Explosion in London

The London tube has been evaucated network wide, based on reports of an explosion. According to Londonist, one witness says a man's rucksack exploded and that the bombing was an "attempted suicide bombing...but the bomb didn't work properly."

It's been two weeks since the series of bombings in downtown London.

Photograph from the AP

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By Jen Chung in News on July 21, 2005 9:14 AM

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Rocknrope

Funny, last night I was riding the 6 train home, and I was sitting in one of those flip up corner chairs. I forgot what a loud noise those things make when getting up, so I got up quickly, which produced a loud "BANG!" I thought the half the people were going to have a heart attack, and the looks of fear almost made me crack up. Goes to show everyone's still abit on edge.

S.D.

Well, Brightliner, If something goes "BANG" in the subway, Likely *I'd* Run for it first...

Robert Smith

Standing on the beach

With a gun in my hand

Staring at the sea

Staring at the sand

Staring down the barrel

At the arab on the ground

I can see his open mouth

But I hear no sound

I'm alive

I'm dead

I'm the stranger

Killing an arab

Brightliner

I'd like to think that if some jackass tried this and had his bomb fizzle here in NYC, bystanders would beat him to a bloody pulp long before the police arrived.