Thursday, July 21, 2005

Three London Underground Stations Evacuated

Yahoo! News - Three London Underground stations were evacuated at midday Thursday following reports of incidents, British Transport Police said. The Fire Brigade was investigating a report of smoke at one station.
Please, not again.
Update

Yes, unfortunately again:
CNN - Three small devices have exploded at three separate Underground subway stations in London, two weeks after the July 7 terror attacks, police said.
The explosions do not appear to be as bad this time, but still, it's fucked up.

Does this mean that the U.S. should bomb Mecca now?
Update 2

BBC News - The minor explosions - just two weeks after blasts killed 56 - involved detonators only, a BBC reporter said.

In addition, a blast was reported on the top deck of a Number 26 bus in Hackney Road in Bethnal Green.

There were no injuries and the bus suffered no structural damage.

Eyewitnesses heard bangs and saw abandoned rucksacks at the sites of the incidents at Warren Street, Shepherd's Bush Hammersmith and City line and Oval tube stations as well as the number 26 bus.
I am glad that it is relatively minor. I have to admit, one of my first thoughts when I heard about the explosions this morning was "copycat." Looks like I'm not alone:
Reuters - "The worst-case scenario with the non-explosions or minor explosions would be that these are devices that haven't triggered properly. Beyond that, it looks like it may be people messing around, copycat-type stuff," said analyst Shane Brighton of the Royal United Services Institute, a London think-tank.
Whether it was a failed terrorist plot or a copycat(s) it's still a tragedy, but somehow more sick IMHO that someone would want to copy the bombs from two weeks ago to get attention.

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