(21st July) Explosions on London Underground - NEWS ONLY NO DISCUSSION

[laptop]

eye witness said he saw a bag explode in a carriage. Person holding the bag made an excuse .....

"I thought it was drugs" New thread.

 

[rennie]

CNN saying oval, warren st n sheperd's bush evacuated following "incidents".

 

[Random One]

Nothing so far on BBC1's regular lunchtime news.

there was. thats where i heard about it..but they are carrying on with normal news while the get more info

 

[editor]

All the news sites seem to be going down again...

 

[King Biscuit Time]

They just mentioned it on lunchtime news and talked to a dark haired bloke about it!

No-one really seems to know anything on News24

 

[J77]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703777.stm

'Incidents' spark Tube evacuation
Emergency services have been called to three Tube stations after "incidents", Scotland Yard said.

Police confirmed they had been called to Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd's Bush stations.

They have been reports of smoke coming from the stations and all three have been evacuated.

The whole of the Northern Line has been suspended, along with the Victoria Line and the Hammersmith and City. One hospital has begun its emergency plan.

 

[Louloubelle]

Nothing so far on BBC1's regular lunchtime news.

there is
I'm watching it
they're running the news as usual with other stories, with intermitent news flashes, keep watching and you'll see

 

[nino_savatte]

No info on the tfl site.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

3 lines on the underground are down (BBC 24 from tfl)

 

[Sunspots]

there was. thats where i heard about it..but they are carrying on with normal news while the get more info

Ah, okay. Sorry.

 

[marty21]

i cut and pasted the link

 

[flimsier]

Ed, please change the title as you see fit. They just said 'a number of incidents' and three lines are totally shut.

Please don't be serious.

 

[Sunspots]

there is
I'm watching it
they're running the news as usual with other stories, with intermitent news flashes, keep watching and you'll see

I'm watching it too (BBC1, Anna Ford presenting), but haven't seen anything.

Edit: Ah, okay, she's mentioned it now. Sorry again.

It's gone straight over to BBC News24 now...

 

[flimsier]

i cut and pasted the link

I know. I just didn't understand how a rucksack would explode - but not seriously.

 

[friedaweed]

Scotland yard "Responding to 3 incidents" stations mentioned previous.

People running from train in Warren Street after a persons bag exploded in his lap, seemed like everyone just upped and left the train which was full of smoke but not enough to prevent people from leaving the train.
No casualties reported.

 

[J77]

Radio 6 news: police: unspecified incidents - london underground: number of incidents

 

[XerxesVargas]

eye witness said he saw a bag explode in a carriage. Person holding the bag made an excuse .....
On the Victoria line.
sky one reporting now

Could you expand on this a little - "made an excuse".... What kind of excuse?

If you can of course.

 

[agricola]

Clapham Road is shut off to traffic from Caldwell Street down to the Oval, and probably a lot further...

 

[MysteryGuest]

I know. I just didn't understand how a rucksack would explode - but not seriously.

There was an incident on the Parisian metro an few years ago when somebody's bag emitted a muffled bang and smoke came out of it. It was a bomb that failed to go off properly.

 

[longdog]

Something on BBC news website but not much

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703777.stm

 

[jugularvein]

sky news:

transport police being mobilised by scotland yard

hospital's preparing

panic stricken passenegers made way down carriage...bag exploded and smoke.... eye witness account

warren street / sheperd's bush / oval

incidents in each station

no reports on casualties

not much news in general

 

[wiskey]

work hasnt rung yet

and derv and jtg have just left brixton for paddington

bollox

 

[Louloubelle]

Sky news:
no reports of any casualties at this stage
sky are running it as their main story with eyewitness accounts, so far people describing leaving smoky trains

buildings evacuated near Oval

 

[ddraig]

no casualties so far

 

[Kid_Eternity]

The whole of the Northern Line has been suspended, along with the Victoria Line and the Hammersmith and City. One hospital has begun its emergency plan.

Walking home tonight it seems...

 

[J77]

'Incidents' spark Tube evacuation
Emergency services have been called to three Tube stations after "incidents", Scotland Yard said.

Police confirmed they had been called to Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd's Bush stations.

There have been reports of smoke coming from the stations and all three have been evacuated.

The whole of the Northern Line has been suspended, along with the Victoria Line and the Hammersmith and City. One hospital has begun its emergency plan.

A spokesman for London Underground said the nature of the incidents was unknown.

There are no reports of any casualties.

One hospital, near Warren St station, has started its emergency procedure.

.

 

[passenger]

London Underground suspended

 

[friedaweed]

Could you expand on this a little - "made an excuse".... What kind of excuse?

If you can of course.

that's as it was reported, no further comments on what he said. Sorry.

Now reporting that gun-shots may have been heared on the platform. Only passing on whats been said on sky folks.

A nail bomb was exploded in Warren Street

 

[Random One]

Walking home tonight it seems...

the buses havent been suspended, have they?

 

[Loki]

BBC1 is covering it...