London transit attacks
As you undoubtedly already know, at least three bombs have exploded in the London Undergrouns and one bomb has exploded on a London bus. All Underground, DLR and central London transit is closed, creating what can only be complete chaos and panic for those stuck in the wake of these attacks.
While the U.S. media is understandably vague about geographical details that would be lost on the vast majority of its audience, TfL says the attacks took place at Edgeware Road and Liverpool Street, while the Guardian adds King's Cross, Aldgate East, Moorgate and Russell Square, with the bus in Tavistock Square. If there are only four bombs, not all of these stations were targets, but in these early moments, information is sketchy.
Mass transit is a soft target by its nature, since the screening of millions of people rushing from place to place in cramped quarters is nearly impossible. Trains and train stations have been attacked in Mardid, Moscow, Tokyo and elsewhere by a variety of terrorist groups.
The casualty count now stands at two, with hundreds injured. All we can do from where we sit is offer our best wishes and hope for the best for the people of London.
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rj3 | 08:49 AM |
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