7/27: Terrorists Strike London, Again
Reuters reports: “Four small explosions hit London’s bus and underground train network on Thursday, without causing major casualties, exactly 2 weeks after bombers killed more than 50 people in the capital.”
Suspect possibly on the loose.
MSNBC reports: “Staff at a central London hospital were told Thursday to look out for an Asian or black man with wires protruding from his shirt after witnesses reported seeing someone of that description fleeing an Underground station hit by a small blast, British TV reports said.”
Panic on the streets.
This Is London reports: “Eyewitnesses to today’s incidents in London described scenes of panic as passengers were evacuated from Tube trains”
The best defense is an offense.
AFP reports: “Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf said the July 7 London bombers could not be called human and urged Britain to do as much as his country to crack down on Islamic militants at home.
He pledged in a national address that Pakistan was waging a strong campaign against extremism and, switching from Urdu to English, said on Thursday “there is a lot to be done in England”, too, where he said extremists operated with impunity.
“I very strongly condemn this act of terrorism. I don’t think that the perpetrators of this act can be called human beings,” said Musharraf, who this week ordered the arrests of more than 200 militant suspects.
He’s definitely right on about one thing: There is a lot to be done.
Tony Blair calls for calm.
AP reports: “Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday he hoped that London would return to normal “as soon as possible” after explosions struck three Underground stations and a bus at midday.”
“We can’t minimize incidents such as this,” Blair said during a news conference with visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard. “They’re done to scare people, to frighten them and make them worried.”
Australian Prime Minister John Howard weighs in:
“Terrorism is about the perverted use of an ideology for evil intent…the determination of the British people to continue their daily lives is one of their great characteristics…the terrorists want otherwise…the best answer to terrorism is to carry on unperturbed…”
“Terrorism is an enemy to all free people,” Howard said. “Terrorism is not just about individual circumstances and individual events.”
British press asks: “Aren’t your policies to blame for this attack?” Howard sets the record straight.
“My response was, I didn’t believe it was,” he told reporters.
Howard said the motivation was the same as that which prompted the October 2002 bombing of a nightclub in Bali, where 202 people died, including 88 Australians, which was before the March 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
He dubbed this driving force: “A perverted, twisted and totally immoral depiction of extreme Islam.”
Echoing words spoken Tuesday by Blair, Howard said, “I remind you that terrorist attacks occurred before Iraq was on the radar screen, and those people who argue that this is really because of Iraq simply ignore those facts.”
Shameful that the liberal media — both here and abroad — has to be reminded, repeatedly, to consider the facts.
Trey Jackson has video.
President Bush is standing firm. Agrees with Howard.
AP reports: “President Bush, speaking after new attacks in London, said Thursday that terrorists are trying to shake the will of the free world by killing innocent people.”
“They don’t understand that when it comes to the defense of universal freedoms, this country won’t be frightened,” the president said during an appearance before members of the Organization of American States.
Perspective: Amateurs, maybe. But terrorism, nonetheless.
Guardian reports: “One thing is clear about this afternoon’s events: the bombers and bomb makers were very different from the suicide bombers whose attacks exactly two weeks ago killed more than 50 people.
First indications suggested those responsible for today’s attacks were “amateurs” and their bombs were crude. There is a report for example, that one of the devices was a nail bomb.”
Experts: Latest London Blasts Amateurish
Financial market reaction:
New London Attacks Prompt Stock Selloff
“The security issues have just got 500 percent greater,” said Jeremy Hodges, head of foreign exchange sales at Lloyds TSB bank. “It will reflect badly on the economy, on tourism, and you have got to suggest that we are going to cut (interest) rates.”
Reporting from the blogosphere:
The Command Post
Tim Worstall
Wizbang!
Backcountry Conservative
Secure Liberty
Conservative Outpost
Mark In Mexico
Michelle Malkin
La Shawn Barber
Les Enfants Terrible
The Jawa Report
Hyscience
Conservative Rant has an important photo message:
“We’re Not Afraid”
July 21st, 2005 at 9:04 am
Blasts hit London again (Multiple Updates)
the explosive used is the same as that used in the 7/7 bombings…. Acetone Peroxide, a favorite of suicide bombers in the Middle East. The primary devices did not explode.
July 21st, 2005 at 10:00 am
Serious incidents in London subways - casualties
The BBC is reporting that the series of small explosions in the London subway, or “tubes” as they call them, are being described by London Police Commissioner Ian Blair as “serious incidents” but that casualties are low.
July 21st, 2005 at 10:13 am
Acetone Peroxide - the explosive used in the London blasts
Acetone peroxide(C9H18O6), or TATP(triacetone triperoxide), the explosive used in today’s London blasts, is a high explosive that can be made from common household items such as drain cleaner(sulfuric acid - H2SO4), hydrogen peroxide(H2O2), and aceton…
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