Anonymous
07-07-2005, 07:59 PM
What is happening to this world :( this is so upsetting for me i swear, what's next? We are going to have a WAR one day *:cry: *MAY GOD BE WITH US ALL *:cry: *:cry: *This is so upsetting for me, everytime i hear or read i get so scared, why does everyone have to bomb & kill each other, why cant we just all get along and be happy with our lifes, i mean where's it going to take us if everyone is killing each other *:disgusted: *im so sick of this. Why even live & enjoy life if we are going to DIE soon, life sucks *:cry:
GOD BLESS
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LONDON - Four blasts rocked the London subway and tore open a packed double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday, killing dozens in well-coordinated attacks that experts and British officials said bore the signature of al-Qaida.
Thirty-seven people were confirmed killed, and more than 700 were wounded in the attacks.
The timing, targeting of civilians and use of mass transit system prompted officials and terror experts to focus on the militant Islamist terror group led by Osama bin Laden, splinter groups or copycats.
A shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair called the attacks “barbaric” and promised "the most intense police and security action to make sure that we can bring those responsible to justice." British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the blasts had the "hallmarks of an al-Qaida-related attack."
Witnesses described horrific scenes. “It was chaos,” said Gary Lewis, who was evacuated from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black and pouring with blood.”
Trapped passengers in the subway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas to try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot. On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and medics used a hotel as a hospital.
"I didn't hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train," said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
The blasts coincided with the Group of Eight summit in Scotland and came a day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
Lawrence Freedman, professor of war studies at King’s College in London, was among the terror experts who said the attacks were in the style of al-Qaida: "It was well-coordinated, it was timed for a political event and it was a multiple attack on a transportation system at rush hour.
And, like the Madrid attack March 11, 2004, the London assault targeted the capital of a country that is a member of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, Freedman noted.
There was no credible claim of responsibility, and police were investigating whether suicide bombers were involved. Al-Qaida did not issue claims of responsibility after the Sept. 11 attacks on Washington and New York.
'Remain vigilant'
Police said there had been no warning. The blasts at the three subway stations went off within 27 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district.
Authorities initially blamed a power surge but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m. — less than an hour after the first explosion.
Authorities immediately shut down the subway and bus lines, which together log 8.4 million passenger trips every weekday.
The bus explosion seemed to go off at the back of the vehicle, said bystander Raj Mattoo. “The roof flew off and went up about 10 meters (30 feet). It then floated back down,” he said. “There were obviously people badly injured. A parking attendant said he thought a piece of human flesh had landed on his arm.”
As the city’s transportation system ground to a near-halt, buses were used as ambulances and an emergency medical station was set up at a hotel. Rescue workers, police and ordinary citizens streamed into the streets to help.
Doctors from the nearby British Medical Association rushed into the street to treat the wounded from the bus. “The front of BMA house was completely splattered with blood and not much of the bus was left,” said Dr. Laurence Buckman.
Some central London streets emptied of traffic. Groups of commuters who had been on their way to work gathered around corner shops with televisions, watching in silence. The mood was somber and subdued.
"The public need to remain vigilant," Andy Trotter of the Transport Police said. "This is an incredibly challenging time for London. We don't know if this is over yet."
At the request of Queen Elizabeth II, the Union Jack flag flying over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half staff.
GOD BLESS
check out the site for more INFO.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258/
LONDON - Four blasts rocked the London subway and tore open a packed double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday, killing dozens in well-coordinated attacks that experts and British officials said bore the signature of al-Qaida.
Thirty-seven people were confirmed killed, and more than 700 were wounded in the attacks.
The timing, targeting of civilians and use of mass transit system prompted officials and terror experts to focus on the militant Islamist terror group led by Osama bin Laden, splinter groups or copycats.
A shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair called the attacks “barbaric” and promised "the most intense police and security action to make sure that we can bring those responsible to justice." British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the blasts had the "hallmarks of an al-Qaida-related attack."
Witnesses described horrific scenes. “It was chaos,” said Gary Lewis, who was evacuated from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black and pouring with blood.”
Trapped passengers in the subway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas to try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot. On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and medics used a hotel as a hospital.
"I didn't hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train," said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
The blasts coincided with the Group of Eight summit in Scotland and came a day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
Lawrence Freedman, professor of war studies at King’s College in London, was among the terror experts who said the attacks were in the style of al-Qaida: "It was well-coordinated, it was timed for a political event and it was a multiple attack on a transportation system at rush hour.
And, like the Madrid attack March 11, 2004, the London assault targeted the capital of a country that is a member of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, Freedman noted.
There was no credible claim of responsibility, and police were investigating whether suicide bombers were involved. Al-Qaida did not issue claims of responsibility after the Sept. 11 attacks on Washington and New York.
'Remain vigilant'
Police said there had been no warning. The blasts at the three subway stations went off within 27 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district.
Authorities initially blamed a power surge but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m. — less than an hour after the first explosion.
Authorities immediately shut down the subway and bus lines, which together log 8.4 million passenger trips every weekday.
The bus explosion seemed to go off at the back of the vehicle, said bystander Raj Mattoo. “The roof flew off and went up about 10 meters (30 feet). It then floated back down,” he said. “There were obviously people badly injured. A parking attendant said he thought a piece of human flesh had landed on his arm.”
As the city’s transportation system ground to a near-halt, buses were used as ambulances and an emergency medical station was set up at a hotel. Rescue workers, police and ordinary citizens streamed into the streets to help.
Doctors from the nearby British Medical Association rushed into the street to treat the wounded from the bus. “The front of BMA house was completely splattered with blood and not much of the bus was left,” said Dr. Laurence Buckman.
Some central London streets emptied of traffic. Groups of commuters who had been on their way to work gathered around corner shops with televisions, watching in silence. The mood was somber and subdued.
"The public need to remain vigilant," Andy Trotter of the Transport Police said. "This is an incredibly challenging time for London. We don't know if this is over yet."
At the request of Queen Elizabeth II, the Union Jack flag flying over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half staff.