As some of you might know, Central London was hit by at least 7 bombs this morning, in 7 separate terrorist attacks around 8:49 this morning. The bombs hit different points all targeting Londoners on their way to work. Subway stations and buses were the main targets.As a result, the subway system will not run for at least the rest of today, and the buses will not run in central London. I work and live in central London. I was on the subway at the time of all of the bombings that have been confirmed.
One of my friends, Karli was on the subway just in front of one of the bombed subways. I can't even imagine how hard it must be for her.
Apparently, the bombings were done by a European chapter of Al-Quaeda, who say they will target Denmark and Italy next. The bombings have taken a huge toll on the city, probably costing in the billions of £ in the first few hours, with no sign of improvement.
Over 3 million people use the subway daily. This cripled the city, but most people seem to accept the loss. My CEO has allowed everyone to go home early, but my colleagues and I have decided to stay, at least until our supervisors leave.
Tony Blair, currently at the G8 summit near Edinburgh has decided to go back to London. This definately hurts talks and will postpone help for Africa.
Hopefully, this is the last of the bombings.
4 comments:
Hi
It's a big relief to hear that you're ok. Thanks for the post.
Bram
Thank you very much for your post... I am so relieved to hear you're okay...
write again soon, okay?
As with the others, I'm so glad to hear that you're alright. Thanks for writing.
I only found out about the bombing and your survival at the trian station last night, so I didn't go through the same period of worry, but surprisingly enough I'm also glad that you're still alive and have all your limbs.
--Dan
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