London's Calling, Part IV
13:45
Another Thursday, another incident on the underground. No proper information yet, but apparently the police are outside our office and they're not letting people leave. Incidents have allegedly taken place on a 26 bus near Hackney, and on Oval, Warren Street and Shepherd's Bush stations. My suspicions are that this time we are talking about pranks, or at least poorly executed attempts lacking know-how and planning.
14:00
Bbc.co.uk attribute the explosions to detonators having been set off without any explosives present. My prank / poorly organised attack theory may hold weight. Sky News website stated early that one person's bag exploded on the tube, but only with so much power as to split the bag. The individual was said to look dismayed.
Is this possibly the work of renegade individuals who have set it upon themselves to continue the terror? Chaos has certainly been the result, but with no fatalities and no confirmation of any explosives being used it would seem it is the work of amateurs, not professionally trained terrorists. Smoke and strange smells have been reported at some of the incidents. Perhaps the 'bombs' are dirty ones, i.e. gas or biochemical. Seems unlikely however. Perhaps it's just a stupid prank ?
Going for lunch in 15.. will survey the streets.
14:23
Still at work. Reports of one casualty is coming through, however the condition of said individual is unknown. Several people report seeing persons with backpacks "exploding".
The explosions mentioned were so small in nature it would seem they were the result of detonators going off without any explosives attached. Confusing to say the least.
15:36
Back from lunch. Most of Shoreditch / Hackney Road is cordoned off, and as I left the police were moving the line further towards Curtain Road. This attack is indeed perplexing.
According to several news sites, a man has been arrested, and people are told to be on the look-out for a 6'2" male of Asian origin with 'wires protruding from his top'.
Is it possible that a group of people have decided to carry on the attacks but with much less expertise than would have been the case had organised terrorism been behind? The prank theory seems a bit off, I admit. My bet is on a hastily assembled group of people doing Al-Qaeda's bidding but without their help and knowledge base. Time will tell. Until more facts are known I suppose I'll have to keep checking the news and scouring the net for updates.
Another Thursday, another incident on the underground. No proper information yet, but apparently the police are outside our office and they're not letting people leave. Incidents have allegedly taken place on a 26 bus near Hackney, and on Oval, Warren Street and Shepherd's Bush stations. My suspicions are that this time we are talking about pranks, or at least poorly executed attempts lacking know-how and planning.
14:00
Bbc.co.uk attribute the explosions to detonators having been set off without any explosives present. My prank / poorly organised attack theory may hold weight. Sky News website stated early that one person's bag exploded on the tube, but only with so much power as to split the bag. The individual was said to look dismayed.
Is this possibly the work of renegade individuals who have set it upon themselves to continue the terror? Chaos has certainly been the result, but with no fatalities and no confirmation of any explosives being used it would seem it is the work of amateurs, not professionally trained terrorists. Smoke and strange smells have been reported at some of the incidents. Perhaps the 'bombs' are dirty ones, i.e. gas or biochemical. Seems unlikely however. Perhaps it's just a stupid prank ?
Going for lunch in 15.. will survey the streets.
14:23
Still at work. Reports of one casualty is coming through, however the condition of said individual is unknown. Several people report seeing persons with backpacks "exploding".
The explosions mentioned were so small in nature it would seem they were the result of detonators going off without any explosives attached. Confusing to say the least.
15:36
Back from lunch. Most of Shoreditch / Hackney Road is cordoned off, and as I left the police were moving the line further towards Curtain Road. This attack is indeed perplexing.
According to several news sites, a man has been arrested, and people are told to be on the look-out for a 6'2" male of Asian origin with 'wires protruding from his top'.
Is it possible that a group of people have decided to carry on the attacks but with much less expertise than would have been the case had organised terrorism been behind? The prank theory seems a bit off, I admit. My bet is on a hastily assembled group of people doing Al-Qaeda's bidding but without their help and knowledge base. Time will tell. Until more facts are known I suppose I'll have to keep checking the news and scouring the net for updates.
posted by tseuq at 7/21/2005 02:13:00 pm
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