Another London Alert

AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
edited July 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">...what now?</div> Anybody been watching the news? 3 stations evacuated, areas closed off, a bus stopped and cornered off...smoke at at least one station...

...here we go again?

If anything it seems like the police have got in before anythings happened, but can't really tell yet.

edit
Apparently sky news mentioned an explosion and a nail bomb.
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    seems like london have quite some security...
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  • RobertoRoberto Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14591Members, Constellation
    some random idiot taking advantage of the country.

    See the anthrax scare after 9/11
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    terrorists also proclaimed their going to strike on Denmark
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  • SpetsnazSpetsnaz Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24761Members, Constellation
    One hospital closed off, armed police stormed the building, i think a suspect must be inside.

    Other reports of eyewitness accounts of a younge man (17 - 20 age group), Aisan, running from the tube station constantly looking over his shoulder with some public in pursuit. I dont know the out come.

    Also getting reports of "dummy" nail bombs being found.


    What has the world come to..
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  • Steel_TrollSteel_Troll Join Date: 2004-02-12 Member: 26455Members
    edited July 2005
    Apparently 4 incidents just occured in London, 3 tube stations are closed, no reported injuries yet, 1 bus had windows blown out, 1 injury which may be the purpetrator, suspects on the run and the possibiility of nail bombs which did not explode correctly in the tubes and one on a bus.Incident occuring right now in the hospital too.

    Checking cnn and bbc now...

    <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703777.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703777.stm</a>
    BBC news

    <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/london.tube/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21...tube/index.html</a>
    CNN

    Ninja edit: wow, marik nice move ^^, merging my topic with this, i never new you could ^^.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    Yeah, was watching TV while eating my lunch and it flashed up on the screen that there were more attacks. One reported injury at that time. Doesn't seem to be as bad as the ones two weeks ago.
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Seems like they messed this one up tbh, which can only be a good thing.
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    I heard a short bit on the BBC on my NPR station, and it sounds like the attacks are copycat incidents with much smaller bombs. The police are telling everone to just go about there lives and haven't warned the hospitals to expect lots of casualties.
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  • big_jimbig_jim Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24350Members
    Reports say that only detonators went off, not the actuall charges and that armed Police drew weapons on a man oustide Downing Street <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    edited July 2005
    Yeh at Whitehall..just down the road from Downing St.

    edit...or closer than I thought. They just showed him being taken away, right outside Downing St gates...


    Well that was a great press conference from the PMs wasn't it. It told us nothing, and just showed Britain and Australia brown nosing each other. They even managed to mention the cricket and the Olympics.
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  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    apparently none of the bombs went off, only the detonators.
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  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    Terrorists killing people is scary. Terrorists failing to do anything is just funny.
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  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    Passengers chasing after them down the street. Haha.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    <img src='http://susanmernit.blogspot.com/team%20america.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    lol when I think of terrorists all I think of are the puppets from team america...haha

    /edit wow what did I just type...horrible english

    What I meant was, BAKALAKADAKA!!
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  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    The news channels are being retarded again. Going on about "Mass panic" and "Spreading fear throughout the city". More like "mild annoyance"
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin-Supernorn+Jul 21 2005, 01:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Supernorn @ Jul 21 2005, 01:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The news channels are being retarded again. Going on about "Mass panic" and "Spreading fear throughout the city". More like "mild annoyance" <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I daresay the news channels do a better job of spreading terror than the terrorists themselves. Sheesh. By the way, is this whole mess starting to sound like the plot from <a href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133952/' target='_blank'>The Siege</a>, or am I just crazy?
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  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    Best theory I've heard so far:

    Based on current info, the only thing that exploded was the blasting caps. If true, it might be that these dolts purchased some "bad" explosives from undercover agents. This attempt creates a new chain of terrorists who can be tracked, picked up, and shaken down. This info could give us a whole list of jackholes to put down.

    Don't know for sure but it sounded good at the time.
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  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    Yup, nothing like turning on MSNBC, Fox news, and CNN and there trying to up there ratings by bringing in some blow-hard "Specialist" to "Analyze" the situation... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    London will survive, England will survive. Always.
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  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    Except when War of the Worlds actually happens
    Or 28 days later.
    OH NOS.
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Spacer+Jul 21 2005, 02:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spacer @ Jul 21 2005, 02:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Except when War of the Worlds actually happens
    Or 28 days later.
    OH NOS. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    your boring
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  • Steel_TrollSteel_Troll Join Date: 2004-02-12 Member: 26455Members
    So you are sitting in your seat in the underground. Some guy screams jumps in your cariage and grabs you, two plain clothes guys turn him around, force him to the ground and fire 5 times into his face.

    Damn, thats what happened to someone this morning, apparently one of the suspects who tried to run away this mrning. there were also reports of various other unanounced incidents and raids at the other suspects houses.
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  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    wow, and I was in birmingham station yesterday, where one of the bombs were found today.
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  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Metalcat+Jul 21 2005, 02:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Metalcat @ Jul 21 2005, 02:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> your boring <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Metalcat made a funny.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    And he left a stain.
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  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    It does sound like you guys are going through an "anthrax" type thing except worse...Brit cops gunning someone down in front of people, now that’s news indeed.

    What’s the general mood/feel over there?
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    I think the incident today has had more of an effect on me than the actual terrorist attacks. It doesn't feel right, its getting disturbing and just...not British...
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-reasa+Jul 22 2005, 05:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (reasa @ Jul 22 2005, 05:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It does sound like you guys are going through an "anthrax" type thing except worse...Brit cops gunning someone down in front of people, now that’s news indeed.

    What’s the general mood/feel over there? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, among those I've talked to, it's "meh". My mum's going down to London for the weekend regardless.
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