I turned my television at 5:30a this morning and was saddened to learn that London had been rocked by a series of explosions. Such frightening news. As I listened it just got worse. A friend of mine had already sent some info concerning this terrible affair. The item below is from the London Times July 7, 2005,
London hit by multiple terror blasts at rush hour. By Philippe Naughton, Times Online
An injured tube passenger is escorted away from Edgware Road Tube Station in London following an explosion (AP Photo/ Jane Mingay)
Tony Blair confirmed today that London had come under a concerted terrorist attack after an al-Qaeda-style series of bomb blasts targeting rush-hour commuters in Tube trains and a double-decker bus. A senior police commander said that at least 150 people were seriously injured and there were credible reports of at least four deaths from the blasts, which brutally shook the city out of its euphoria at winning the right to host the 2012 Olympics yesterday. An unknown al-Qaeda cell in Europe claimed responsibility for the attack in an internet claim that could not be verified, saying: "Britain is now burning with fear."
Speaking from the G8 summit at Gleneagles, which began this morning, the Prime Minister said: "It's reasonably clear that there has been a series of terrorist attacks in London. There are obviously casualties both people who have died, people seriously injured, and our thoughts and prayers of course are with the victims and their families." Mr Blair left Gleneagles this afternoon for face-to-face briefings from police and ministers in London, but he said that the summit itself would continue in his absence. He added: "It is important that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world."
See the full article here. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1684290,00.html
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