NEWS: London On High Alert After New Explosions..

Sky News report

"The man who was holding the rucksack looked extremely dismayed."

Another one of those mornings- I'm glad no one appears to be hurt. Tony Blair to speak right about now.

Originally posted by gekko

Originally posted by subz
Number 26 bus is said to be in Bethnal Green (George Galloways constituency) according to Sir Ian Blar on BBC just now

No, it's in Hackney (West end of Hackney rd.), it's still a labour seat. Close though.

Its in the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.

Joint statement from Downing Street from Tony Blair and Australian PM John Howard in the next few minutes.

Summary of incoming reports:



>> Number 26 bus in Hackney Road in Bethnal Green had its windows blown out by a blast. There were no injuries.

>> Warren Street Tube:
- 1 person reported injured
- Witness said there was a sound of a "fire-cracker" and a "smell of burning rubber"
- No witnesses reported any damage to the train or any injuries, other than people clambering over each other to get out of the station once the train stopped.
- Reports of someone running away

>> Oval Tube
- Witness says: "sounded like a balloon had popped, but louder"
- A man ran when the tube opened, people chasing him

>> Shepherd's Bush
- "police told reporters that a man had threatened to blow himself up and then ran off" (news.bbc.co.uk...)
- No explosion, "things under control"

>> University College Hospital (Close to Warren St.)
- Cordoned off
- Witness reports of someone running into the Hospital
- 3 armed officers seen going in, haven't come out yet, but no-one is allowed in
- No casualities being dropped off
- An internal memo in UCH saying to look out for a tall man 6'2" with wires coming out from his top (shirt)

Whitehall
- 2 armed police officers escorting a hand-cuffed man to a police vehicle

[edit on 21-7-2005 by VelvetSplash]

[edit on 21-7-2005 by VelvetSplash]

Originally posted by subz
Joint statement from Downing Street from Tony Blair and Australian PM John Howard in the next few minutes.

Similar to two weeks ago.

The only worry now seems to be the guy on the loose, said to be a suicide bomber with wires on his back.

Unconfirmed report of a memo circulating in University College Hospital asking staff to be on the look out for a tall man - approx 6' - with wires protruding from his top.

Nailbombs?

Very old School I.R.A. :|

Hope nobody dies in this one.

Whitehall - Armed police surrounded a man outside the Ministry of Defence (opposite Downing St).

2 armed police officers escorting a hand-cuffed man to a police vehicle

[edit on 21-7-2005 by VelvetSplash]

Man handcuffed by armed police outside Downing Street

This is looking more and more like it's a botched real terrorist attempt or one that was meant more just for effect and causing chaos rather than killing.

It could be some Islamic group that tried a copycat attack but didn't have the al Qaeda ties to get expertise or it could be something completely unrelated.

They've just arrested some one near whitehall

A man has just been arrested at Whitehall.

Armed police forced the man to the ground and hand cuffed him.

does anyone know if it is Nail bombs or not?

After what happened in Ireland last week, I'd not put it passed the I.R.A. to make another attack.

Originally posted by Odium
Nailbombs?

Very old School I.R.A. :|

Hope nobody dies in this one.

The weapon might be I.R.A but the MO is very different, no coded warnings and what looks like very poor execution of the whole endevour.

arrest made outside of `whitehall`

Originally posted by Expositor

Originally posted by Odium
Nailbombs?

Very old School I.R.A. :|

Hope nobody dies in this one.

The weapon might be I.R.A but the MO is very different, no coded warnings and what looks like very poor execution of the whole endevour.

Yeah, but last week it kicked off rather badly with the Orange Order March.

Originally posted by Odium
does anyone know if it is Nail bombs or not?

According to ITN only detonators exploded, with no serious injuries reported

Oh and a smoke bomb (no dangerous chemicals)

[edit on 21-7-2005 by dh]

Police just ordered BBC to turn off cameras outside Downing St (it was a live broadcast)

Not likely to be the IRA.. the offical IRA are still on ceasefire, the RealIRA are more or less decimated by arrests/IRA assasination and if this was the ContinutityIRA, it would have been far more professional than this... I still think those who suggested a rightist extremists group are more on the ticket...