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07/07/2005

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The Latest News from London

A wave of terrorist bombings rocked the = British=20 capital on Thursday morning. The Underground and city buses have been = hit in the=20 attacks and hundreds have been injured. Read the latest, = up-to-the-minute=20 developments on SPIEGEL ONLINE's news ticker.

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+++ Spanish Police Send Specialists +++

(1:53 p.m.) The Spanish police are aiding the investigations in = London=20 following the Thursday morning terror attacks. A number of members of a = special=20 unit were already prepared to head to Britain just hours after the = attacks. The=20 Spanish are coming at the request of the British and does not = necessarily mean=20 that there is a connection between the London attacks and the Madrid = attacks in=20 March 2004, a spokesman was careful to point out. The team assisted in = the=20 investigations surrounding the attacks in Spain, in which 191 people = were=20 killed.

+++ Sweden Preparing a New Anti-Terror Law +++

(1:14 p.m.) The Swedish government is planning a new anti-terror law = in=20 response to the attacks in London. The law will increase the ability of = the=20 country's military to act in the case of a terror attack, said Prime = Minister=20 Goran Persson's security head Lars Danielsson.

+++ Nato to Intensify Fight Against Terror +++

(12:52 p.m.) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said = it will=20 seek to further increase efforts in fighting against worldwide terror. = "The=20 events have increased the will of the allies to continue the collective=20 operation against terror," said General Secretary Jaap d Hoop Scheffer = following=20 a special meeting of NATO in Brussels. "The tragic events are not a = reason for=20 despair, rather a reason to redouble our efforts."

+++ Police Confirm More than 50 Dead +++

(12:13 p.m.) London Police Chief Ian Blair on Friday said that the = terror=20 attacks in London have resulted in more than 50 deaths. Seven hundred = people=20 were injured.

+++ Ayatollah: Terrorists Have Nothing To Do with Islam +++ =

(11:52 a.m.) The perpetrators of the attacks in London have, = according to the=20 ultra conservative Ayatollah Emami Kashani in Iran, nothing to do with = Islam.=20 "These barbarians have neither something to do with Islam nor with = humanity," he=20 said during Friday prayers in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The = Ayatollah=20 praised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for making a distinction = between Islam=20 and radical Islamists.

+++ Liverpool Street Re-opened +++

(11.18 a.m. CET) Liverpool Street Underground Station has been = re-opened=20 after a security alert was cancelled, the BBC has reported. A suspicious = package=20 turned out to be harmless.

+++ Liverpool Street Underground Station Evacuated +++

(10:37 a.m. CET) The area around Liverpool Street Underground Station = has=20 been evacuated, Sky News has reported. The police confirmed that a = suspicious=20 package was found in a bar near the Underground station.

+++ Alarm at Euston Station Cancelled +++

(9:52 a.m. CET) The broadcaster "Sky News" has reported, that police = have=20 cancelled the security alert at Euston.

+++ Euston Station Evacuated +++

(9:38 a.m. CET) British Transport Police have reported a security = alert at=20 Euston Station. The station has been evacuated.

+++ British Home Secretary Warns of New Attacks +++

(9:23 a.m. CET) British Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, warned about = further=20 attacks In London. The terrorist could strike again, he said. The police = have=20 not ruled out that the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers.

+++ Taliban: Brits Must Pay for the Wickedness of their Government = +++=20

(8:50 a.m. CET) According to a Taliban spokesman, the attacks on = London are=20 revenge for the wrongdoing of its government. The radical-Islamic = Taliban=20 movement in Afghanistan did not have anything to do with that attacks, = said=20 spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi on Friday by telephone, from an unknown = location.=20 "The British people have suffered because of the evil acts of their = leaders," he=20 said. The Taliban were neither sad nor happy about the attacks, in which = at=20 least 37 people were killed on Thursday, and about 700 injured.

+++ Only a Few People Use the Underground +++

(7:57 a.m. CET) Public transport has begun operating again in London. = Relatively few people have been seen using the Underground in Central = London=20 this morning.

+++ Seven of Twelve Underground Lines Running Again +++

(6:21 a.m. CET) Seven of the twelve London Underground lines should = be=20 running a normal services today, according to Transport for London's = website. On=20 three lines, which were affected by yesterday's bombings, trains will = only=20 operate a partial service; two lines will remain closed. Transport = authorities=20 have urged passengers to be vigilant.

+++ Japan Strengthens Security Measures +++

(5:55 a.m. CET) Japan wants to increase security precautions in the = country.=20 Ministers were authorised to increase anti-terrorism measures. This = includes a=20 planned reinforcement of immigration controls, the media reported. Japan = supports the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and has soldiers = stationed in=20 Iraq to assistance the reconstruction.

+++ Number of Deaths climbs to 52 +++

(5:33 a.m. CET) According to statements made by the Australian = government,=20 the number of dead has risen to 52. Further deaths are feared, said = Australia's=20 Prime Minister, John Howard. In Great Britain, 37 deaths have so far = been=20 confirmed.

+++ British Media Speculate about a Suicide Bombing +++

(4:59 a.m. CET) The British media are speculating from eyewitness = reports=20 about a possible suicide attack. The daily papers "The Independent", = "The=20 Mirror", "Daily Express", "Daily Mail" and "The Sun" cite the Scottish = computer=20 scientist Richard Jones, who was on board the double-decker bus = yesterday,=20 shortly before the bomb exploded. According to the 61-year old, a=20 nervous-looking "foreign " man caught his attention, who kept looking in = his=20 bag.

+++ IOC Meeting Begins with Minute's Silence +++

(4:41 a.m. CET) The 117 members of the International Olympic = Committee began=20 a full meeting in Singapore with a minute's silence for the victims of = the=20 attacks. The "barbaric act" is confirmation that "security must be a = highest=20 priority" of the Olympic Games, said IOC President Jacques Rogge. The = committee=20 awarded London 2012 games on Wednesday.

+++ Londoners Should Stay at Home +++

(3:28 a.m. CET) The British police have called on the capital's = workers to=20 stay at home today, if possible. Every commuter should consider, whether = it is=20 essential to travel to work, in order to prevent traffic chaos in = London. The=20 London authorities have announced a strengthened police presence across = the city=20 today.

+++ Prince William: "Our Thoughts Are with You" +++

(2:16 a.m. CET) Prince William expressed his deepest sympathies to = the=20 families in London. "I was shocked and saddened by the events in = London," he=20 said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with you." The Prince is currently = on an=20 11-day visit to New Zealand. He is accompanying the British rugby team, = "The=20 Lions". He returns to London on Sunday.

+++ Explosives Possibly Detonated with Timing Devices +++

(1:50 a.m. CET) The explosives used in the London terror attacks = could have=20 possibly been donated using timed devices, according to a US expert. The = assertion is based on fragments of evidence salvaged from the wreckage, = said an=20 anti-terror expert, who did not wish to be named. A spokeswoman for the = British=20 government said that there would be no speculation on the possible = causes.

+++ Number of Fatalities reaches 38 +++

(1:30 a.m. CET) According to BBC radio, the number of fatalities as a = result=20 of the attacks in London has risen from 37 to 38. 30 people died in the = attacks=20 on the London Underground and two people in the bus explosion. One = victim died=20 later in hospital.

+++ Erdogan condemns the attacks +++

(1:03 a.m. CET) The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has=20 described the terror attacks in London as "an act against mankind and = world=20 peace". Terrorism knows no borders, said Erdogan, at a news conference = during a=20 visit to San Valley.

+++ Japan Wants to Keep Troops in Iraq+++

(12:06 a.m. CET) Japan's Premier, Junichiro Koizumi, announced at = Gleneagles=20 that he has no plans to withdraw Japanese troops from Iraq following the = London=20 bombings.

+++ British Muslims Call for Prayers+++

(10:38 p.m. CET) British Muslim leaders have called for prayers for = the=20 victims of the bombings. In addition, they promised the police their = full=20 support in the hunt for the attackers. "We stand shoulder-to-shoulder = with=20 fellow British citizens," said Inayat Bunglawala of the Muslim Council = of=20 Britain, which represents some 1.6 million Muslims.

+++ Package in Edinburgh Did Not Contain Bomb+++

(10:48 p.m. CET) The package that triggered a bomb alert in Edinburgh = during=20 the early evening did not contain a bomb, a police spokeswoman = confirmed.

+++ Iraq Condemns London Attacks+++

(10:38 p.m. CET) Iraq has condemned the attacks in London. President = of the=20 Iraqi Parliament Hadschim al-Hassani wrote to the British Prime Minister = on=20 behalf of the National Assembly and alluded to the suffering of his land = and=20 people under "brutal attacks, which oppose the most basic human values." = The=20 Iraqi people condemn such "evil acts".

+++Rapid Resumption of Underground Network from Tomorrow = Morning+++=20

(10:14 p.m. CET) British Transport Minister Alistair Darling has = announced a=20 rapid resumption of normal underground services: "From tomorrow morning = we=20 expect bus and underground networks to return to a full service, = although delays=20 can be expected at times." However, Kings Cross station will remain = closed for a=20 number of days.

+++Queen Wants to Visit Survivors+++

(10:13 p.m. CET) British Queen Elizabeth II will visit survivors of = the=20 London terror attacks in London tomorrow, according to a palace = spokeswoman. The=20 Union Jack was flown at half-mast yesterday.

+++ Blair returns to G8 summit +++

(10:04 p.m.) British Prime Minister Tony Blair has landed in = Gleneagles,=20 Scotland, where he is now resuming his participation in the G8 summit. = Blair=20 left the meeting earlier on Thursday to visit terror-struck London, = where his=20 government held a crisis meeting in a capital that had been put in a = state of=20 shock by the attacks.

+++ Rice counting on a determined response +++

(9:13 p.m. CET) Speaking to the BBC, US Secretary of State = Condoleezza Rice=20 said she is sure that the attacks in London will not scare Great Britain = and=20 other countries away from the fight against terror. "I am sure that the=20 determination ... is only growing because it is obvious that one cannot = speak=20 rationally with people who kill innocent people," she said.

+++ German Minister of the Interior Otto Schily: Germany "is in = the sights=20 of terrorist networks" +++

(9:03 p.m. CET) German Minister of the Interior Otto Schily has = called for=20 stronger measures to protect the domestic security of Germany following = the=20 attacks in London. Germany too is "in the sights of terrorist networks," = Schily=20 said in an appearance on the German television station ARD. "We have to = continue=20 our efforts and strengthen them in some areas," he said.

+++ Straw sees indications of al-Qaida involvement +++

(8:56 p.m. CET) According to British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, = the deadly=20 attacks that hit London's transportation system this morning have the = "hallmarks=20 of an al-Qaida related attack." Straw was speaking at the G8 summit in=20 Gleneagles, Scotland where he is temporarily chairing the meeting in the = absence=20 of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who hurried to London for the day. =

+++ France's Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy: Fifty dead in = London=20 +++

(8:32 p.m. CET) According to French Interior Minister Nicolas = Sarkozy, 50=20 people were killed in the series of explosions that struck London early = on=20 Thursday. Speaking to the French television station France 2, and basing = his=20 comments on conversations with his British counterpart Charles Clarke, = Sarkozy=20 said, "I have spoken with the British interior minister twice today, the = last=20 time just a half hour ago. He told me that the preliminary number of = deaths is=20 50." Of the 300 injuries caused by the attacks, 50 are considered = critical.

+++ Suspicious package destroyed in Edinburgh+++

(8:32 p.m. CET) The discovery of a suspicious-looking package in a = bus in=20 Edinburgh triggered a bomb warning in the Scottish city. A bomb squad = managed to=20 destroy the package using a controlled explosion, police said. As yet = there is=20 no indication as to whether the package actually contained explosives, a = spokeswoman said.

+++ China "shocked" by terror attacks +++

(8:11 p.m. CET) China said it was "shocked" by the terror attacks in = London.=20 A statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared that when terrorist = acts=20 are committed and people suffer as a result, they must be condemned, = regardless=20 of the goals that are being pursued. "The attacks also show that the=20 international war of terrorism still has a long way before it." China = wants to=20 expand its cooperation with the international community in the fight = against=20 terror.

+++Blair returns to G8 summit +++

(8:07 p.m. CET) British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves his office = on=20 Downing Street in order to return to the G8 summit in Gleneagles, = Scotland.

+++ Victim count climbs to 37 +++

(7:15 pm CET) The number of victims of the terror attacks in London = has=20 increased from 33 to 37, explained the London Police. According to their = investigations, at least two people died in the explosion on the bus. = The=20 greatest number of people - 21 - were killed in the attack at King's = Cross;=20 seven people each died in the explosions at Edgware Road and Liverpool = Street=20 stations. Authorities estimated the number of injured at 700.

+++ Edinburgh street evacuated +++

(7:13 p.m. CET) The police evacuated a section of the main shopping = street in=20 Edinburgh on Thursday, after a suspicious package was found on a bus. A=20 suspicious package was also discovered on a bus near Victoria Station in = London=20 after the morning attacks. Train traffic was not compromised by this, = according=20 to a spokeswoman for the transportation authority. British television=20 broadcaster Sky TV reported that the police have warned against entering = Victoria Station.

+++ British Markets Lose Billions +++

(7:02 p.m. CET) Traders on the London Stock Exchange have lost = billions=20 following the attacks. The trade index of leading London shares, the = FTSE-100=20 closed down 1.4% at 5158.3 In this index alone, =8025 billion was wiped = off the=20 value of shares.

+++ UN Security Council Condemns Attacks +++

(6:59 p.m. CET) The UN Security Council in New York has unanimously = condemned=20 the terrorist attacks. With UN Resolution 1611, the council calls for=20 international solidarity in the hunt for the perpetrators, their = manipulators=20 and the clients of these "barbaric" acts and demands unity in bringing = them to=20 justice.

+++Blair: Perpetrators Acting in Name of Islam+++

(6:39 p.m. CET) British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has spoken about = the=20 perpetrators of the terrorist attacks, in a speech from Downing Street = in=20 London. "We know that these people act in the name of Islam but we also = know=20 that the vast and overwhelming majority of Muslims here and abroad are = decent=20 and law-abiding people who abhor those who do this every bit as much as = we do."=20

+++Nato Council Calls Meeting+++

(6:36 p.m. CET) The Nato Council will hold an extraordinary meeting = in=20 Brussels on Friday following the terrorist attacks. According to Nato,=20 representatives of the 26 members want to discuss the situation in the = British=20 capital and consider possible perpetrators of the attacks. It is = expected that=20 they will affirm their preparedness for a combined battle against = terrorism.=20

+++Underground to Run Again+++

(6:08 p.m. CET) The situation on the London Underground network has = partly=20 normalised this evening. Underground lines, which have been out of = action since=20 this morning's attacks, were able to go back into operation. A = restricted=20 service was expected on the Underground on Friday, said a London = Transport=20 spokesperson. He hoped that many of the three million commuters, who use = the=20 Underground each day, could use double-decker buses in the meantime. = Busses have=20 been running through the city centre since midday. Many London workers = still had=20 to make their way home this afternoon by foot.

+++ Syria and Iran Condemn Attacks+++

(5:54 p.m. CET) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad condemned the = "sickening=20 attacks", in a note of sympathy to the British Prime Minister, according = to a=20 Syrian state news agency. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry = said,=20 "terrorist attacks of this kind are of course no way to achieve = political aims=20 of any kind."

+++Putin Finds Faults in Worldwide Anti-Terror Battle+++

(5:49 p.m. CET) Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said that the = attacks=20 on London are a sign that the war on terror is not sufficiently uniform. = "What=20 happened today shows again, that we are doing too little to effectively=20 coordinate our forces in the battle against terrorism," explained Putin = at the=20 G8 Summit in Scotland. He said that he knew what terror meant, from his = own=20 experience and pledged his country's condolences for the victims and = their=20 relatives.

+++ Queen Elizabeth II: "Dreadful Events" +++

(5:07 p.m. CET) Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II expressed = consternation at=20 the explosions in London. The dreadful events in London this morning = have deeply=20 shocked us all, the British monarch said in a statement from Buckingham = Palace.=20 "I know I speak for the whole nation in expressing my sympathy to all = those=20 affected and the relatives of the killed and injured," she said. "I have = nothing=20 but admiration for the emergency services as they go about their work." =

+++ British Police Shocked, but not surprised +++

(5:05 p.m. CET) London police have increased their presence in the = city=20 following the terror bombings. A police spokesperson said that 31,000 = officers=20 were available for the British capital's security. He added that the = police were=20 shocked, but not surprised by the attacks, noting that London has long = been=20 considered a prime target for attacks.

+++ UN Security Council Holding Emergency Session +++

(4:58 p.m.CET) The United Nations Security Council is holding an = emergency=20 session today following the series of terrorist bombings that struck = London. The=20 current president of the Council, Greek UN Ambassador Adamantios = Vassilakis,=20 said that the group will be discussing a resolution similar to the one = passed=20 after the March 11, 2004 terror attacks in Madrid.

+++ Four Explosions: London Police +++

(4:48 p.m. CET) A total of four explosions struck London according to = police.=20 Seven People were killed in the first explosion, which occurred in an=20 underground tunnel near Moorgate in the eastern part of the city, = according to=20 Police Chief Brian Paddick. Twenty-one others died in a second explosion = in a=20 tunnel near King's Cross, and five more were killed in a blast at = Edgware=20 Station in the west of the city. Paddick added that an unknown number of = people=20 had died in a bus explosion.

+++ Economic Experts: Attacks will have no effect on the economy = +++=20

(4:27 p.m. CET) Economic experts do not expect a serious impact on = the=20 economy as a result of the terrorist attacks in London. "At the present = time,=20 the attacks should not have a significant impact on economic growth," = said the=20 President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, in = Frankfurt.

+++ Angela Merkel Calls Attacks Insidious +++

(4:27 p.m. CET) German CDU Party Chief Angela Merkel has called the = terror=20 attacks on London "insidious". The center-right candidate for Chancellor = added=20 that security in Germany is an important issue, and that everything = would be=20 done to protect the country's citizens.

LONDON TERROR REACTIONS

SPIEGEL ONLINE would like to hear responses to = the=20 terrorist attacks from our readers and from actual eyewitnesses. Please = share with us your = thoughts or=20 experiences of the events.

+++ At least 33 Dead: = London=20 Police +++=20

(4:26 p.m. CET) The London Police Chief has said that at least 33 = people were=20 killed in the terror attacks in London.

+++Schily: possible al-Qaida Link to Attacks +++

(4:19 p.m. CET) According to German Interior Minister Otto Schily = (SPD),=20 there has been a claim of responsibility for the attacks, which could = point to=20 al-Qaida. However, it could be a group that follows the same ideology as = al-Qaida, but which is not part of the network itself, said Schily = following a=20 telephone conversation with British colleagues.

+++ No Resolutions Today at G8 Summit +++

(3:58 p.m. CET) Following the attacks in London there will be no = public=20 resolutions made today at the G8 Summit at Gleneagles. The corresponding = summit=20 documents will be published on Friday instead, according to diplomatic = circles.=20

+++German President Horst Koehler expresses his sympathies +++ =

(3:43 p.m. CET) German President Horst Koehler has condemned the = attacks in=20 London as "barbaric". "Once again, terrorists have struck with total=20 viciousness," wrote Koehler in a telegram to British Queen, Elizabeth = II. "We=20 don't know which hateful convictions prompted these hideous attacks, but = we will=20 not let terrorism shake our will -- rather, we will fight determinedly = and stand=20 united against it."

+++ Arab League Condemns Bombing Attacks +++

(3:41 p.m. CET) The Arab League has condemned the bomb attacks in = London. "We=20 lament these explosions, which have killed numerous innocent people. We = reject=20 all such attacks, whether in London, or in other European or Arabian = capitals,"=20 said the General Secretary of the Arab League, Amre Mussa, in Cairo. =

Television station: At least 45 dead in attacks +++

(3:36 p.m. CET) At least 45 people were killed in a series of attacks = on=20 buses and subways in London according to the British television = broadcaster Sky=20 TV. Some 1000 people were injured. A reliable source provided the = figures,=20 although they have not yet been confirmed officially.

+++ US civil servant: At least 40 dead in London +++

(3:16 p.m. CET) The terror attacks in London have left at least 40 = people=20 dead, according to a U.S. Department of Justice employee. The U.S. = institutions=20 have been informed by their British colleagues, added the source.

+++ Interpol Pledges "Full Cooperation" +++

(3:13 p.m. CET) The international police service Interpol has pledged = its=20 "full cooperation" following the attacks in London. "An attack against a = country=20 is an attack against all, and the police response has to be an = international=20 one," said Interpol General Secretary Ronald Noble.

+++ "An Attack on Democracy": EU Commission President +++

(2:45 p.m. CET) EU Commission President Jos=E9 Manuel Barroso has = called the=20 attacks on London an "attack on democracy" and Europe's basic freedoms. = Speaking=20 from the G8 Summit, Barroso said that people across Europe shared the = grief of=20 the British people.

+++ German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder: "Fight Terrorism" +++ =

(2:35 p.m. CET) German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has expressed his = outrage=20 over the attacks in London. Speaking at Gleneagles, Scotland, Schroeder = strongly=20 condemned the "treacherous acts". The international community, he said, = will do=20 all it can to work together in fighting terrorism "with every means = available to=20 us."

+++ Blair travels to London +++

(2:32 p.m. CET) British Prime Minister Tony Blair left the G8 summit = in=20 Scotland to travel to London to assess the aftermath of the terrorist = attacks.=20

+++ Pope condemns attacks +++

(2:21 p.m. CET) Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his sympathy to = relatives of=20 the victims of the terrorist attacks in London. He confirmed that he had = followed the news from Britain "with pain" and condemned "the attacks as = inhuman=20 and un-Christian," in a telegram sent to Murphy O'Connor, archbishop of = London.=20 He asked the bishop to express his sympathies to relatives of the = victims.

+++ German Intelligence Service: Terrorist Attack Likely +++ =

(2:14 p.m. CET) "All circumstances indicate a terrorist attack," in = London=20 confirmed the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign = intelligence=20 agency. The cause of the attacks is being investigated by the BND with = the=20 greatest efforts, and its officials are in contact with domestic and = foreign=20 security services.

+++ G8 Condemns the Attacks +++

(2:11 p.m. CET) World leaders at the G8 Summit harshly condemned the = London=20 attacks in a group statement with Prime Minister Tony Blair in = Gleneagles,=20 Scotland. Speaking on behalf of the G8 leaders, Blair said: "The = terrorists will=20 not succeed."

+++ Four Explosions, Interior Ministry says +++

(1:59 p.m. CET) British Interior Minister Charles Clarke said there = were four=20 explosions, three of which occurred in underground stations and a fourth = in a=20 bus. "We do not know which organization is responsible," he said in a = speech to=20 the lower house of Parliament.

+++ Wounded at King's Cross in the Double Digits +++

(1:44 p.m.) The number of dead reported at King's Cross is rising, US = news=20 organization CNN said, citing police and hospital sources. The body = count at=20 King's Cross alone is expected to be in the double digits. Police have = said that=20 at least two people were killed and 185 were wounded in blasts. The = Royal London=20 Hospital in the eastern part of the city said that it had seen 95 = wounded, of=20 which seven were in critical condition. Several other London hospitals = have said=20 they have been receiving wounded, although they have not given figures. =

+++ Suicide bomber believed to have blown up bus +++

(1:31 p.m. CET) British news channel Sky News has reported that a = suicide=20 bomber was responsible for one of the six attacks in London. Sky = reported on=20 Thursday that the suicide bomber caused the explosion of a double-decker = bus.=20 However, police declared that it is still too early to determine whether = a=20 suicide bomber was actually involved.

+++ Six explosions have been confirmed +++

(1:12 p.m. CET) British police have confirmed the scope of the = terrorist=20 attacks: There were at least six explosions in the London Underground = and at=20 least one bus. Two people have been confirmed dead and many more = injured.=20 Earlier reports suggested that three buses had been struck.

+++ G8 Summit Will Continue +++

(12:57 p.m. CET) Despite a series of explosions, the G8 summit in = Scotland=20 will continue, according to German news agency DPA.

+++ Emergency Plans Take Hold +++

(12:52 p.m. CET) Security services are slowly bringing the situation = in=20 London under control, Police Chief Ian Blair told Sky News. "The = emergency plans=20 are beginning to take hold," he said. According to the police chief, the = authorities had no warning of the attack. Hospitals and ambulances are = working=20 well together, according to his report. British Home Secretary Charles = Clarke=20 spoke of "terrible injuries." The whole bus and subway network remains = closed.=20

+++ Blair Speaks of Terrorist Attack +++

(1:00 p.m. CET) In his first TV-statement, British Prime Minister = Tony Blair=20 spoke of a terrorist attack. "It is reasonably clear that this is a = series of=20 terrorist attacks," said the visibly shaken prime minister. "Many people = are=20 believed to have been killed and injured," said Blair at the G8 summit = in=20 Scotland. He will leave the summit within the next few hours for London, = however=20 the summit will continue as planned.

+++ Police Chief Speaks of Coordinated Attack +++

(12:44 p.m. CET) "We are concerned that we are dealing with a = coordinated=20 attack," said the chief of the London police about the possible cause of = the=20 explosions.

+++ Up to 20 Dead in Explosions +++

(12:40 p.m. CET) Following a series of explosions in London, a = government=20 spokesman has told the British TV network ITV that 20 people have been = killed.=20 Police have confirmed two deaths so far. The BBC has reported an = explosion in=20 the area of Houndsditch, east London. The BBC also reported that = al-Qaida=20 terrorists may be behind the attacks.

+++ Army deployed in London +++

(12:26 p.m. CET) British Armed Forces units have been deployed in = London,=20 according to Sky News. They also reported a central crisis center has = been set=20 up in London to coordinate the security response to the attacks.

+++ Police confirm 6 attacks +++

(12:21 p.m. CET) The police are talking of six explosions in London = buses and=20 subway stations. Scotland Yard has confirmed this report.

+++ 90 Injured at Aldgate +++

(12:20 p.m. CET) According to one doctor, the explosion at Aldgate = subway=20 station, has caused 90 injuries. "A number of people have been seriously = injured," said Dr. Diane Keith. "There are people lying all over the = place."=20

+++ Three buses attacked +++

(11:39 a.m. CET) Explosions have occurred in at least three London = buses,=20 confirmed the Metropolitan Police. According to the BBC, at least one = person was=20 killed after a bomb exploded on one bus.

+++ Explosion on a bus +++

(11:15 a.m. CET) According to a report by broadcaster Sky News, there = has=20 been an explosion on board a London bus. Another employee said they had = heard an=20 explosion near the Euston subway station. An eyewitness said he had seen = people=20 fleeing a destroyed bus.

+++ Underground Shut Down +++

(10:43 a.m. CET) The whole London Underground network has been shut = down=20 after a series of explosions, according to Sky News, a British news=20 organization.

+++ Financial Center evacuated +++

(10:41 a.m.) Police have cordoned off the financial district around = Liverpool=20 Street. According to police, there have been a number of injuries. = According to=20 broadcaster Sky News, two London Underground stations have been closed,=20 including Stratford station, the site for the 2012 Olympic Games.

+++ Emergency Services in Liverpool Street +++

(8:30 a.m. CET) Further subway stations have been closed. There are = media=20 reports of trapped passengers. Emergency services vehicles have arrived = at=20 Liverpool Street, one of London's busiest stations. Early reports = suggest a=20 power surge may have caused the incident.

+++ Explosion in the Underground +++

(8:12 a.m. CET) British Transport Police have closed Liverpool Street = Underground Station. There had been a loud "blast."

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