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BREAKING NEWS: "Incidents" at three London subway stations?!

Josh

Lifer
? Three small devices have exploded on London's transport system, police say

? One person injured in explosion in or around Warren Street Tube station, police say

? Bus driver in East London reports hearing bang on top of bus, windows blown out, company spokesman says

More information on the way...

-CNN

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Emergency services personnel are attending three different Tube stations in central London following reports of "incidents," police say.

Scotland Yard told CNN Thursday one incident was also reported on a bus in Hackney, in east London. No casualties have yet been reported.

Meanwhile a nail bomb exploded at London's Warren Street underground station, a source at a city transport company told Reuters news agency. One passenger on an Underground train told Sky TV a traveler's rucksack had exploded on the Tube outside the station.

The reports came two weeks to the day since bombs on three Underground trains in London and a double-decker bus killed 56 people including four bombers. A Scotland Yard spokesperson told CNN that Warren Street, Shepherds Bush and Oval stations had all been evacuated.

There are no reports of any casualties at this stage, sources told the UK Press Association. London Underground confirmed that services on three lines -- Victoria, Northern and Hammermith and City -- were suspended following the incidents, according to PA.

No further information is yet available. Passengers at Warren Street reported seeing smoke but police could not confirm this.

Ivan McCracken told Sky News: "I was in a middle carriage and the train was not far short of Warren Street station when suddenly the door between my carriage and the next one burst open and dozens of people started rushing through. Some were falling, there was mass panic.

"It was difficult to get the story from any of them what had happened but when I got to ground level there was an Italian young man comforting an Italian girl who told me he had seen what had happened.

"He said a man was carrying a rucksack and the rucksack suddenly exploded. It was a minor explosion but enough to blow open the rucksack.

"The man then made an exclamation as if something had gone wrong. At that point everyone rushed from the carriage." The reports came two weeks to the day since bombs on three Underground trains in London and a double-decker bus killed 56 people including four bombers.
 
LONDON (Reuters) - A London underground station was being evacuated on Thursday after reports that smoke was seen coming out of a train, a fire brigade spokeswoman said.
 
Originally posted by: alm4rr
LONDON (Reuters) - A London underground station was being evacuated on Thursday after reports that smoke was seen coming out of a train, a fire brigade spokeswoman said.
possible just engine trouble?

but the paranoia is surely big there right now, and understandable.

 
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Emergency services personnel are attending three different Tube stations in central London following reports of "incidents," police said on Thursday.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson told CNN that Warren Street, Shepherds Bush and Oval stations had all been evacuated.

There are no reports of any casualties at this stage, sources told the UK Press Association.

London Underground confirmed that services on three lines were suspended following a number of incidents, according to PA.

No further information was available. Passengers at Warren Street reported seeing smoke but police could not confirm this.

The reports came two weeks to the day since bombs on three Underground trains in London and a double-decker bus killed 56 people including four bombers.
 
Just saw this on Local news station, they said reports are it was a backpack that exploded. Anyone able to confirm?
 
so were there explosions or not? if its just smoke, i hope its just teenagers playing pranks. Id rather it be that than actual terrorist attacks
 
"He said a man was carrying a rucksack and the rucksack suddenly exploded. It was a minor explosion but enough to blow open the rucksack.

"The man then made an exclamation as if something had gone wrong. At that point everyone rushed from the carriage."



Someone should have beat his ass
 
Originally posted by: Aharami
so were there explosions or not? if its just smoke, i hope its just teenagers playing pranks. Id rather it be that than actual terrorist attacks

Yea, just teenagers playing pranks when security is already on high alert. Lets go to jail for years and years b/c we want to play a prank. 😛
 
Explosion reported on a bus in East London Hackney after bomb blasts at three central London underground stations.

July 21, 2005, 3:44 PM (GMT+02:00)

Explosion reported on a bus in East London Hackney after blasts at three central London underground stations.

All three Warren Street, Shepherds Bush and Oval have been evacuated. Gunshots heard on platform at Warren Street after commuter reported an exploding rucksack in the hands of a young man and smoke. People fled the carriage in panic. Device now described as a nail bomb. Streets around Warren Street cordoned off. Three main Tube lines have just been closed.

Debka
 
Originally posted by: Josh
"He said a man was carrying a rucksack and the rucksack suddenly exploded. It was a minor explosion but enough to blow open the rucksack.

"The man then made an exclamation as if something had gone wrong. At that point everyone rushed from the carriage."



Someone should have beat his ass



Just listening to that. I wish someone would have at least tripped him as he ran by. A trip at full speed like that will take you down hard, then in with mob rule to knock him out.

But thats with hindsight, which is always 20/20.

Sounds like the device went off half cocked.
 
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