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DeltAlum 06-29-2007 10:48 PM

London Police Defuse Car Bombs
 
London Police very likely saved a lot of lives today...

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...ub=CTVNewsAt11

Despite outstanding efforts by bomb squads, there was a lot of luck in discovering the bombs.

For those who haven't been there, these are two very popular, and busy, areas of London.

kathykd2005 06-29-2007 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltAlum (Post 1477224)
London Police very likely saved a lot of lives today...

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...ub=CTVNewsAt11

Despite outstanding efforts by bomb squads, there was a lot of luck in discovering the bombs.

For those who haven't been there, these are two very popular, and busy, areas of London.

I've been to these places. Absolutely horrifying. What is WRONG with people these days?

Rudey 06-29-2007 11:02 PM

This was done by fundamentalist Christians I bet.

-Rudey
--Sarcasm is great.

DeltAlum 06-29-2007 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathykd2005 (Post 1477229)
I've been to these places. Absolutely horrifying.

I've been there, too.

I e-mailed a pal who is Senior Director at NBC News last week and he wrote back that he was in London on an assignment.

When the London Subway attacks happened, I was working at UN Headquarters.

This kind of stuff really gets your attention.

(Thanks, Rudey. I'll make careful not of that!)

alum 06-29-2007 11:20 PM

I was wondering when this would get posted.

I assume Rudey's sarcasm is in full-force. AlQuaeda operatives are the main suspects.

RACooper 06-30-2007 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudey (Post 1477233)
This was done by fundamentalist Christians I bet.

-Rudey
--Sarcasm is great.

You never know though... the bombs would have been on the Pride Parade route...

DeltAlum 06-30-2007 02:39 PM

A "burning" SUV crashed through a set of doors at Glasgow Airport, the biggest in Scotland. Police say the incident was deliberate.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...5BCC89ABDC6%7D

Police don't know if there is any link to the attempted bombings in London.

Nobody was injured.

ETA, here's another article with some more details and a lot more speculation...

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/cri...cle2723750.ece

Engelwood 06-30-2007 03:25 PM

I wonder if ABC was on the money when they reported this on the 18th of June?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/...ive_suici.html

The UK just raised their threat level to critical, which means they belive that another attack is imminent.

There are unconfirmed reports they also evacuated the hospital where they took one of the bombers because he was wearing some sort of explosive vest.

Thoughts and prayers for the UK.

Tom Earp 06-30-2007 03:33 PM

This is so sad to even think about as have been to the Circus also! Lots of people always there!

These people are dangerous and insane in their beleifs.

Now, I wonder with July 4 th coming up what could happen here in America?:eek:

Knock on wood!

DeltAlum 06-30-2007 03:53 PM

Another report on London...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/wo...nd-london.html

DekeGuy, are you in London? If so, what can you add in terms of personal thoughts?

ETA: NBC reports that UK Police now are saying there are links between the London and Glasgow incidents.

PeppyGPhiB 07-01-2007 12:08 AM

When I was in London at age 12, an IRA car bomb blew up outside of Harrod's, just blocks away from where we were at the time. I think the adults were more scared than I was, though.

DeltAlum 07-01-2007 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB (Post 1477632)
When I was in London at age 12, an IRA car bomb blew up outside of Harrod's, just blocks away from where we were at the time. I think the adults were more scared than I was, though.

A few days after I visited the BBC Television Centre on business several years ago, a bomb went off outside.

As a quick update, there have been five arrests reported, including the two at the Glasgow Airport, in the three incidents.

Also, no injuries were originally reported in the airport attack, but now they are reporting five minor injuries as well as one of the attackers who was badly burned and is in critical condition.

PiKA2001 07-01-2007 12:11 PM

The Brits need to stand up and publicly hang these five, send a message to the rest of the world that such attacks will not be tolerated, but the people of Londonistan have a soft spot for getting bombed and are too busy apologizing to the mullahs preaching jihad on the street corners.

RACooper 07-01-2007 02:26 PM

Let me guess. You believe that the Brits are soft on terror and don't know how to deal with it right?

It's morons like you that give conservatives the rep for being anti-intellectual or just plain stupid.

Drolefille 07-01-2007 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RACooper (Post 1477743)
Let me guess. You believe that the Brits are soft on terror and don't know how to deal with it right?

It's morons like you that give conservatives the rep for being anti-intellectual or just plain stupid.

What he said.

The British are some of the more resilient people in the Western world. It hasn't been that long since WWII and the London Blitz for them. It's only just about a year since the last bombing there. Just becaues they don't use the death penalty and will try these people appropriately doesn't make them soft on terror. (Nor does a diverse population for that matter)


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