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London bombings - TV news coverage

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AN
Ant
Arab sources: almost certainly the work of al-Queda.
CT
ctb
ALL transport services in Central London have been suspended.

I don't know how people are going to get home.
MD
mdtauk
My mum has just come home, she's unable to go to work, if she had left half an hour earlier, she would of been either on one of those busses that exploaded, or at Kings Cross Station.

She is a little shaken...
JE
Jenny Founding member
A jaw-dropping incident on Radio 2 a few moments ago. Jeremy Vine turned up to trail his show. After a brief recap of the events of the morning, he added, with no hint of deliberate irony, "The media are being asked not to speculate on the cause of this. ( brief pause ) So, joining the dots, it looks like a terrorist attack. ( very brief pause ) But of course we're not saying that."
AN
Ant
martinDTanderson posted:
My mum has just come home, she's unable to go to work, if she had left half an hour earlier, she would of been either on one of those busses that exploaded, or at Kings Cross Station.

She is a little shaken...

Thank goodness for that. Work places even in Edinburgh are being told to stay indoors. Very major incident, nationwide.
TW
Time Warp
ctb posted:
ALL transport services in Central London have been suspended.

I don't know how people are going to get home.


They'll clear the sites and have to open as much as they can by rush hour, 5pm.
GI
gillw72
Looks like Sky are going to fire up their "get in touch" ticker!
MA
marksi
As the ENTIRE underground network and all the trains stuck within it will have to be searched for unexploded devices, I would be amazed if any of the system was operational at any point today.
TW
Time Warp
They'll have to open as much as they can, the London Underground Network is essential to millions.
CT
ctb
marksi posted:
As the ENTIRE underground network and all the trains stuck within it will have to be searched for unexploded devices, I would be amazed if any of the system was operational at any point today.


I guess buses are going to be the only option, but the roads are also heavily congested with emergency vehicles.

P.S. Prime Minister's statement in ten minutes.
AN
Ant
Haven't look at the TV for a while... has anyone seen the Skycopter in use in the past while? I know it was used earlier, but I haven't seen it since.
MD
mdtauk
With stations damaged, it will take days to clear things up, and they dont want to open any lines until they know repairs have been made.

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