Terror Bombings Shut Down London Underground

Terror Bombings Shut Down London Transport Rail and Bus

Early morning coordinated attacks on London's Underground and Transport bus lines have brought the city to a halt. Not only has London's transit system been shut down due to the emergency, but also outlying commuter rail and long-distance rail has been effected. Numerous have been counted dead, hundreds wounded. Full details and transit updates are available on the London Transport website:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/travelinfo/realtime/

Read more about the story from the London Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/d ... ge_id=1766

UK police: Latest bombers failed
Thursday, July 21, 2005; Posted: 5:01 p.m. EDT (21:01 GMT)
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two weeks to the day after the July 7 London bombings, attackers tried -- and failed -- to set off explosive devices at three Tube stations and on a double-decker bus. Police said evidence left behind in Thursday's attempted bombings has given them what may be a "significant breakthrough" in their investigation. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair told reporters the intention of the terrorists "must have been to kill" and that some of the devices failed to explode. There are reports of one person wounded, although ambulance services said they did not transport anyone from the scenes. The police chief confirmed there were four scenes -- at Oval, Warren Street and Shepherd's Bush Underground stations and on a bus in east London -- where "attempts have been made to set off explosive devices." All three Tube stations were evacuated and the three affected lines -- Hammersmith & City, Victoria, and Northern -- were closed along with the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines. Police also said they deployed armed officers to investigate an "incident" at University College Hospital, near Warren Street, where an explosive device went off aboard a train. The central London hospital confirmed the situation there was over, although it is not clear what prompted the alert.

The rest of the story is available at:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07 ... index.html

Transport For London official web site:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/