« I Want My "Club Gitmo" T-Shirt | Main | Fun Weekend Recap »
July 7, 2005
Coordinated Explosions Rock Mass Transit in London
[UPDATED]I'm sure a lot of people will try to blame George Bush for this, but you can't expect better from them. Six explosions, coordinated to go at approximately the same time, have occurred in London. Targets included the subway system and the bus system. Early reports are at least 2 dead and 9 seriously injured. I would expect that these numbers will increase greatly. Casualty numbers are estimated to be at least 200, with news still coming in.
I'm looking at the possibilities for who could have done such an evil thing. I'm down to three big probabilities.
- Buddhists for a Better Tomorrow
- Christian Women's Knitting Group
- Organized Islamic Terrorists
Any guesses?
CNN, Fox News, Associated Press, UPI
The Washington Post is reporting that the Washington DC Metro system is seeing stepped up security, including searches for unescorted baggage.
BBC Radio is reporting that Al Qaeda has taken credit. I guess the Buddhists are off the hook, but I still worry about the knitting group.
This AP Article says, "A group calling itself 'The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe' posted a claim of responsibility for the blasts, saying they were in retaliation for Britain's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Web statement, republished on the site of the German magazine Der Spiegel, could not be immediately confirmed."
The Australian has this quote, "We are aware that one of the sites does containly[sp] does contain indications of explosives."
Posted by Lockjaw at July 7, 2005 6:55 AM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.lockjawslair.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/203
Comments
I'd like to welcome a few folks to the blog. Apparently, a former friend of mine occasionally decides to insult me on his blog, links to me, and sends me a tiny amount of traffic. If you're following a link from his insult, I'd just like to say Hello.
The insults are nothing new. They're one of the many reasons I severed ties with this person in the first place. I will not, however, go into a tit-for-tat over this. I never have, and never will. I welcome new readers to my blog. Stay if you like. Comment if you have something to contribute.
I don't expect this comment to reach many people from this other person's blog. Previous links from him have generally resulted in fewer than half a dozen visits. This traffic is by far the minority of my readers, but is still welcome.
Have fun.
Posted by: lockjaw ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.lockjawslair.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at July 8, 2005 10:56 AM
Post a comment
Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)