Explosions on the London Underground
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In full: Blair on bomb blasts
Tony Blair will leave the G8 summit to travel back to London
Prime Minister Tony Blair has made a statement from the G8 summit in Gleneagles about the series of explosions in London on Thursday morning. Here is his statement in full:
It's reasonably clear that there have been a series of terrorist attacks in London.
There are obviously casualties, both people that have died and people seriously injured and our thoughts and prayers, of course, are with victims and their families.
It's my intention to leave the G8 within the next couple of hours and go down to London and get a report face-to-face with the police and emergency services and the ministers that have been dealing with this, and then to return later this evening.
It is the will of all the leaders of the G8, however, that the meeting should continue in my absence, that we should continue to discuss the issues that we were going to discuss and reach the conclusions that we were going to reach.
Each of the countries round that table have some experience of the effects of terrorism and all the leaders, as they will indicate later, share our complete resolution to defeat this terrorism.
It's particularly barbaric that this has happened on a day when people are meeting to try to help the problems of poverty in Africa and the long-term problems of climate change and the environment.
Just as it is reasonably clear that this is a terrorist attack or a series of terrorist attacks, it is also reasonably clear that it is designed and aimed to coincide with the opening of the G8.
There'll be time to talk later about this.
It's important however that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world.
Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world.
Tony Blair will leave the G8 summit to travel back to London
Prime Minister Tony Blair has made a statement from the G8 summit in Gleneagles about the series of explosions in London on Thursday morning. Here is his statement in full:
It's reasonably clear that there have been a series of terrorist attacks in London.
There are obviously casualties, both people that have died and people seriously injured and our thoughts and prayers, of course, are with victims and their families.
It's my intention to leave the G8 within the next couple of hours and go down to London and get a report face-to-face with the police and emergency services and the ministers that have been dealing with this, and then to return later this evening.
It is the will of all the leaders of the G8, however, that the meeting should continue in my absence, that we should continue to discuss the issues that we were going to discuss and reach the conclusions that we were going to reach.
Each of the countries round that table have some experience of the effects of terrorism and all the leaders, as they will indicate later, share our complete resolution to defeat this terrorism.
It's particularly barbaric that this has happened on a day when people are meeting to try to help the problems of poverty in Africa and the long-term problems of climate change and the environment.
Just as it is reasonably clear that this is a terrorist attack or a series of terrorist attacks, it is also reasonably clear that it is designed and aimed to coincide with the opening of the G8.
There'll be time to talk later about this.
It's important however that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world.
Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world.
Damn, this is some crazy shit to wake up to. The news here is reporting that a group called the Secret Organization of Al-Qaeda in Europe has claimed responsibility for the attacks as retaliation for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Let's just hope this is the end of it and there are no more explosions.
Translated statement
On 7 July, "Nur al-Iman" participant, identified as a "new guest", posts to the jihadist website Al-Qal'ah (Fortress), available at qal3ah.net/vb, a statement issued by "The Secret Organization Group of Al-Qa'ida of Jihad Organization in Europe". In the statement, the group claims responsibility for the London "raid". The following is a translated text of the statement:
In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, may peace be upon the cheerful one and undaunted fighter, Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him.
Nation of Islam and Arab nation: Rejoice for it is time to take revenge against the British Zionist crusader government in retaliation for the massacres Britain is committing in Iraq and Afghanistan. The heroic mujahideen have carried out a cowardly raid in London. Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic in its northern, southern, eastern, and western quarters.
We have repeatedly warned the British government and people. We have fulfilled our promise and carried out our blessed military raid in Britain after our mujahideen exerted strenuous efforts over a long period of time to ensure the success of the raid.
We continue to warn the governments of Denmark and Italy and all the crusader governments that they will be punished in the same way if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. He who warns is excused.
God says: "You who believe: If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly."
On 7 July, "Nur al-Iman" participant, identified as a "new guest", posts to the jihadist website Al-Qal'ah (Fortress), available at qal3ah.net/vb, a statement issued by "The Secret Organization Group of Al-Qa'ida of Jihad Organization in Europe". In the statement, the group claims responsibility for the London "raid". The following is a translated text of the statement:
In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, may peace be upon the cheerful one and undaunted fighter, Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him.
Nation of Islam and Arab nation: Rejoice for it is time to take revenge against the British Zionist crusader government in retaliation for the massacres Britain is committing in Iraq and Afghanistan. The heroic mujahideen have carried out a cowardly raid in London. Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic in its northern, southern, eastern, and western quarters.
We have repeatedly warned the British government and people. We have fulfilled our promise and carried out our blessed military raid in Britain after our mujahideen exerted strenuous efforts over a long period of time to ensure the success of the raid.
We continue to warn the governments of Denmark and Italy and all the crusader governments that they will be punished in the same way if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. He who warns is excused.
God says: "You who believe: If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly."
Wow, I just woke up and saw this on tv. This is messed up. I'm just glad that the deaths were minimal. It could have been a lot more than two.
From what it sounds like, the job was pulled off by some al-Qaeda wanna-be's.
From what it sounds like, the job was pulled off by some al-Qaeda wanna-be's.
The number is only 2 confirmed, but there will be way more than that judging by eyewitness accounts. One account I read from a guy who witnessed one of the bus explosions said he saw "Heads and bits of bodies, heads and arms and legs ripped away" I'm sure the body count will be much higher than 2
AmerikazMost said:
"At least 45 people are reported to have been killed and 1,000 injured in a series of terror attacks on London."
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1188265,00.html
well yeah, but numbers will vary as the news travels the most accurate should b the one reported over here
50 dead??? that's too much, I hope the death-toll doesn't rise any more
I jus heard that Al-Qaeda has warned Italy and Denmark of more attacks... this is terrible
I jus heard that Al-Qaeda has warned Italy and Denmark of more attacks... this is terrible
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