Explosion heard in London

[LDiCesare]

Not only did the terrorists kill many people in London, but they probably also managed to get the G8 not to talk about Africa, the debt and whatnot which might have actually helped the lives of other people. Killing people and timing it so they can wreck as many lives as possible everywhere else

[Barinthus]

Shocking! I just found out

My heart goes out to UK and especially Londeners.

There's locations of bombs...

[GePap]

That's a pretty long span of time for the different bombs, almost 50 minutes separates the first from the last.

I wonder why they were spaced out so...

[Gibsie]

I was in central London using all kinds of public transport yesterday morning... if I'd had my job interview today instead of yesterday, things could have been very different. I feel very sad for those who didn't make it or were hurt.

[Dauphin]

Indeed, many a whatif's out there.

I work just off Theobald's Road.

[Sandman]

A horrible day for London, especially after getting the Olympics the day before.

One theory is that the bus bomber (i think we should assume suicide bombers until proven otherwise) was intended for a Tube station, but got sidetracked for whatever reason.

[Ecthy]

the bus was probably his secondary target.

[Ben Kenobi]

And a year free from pedants too...

Well, I'd take a year without strikes over an AQ attack anyday. :

[mrmitchell]

I wonder why they were spaced out so...

Someone earlier posted, well, many people on that bus were those who had been evacuated from the subway and still needed to get to work, so they got on the bus--maybe this was intended.

[The Viceroy]

Thankfully I was off work due to the birth of my second child..

As a father, my thoughts are with the children, who's parents will not be returning home this evening..

[Imran Siddiqui]

****... mother****ers!

We know you Brits will bounce back... Godspeed:

[Kuciwalker]

The US flag on base was at half-staff today too.

[Alexander's Horse]

Authorities in London have done very well under the circumstances from what I can see.

[Dr Strangelove]

It could have been worse. So far the mortality rate is only one quarter that of Madrid.

[Ecthy]

Mortality count or mortality rate as in dead among wounded?