AM

We walked past and took the tube through Kings Cross Station on our trip and I can identify with the carnage these horrific acts infliced as the crowds we encountered were very large and it wasn't even rush hour.
This must be, once again, Britians Finest Hour.

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07-07-2005, 09:39 AM	#1
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	Multiple explosions in London Three tube trains and a bus hit. What really brings it home to me personally is that most of the explosions were in places I know well and on routes I've often used - and did use only yesterday. Two confirmed deaths at the moment but I fear this number will increase. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

07-07-2005, 09:58 AM	#2
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Weren't there seven bombs? Six placed in the subway and one on a bus (or was it three buses)? A very tragic event. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 07-07-2005 at 09:59 AM.

07-07-2005, 10:02 AM	#3
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	Because the tube train bombs went off between stations they were initially reported by each station, the latest from the BBC is that they now think it was three bombs on the tube and not six. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

07-07-2005, 10:30 AM	#4
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	33 deaths now confirmed on the tube alone, no figures from the bus. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

07-07-2005, 10:33 AM	#5
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Seems like there will be a lot more confirmed deaths. A Norwegian net-paper estimated at least 40 dead and over 1000 wounded (though they also said there were 7 bombs). __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 07-07-2005 at 10:34 AM.

07-07-2005, 11:03 AM	#6
Twista Orodruin's Flame Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kananaskis, AB Posts: 1,194	Really? When I last checked the news there were only 4 bombs and 3 deaths. Has there been more since noon-ish? __________________ Council of Entmoot - Foreign Affairs Minister - 2004-05 Visit the Ye Olde Avatar Shop and The New One Dont tell me what I cannot do Two men are on a Island, they both see a "monster", one sees a bright light, and the other sees a dark cloud My name bares no reference to the music artist.

07-07-2005, 11:05 AM	#7
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	No more bombs, just more clarity ememrging about the casualties caused. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

07-07-2005, 11:12 AM	#9
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	It's a #$!#$ shame. Time to send out "the flying squad" and do some damage. :-( __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

07-07-2005, 11:25 AM	#10
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	You gotta love the Brits and their calm attitude to the bombings. Hardly no panic, the Londoneers rather seem annoyed that they can't meet their friends for a cup of tea. You Brits rule! __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

07-07-2005, 12:02 PM	#11
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Is everyone O.K. over there, mooters & their families? How f-ed up, so very sad and infuriating. I've got my heart in England (was born in Hastings, have many relatives in Kent) and have been wanting to get my English passport and leave L.A. and go to London for a while, after I sell a script here (!) and this horrific, chickens-t bombing makes me want to go to London even more, solidarity and all. Mooters of England, my heart goes out to you all during this awful tragedy. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

07-07-2005, 12:37 PM	#14
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	I guess it somehow was expected to happen someday.. But it's such a shock when it really does. I'm glad you're safe, Mark. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

07-07-2005, 01:30 PM	#15
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	New York, Washington, Madrid, now this. And the day after London got the games no less. Lets all hope the casualties will be minimized. And that the Dutch and the Italians dont cave into the bombers demands if those were the actual bombers. At least you guys over there had some experience with the IRA and all. Nevermind the Luftwaffe. Stiff upper lip lads! Americas got your back for what ever thats worth... __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

07-07-2005, 02:44 PM	#16
EarthBound Lady Tipple & Queen of Blessed Thistle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: I've been told it's all in my head Posts: 916	I was up a little after 4am this morning in New York when I first heard of the explosions on cable news....reminded me of waking up to 9/11 . ...it's always a shocker that someone could kill innocent people they don't know or have experience with because of their need to kill for a political statement.....pathetic! __________________ Beer + Pizza = N'uff said Happy to be here The HACBR has been alerted to my postings…..Hobbits Against Constant Beer References Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. --Ben Franklin I want my Mooter T-Shirt!

07-07-2005, 02:46 PM	#17
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	What was the point of the bomings anyways? I've been looking all over but I can't find anything on it.

07-08-2005, 01:33 AM	#18
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	It's been a little over a year since I was in London myself. Since this happened in a place I've actually been, I feel affected by it. I can't say that the thought of something like this happening while I was there didn't cross my mind, but I put it out. You can't live in constant fear. I hope you all goes well in the recovery from this and the search for those responsible. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

07-08-2005, 01:58 AM	#19
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	I feel affected by it because I know so many people who live in London (all of whom are coincidentally from the moot). I only found out about it today. and what did they mean when they said "At least one bus was bombed." ? __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

07-08-2005, 02:12 AM	#20
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	We walked past and took the tube through Kings Cross Station on our trip and I can identify with the carnage these horrific acts infliced as the crowds we encountered were very large and it wasn't even rush hour. This must be, once again, Britians Finest Hour. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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