[Red Moon]

I don't know if anyone has been following the news but there have been a number of Bus and Tube explosions in London the morning. There have been a number of people killed and many more injured.

Tony Blair has announced that these are Terrorist Attacks and al-Qaeda has posted a statement on the a website claiming responsibility.

I would just like to send my sympathy to the relatives of those that have died and wish those that are injured a speedy recovery.

[BigSister]

Ditto RM this is just sick and very worring

[Slartibartfast]

Hell, I haven't even heard about that yet. I've had my head down all morning in work, and just came onto the website for a quick look to see what was going on.

I'll have to see the news sites to see what's happened in London. It sounds awful.

[Tanser_Man]

Originally posted by BigSister
Ditto RM this is just sick and very worring

Sickening to know that terrorism is now at our doorsteps, where we lve.

Speechless....

[Red Moon]

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Latest Picture released by the Metropolitan Police

Please remember this is one of 1000's of Red Buses!

UPDATE: A Transport for London spokeswoman says the bus hit by the explosion was a number 30, travelling from Hackney to Marble Arch.

[hass]

it was a tour bus not a normal bus! i havent heard that it was terrorists??

[Red Moon]

I think there is a lot of confusion at the moment. An eye witness describing the bus blast said:

"It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air, I think it was the number 205"

The BBC are reporting a number of sources claiming responsibility for the bombing and Prime Minster claimed it was a Terrorist attack, but could it be anything else?

[Lance]

Well was that thing in Sapin a terrorist attack?It was something of the same scale wasn't it?

[Red Moon]

I don't think we know if it is the same scale yet..... but it starting to sound worse by the minute.

It was the same sort of attack as in spain designed to stop the city dead by attacking the transport system.

[Lance]

What a real shame.I really do hope that the people killed is kept to a minimum and their family and firends are comforted well.

UI am also sick of hearing about the effect this has on the "Ł"...for gods sake people have been killed.

[Mike]

Its worrying to know that someone who is capable of doing this will do anything.

Such a shame that more lives have to be lost.

[BusyBee]

Well I hope when they are caught, and they have to be caught, we actually deal with them in the way they deserve. Not with the usual rap over the knuckles. These people have killed and deserve to get the full weight of the law thrown at them.

We are too nice in this country and its time we hardened ourselves cos if we dont this type of thing will happen again and again.

Blowing up a bus it takes a brave man (or woman) to do that doesnt it.

The whole thing makes me so angry.

[liliacqueen]

ive been watching this on sky news all morning and it really upsets me that the terriost organisations get there kicks out of killing peole. and if what tony blair said that this bomming was to coninside with the opening of the G8 summit then tahts worse because countries are comeing together to help other countries and the terriost organisations dont seem to like it.
some of the images and accounts of people who were there are horiffic.

[Lance]

Yeah I know...I don't get what is so bloody exciting and entertaining about killing people.Who th ehell are these sick twisted people bombing and killing them?

If ever caught I think they deserve a lifetime of disgusting punishment...and nothing less.

[Red Moon]

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Two more pictures of the Number 30 Bus hit by the a bomb.

Please remember this is one of 1000's of Red Buses!

[Red Moon]

Current Casualty figures:

33 Dead (Which excludes the number of people killed on the Bus) , 45 seriously injured and 300 people with minor injuries.

16:00hrs

[Nicola]

I've been watching it all on the news all day - my heart goes out to everyone who was involved, their friends and families.

[rachb]

It's absolutely shocking.I don't think we have a punishment that is harsh enough for these people.

[steve-g]

my heart goes out to those who are fighting for their lives also to teh famlies and friends who have lost someone very close to them
i would also like to point out how proud i and many other people are of the police,paramedics,doctors and the staff at the underground tunnel for doing such a great jod and dealing with it so well
i hope we can rebuild what has been damaged,we have alot of support and our country is strong and when put together we are even stronger

[Ruth]

It is just so awful. I was listening to the news earlier with tears streaming down my face. I feel so sorry for anybody affected by this.

steve_g, I agree about the emergency services, we are very lucky to have such services. They are doing a wonderful job.

[InTheHood]

All I can say is OH MY FLIPPING GOD!

Thursday's, My Fiancee and I do not work, and I am glad! My office is 5 minutes from where one of the explosions went off!

I saw some of my colleagues and friends from neighbouring offices in the background on the news, all fine, but I have not been able to get hold of a few. I'm sure it's the usual reasons of phone off/meetings etc etc but I'm a bit worried as some of them commute!

This is unbelievable, totally cowardly and I am lost for words and full of anger!

[Ella]

Just makes my stmoach churn to think that people can actually do things liek that, and i bet they will not feel guilty, 5 bombs went off kiling 33 people and injuring many, and reparts say more may be dead makes me really upset

[Mike]

Ive had the news on all day and it makes me so angry that innocent people have been killed and injured, i agree Elz_Belz the people who did it wont feel guilty at all, just gets me so wound up.

[Red Moon]

Current Casualty figures:

37 Dead , 45 seriously injured and 700 people with minor injuries.

19:00hrs

The people that do things like this have no sense of humanity or shame.... they are the lowest of the low.

[kaphc]

The saddest thing about this is that it just seems to have been waiting to happen and that London has been "lucky" not to have had a major incident like this before. We were travelling to near Birmingham and back today to visit a relative and ended up trying to make sure family living and working in London were OK - so far, so good!

I find it amazing that there are only 2 confirmed deaths on the bus so far, looking at the way it was completely mangled up. It's all so horrible, but we need to show these crackpot fundamentalists that we don't give in to cowards and bullies!