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London hit again by terror blasts
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-22 06:28 Four small coordinated blasts hit London's bus and
underground train network on Thursday, injuring one person, exactly a fortnight
after bombers killed more than 50 people in the British capital.
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grab from an aerial television picture shows a number 26 bus which was
evacuated after London's transport system was hit by bombs, in east
London, July 21, 2005. [Reuters] |
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midday attacks terrified passengers fearing a repeat of the July 7 carnage,
blamed on al Qaeda, but it quickly became clear the attackers had either failed
or lacked the same lethal sophistication.
Londoners were left wondering if they had narrowly escaped more horror or had
been victims of scare attacks, but the city's police chief was in no doubt.
"The intention must have been to kill," Ian Blair said.
He told reporters there were "four explosions or attempts at explosions".
Some seemed not to have gone off properly.
Despite their amateurishness, the blasts had striking parallels with the July
7 bombs, which also hit three underground "tube" trains and a bus.
"The door between my carriage and the next one burst open and dozens of
people started rushing through and some were falling and there was clearly mass
panic," said Ivan, a passenger at the central Warren Street underground station.
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