[Kie99]

Bombs have gone off on the underground, and a bus has been blown up.  No news link yet, but it's on the TV and Radio.

[vyper]

What?!

[Kie99]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1189833,00.html

Link

[vyper]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703777.stm

[aldo_14]

oh ****

[karajorma]

When I first read this I was wondering what kind of strange timewarp brought this out 2 weeks after the bombings.

Looks like there are no casualties so far though.

EDIT : An eyewitness on the BBC is saying that the bomb went off and the person carrying the bomb simply ran away. Obviously doesn't sound like a major bomb in that case.

(Unless it's a biological of course but even that doesn't sound likely).

[aldo_14]

Could be a (hopefully botched) copycat job.

Sounds like it may be that the detonators went off and the bomb/s failed from what I can tell; could be that there was another cell out there connected with that off 2 weeks ago, and the police have cut off their access to the intended explosive with the previous raids.

no indications of casualties, so - fingers crossed - it doesn't seem as 'serious' in those terms as the earlier bombings.

[karajorma]

Windows blown out on the bus but no casualties there apparently.

Both London Underground and the London Ambulance Service are saying that there are no casulaties too.

[aldo_14]

Seems to be failed detonators.

[q]Dummy explosions using detonators only have sparked the evacuation of three Tube stations and the closure of three lines, a BBC correspondent has said[/q]

Just in; backpack on the back top deck seat of the bus.  Described as having a 'funny smell' and being split.

Does sound like detonators only; I can't help but wonder if someone (security services) actually deliberately duped whoever did this with dummy explosives.  Perhaps not targeting specific individuals but subverting access to real explosives by allowing access to convincing fakes.

EDIT; 1 reported injury at Warren St, no details on nature of injury.

[vyper]

Or perhaps they just screwed up and didn't build their bombs properly.

[karajorma]

Would surprise me. If they were caught after attempting the bombing they'd certainly face stiffer sentances.

Police are now saying one person was injured but they don't say how badly.

[vyper]

ITV news reported shooting at one station. The same station one person was injured at. Interesting.

It looks like this was, essentially, nothing. One station is already back in operation according to ITV.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper
Or perhaps they just screwed up and didn't build their bombs properly.

Indeed. You'd think they'd be able to build at least one, though... it's a very strange scenario (a good one, if no-one is killed or seriously hurt by it).  Co-ordinated within something like less than an hour, which implies some degree of organisation.

So far seems to be a 'dodged the bullet' scenario, anyways.  Hopefully it'll stay that way.

EDIT; re shooting - IMO it would seem more likely that was the sound of detonators going off.  Didn't ITV also report a bomber being shot by police marksman at Canary Wharf during the previous attack as well?

[vyper]

Well in fairness it's thought the nail bomb (if it was one) detonated successfully. So they might have made one real bomb.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper
Well in fairness it's thought the nail bomb (if it was one) detonated successfully. So they might have made one real bomb.

I read that the nail bomb was more likely to have been the noise of the detonators.  Think it's in the sky news link up at the top.

EDIT; bit unclear as to whether it means the shots, nail bomb or both by that.

[vyper]

Originally posted by aldo_14




EDIT; re shooting - IMO it would seem more likely that was the sound of detonators going off.  Didn't ITV also report a bomber being shot by police marksman at Canary Wharf during the previous attack as well?

Probably but armed police just entered college hospital.

[aldo_14]

Reports on the beeb that the tube stations had 3 dummy nailbombs (lookalikes with no explosives); this is from the pager messages of tube staff.

[Mefustae]

Bloody hell, this is awful! Why has London been repeatedly attacked!? These Terrorist bastards must be eliminated! They must be eliminated in revenge for these attacks...for the previous attacks...and for knocking SG:A of the Air down here!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by vyper


Probably but armed police just entered college hospital.

Threat or suspect, though?

Latter would seem more likely if they're covering the area; seems to be a 'security alert', possibly think a suicide(?) bomber is there (injured by minor detonation, possibly carrying a secondary bomb)

[Turnsky]

*sigh* here we go again..