英国伦敦自杀性爆炸死亡37人伤700
LONDON - (AP )Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus%26#46; At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz in World War II%26#46;
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to coincide with the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders%26#46; Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings — which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics — have the "hallmarks of an al-Qaida-related attack%26#46;"
London police said they could confirm at least 37 people had been killed%26#46; But French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said the death toll was 50, citing a conversation with his British counterpart, and Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Friday said the toll was 52; he did not disclose the source of his information%26#46;
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a%26#46;m%26#46; in an Underground train just outside the financial district%26#46; Authorities initially blamed a power surge but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a%26#46;m%26#46; — less than an hour after the first explosion%26#46;
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing%26#46; As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas to try to break the windows so that they could get air%26#46; Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot%26#46; On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and medics used a hotel as a hospital%26#46;
"I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was%26#46; I just had to get out of the train," said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands%26#46;
"It was chaos," said Gary Lewis, 32, evacuated from a subway train at King’s Cross station%26#46; "The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black (with soot) and pouring with blood%26#46;"
It was the attack that Britain had long feared, following al-Qaida’s Sept%26#46; 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington and Britain’s subsequent alliance with U%26#46;S%26#46; forces in Afghanistan and Iraq%26#46; Thursday’s explosions also recalled the March 11, 2004, terrorist bombs that killed 191 people on four commuter trains in Madrid, at a time when Spain was part of the U%26#46;S%26#46;-led coalition in Iraq%26#46;
Police were investigating whether suicide bombers were involved, and said they could not confirm the authenticity of a claim of responsibility from a group calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe%26#46;" The group said the blasts were in retaliation for Britain’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan%26#46;
In Washington, a senior counterterrorism official said the claim is considered "potentially very credible" because it appeared on a Web site that in the past has been used for extremist postings, the message appeared soon after the attacks and doesn’t appeared hurried or rushed%26#46;
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, also said British authorities identified suspicious packages Thursday and detonated them in controlled explosions%26#46; It is not yet clear whether the contents of those packages were dangerous or benign%26#46;
The attack on London brought out a steeliness that recalled Britain under the blitz of German bombers in World War II, when many Londoners sought refuge in the Underground, site of Thursday’s carnage%26#46;
The city’s residents reluctantly ventured back to the partially reopened Underground on Friday, saying they had little choice but to return to mass transit%26#46;
"I was scared, but what can you do?" said Raj Varatharaj, 32, emerging from an Underground station%26#46; "This is the fastest way for me to get to work%26#46; You just have to carry on%26#46;"
As Wednesday’s jubilation at winning the Olympics gave way to the terrible shock of Thursday’s attacks, a shaken Blair rushed back to the capital%26#46; He then delivered an almost Churchillian appeal for unity, saying in a televised address that it was "a very sad day for the British people, but we will hold true to the British way of life%26#46;" He praised the "stoicism and resilience of the British people%26#46;"
Both were in evidence across the city, as volunteers helped the walking wounded from blast sit
英国伦敦自杀性爆炸死亡37人伤700
LONDON - (AP )Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus%26#46; At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz in World War II%26#46;
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to coincide with the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders%26#46; Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings — which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics — have the "hallmarks of an al-Qaida-related attack%26#46;"
London police said they could confirm at least 37 people had been killed%26#46; But French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said the death toll was 50, citing a conversation with his British counterpart, and Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Friday said the toll was 52; he did not disclose the source of his information%26#46;
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a%26#46;m%26#46; in an Underground train just outside the financial district%26#46; Authorities initially blamed a power surge but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a%26#46;m%26#46; — less than an hour after the first explosion%26#46;
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing%26#46; As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas to try to break the windows so that they could get air%26#46; Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot%26#46; On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and medics used a hotel as a hospital%26#46;
"I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was%26#46; I just had to get out of the train," said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands%26#46;
"It was chaos," said Gary Lewis, 32, evacuated from a subway train at King’s Cross station%26#46; "The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black (with soot) and pouring with blood%26#46;"
It was the attack that Britain had long feared, following al-Qaida’s Sept%26#46; 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington and Britain’s subsequent alliance with U%26#46;S%26#46; forces in Afghanistan and Iraq%26#46; Thursday’s explosions also recalled the March 11, 2004, terrorist bombs that killed 191 people on four commuter trains in Madrid, at a time when Spain was part of the U%26#46;S%26#46;-led coalition in Iraq%26#46;
Police were investigating whether suicide bombers were involved, and said they could not confirm the authenticity of a claim of responsibility from a group calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe%26#46;" The group said the blasts were in retaliation for Britain’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan%26#46;
In Washington, a senior counterterrorism official said the claim is considered "potentially very credible" because it appeared on a Web site that in the past has been used for extremist postings, the message appeared soon after the attacks and doesn’t appeared hurried or rushed%26#46;
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, also said British authorities identified suspicious packages Thursday and detonated them in controlled explosions%26#46; It is not yet clear whether the contents of those packages were dangerous or benign%26#46;
The attack on London brought out a steeliness that recalled Britain under the blitz of German bombers in World War II, when many Londoners sought refuge in the Underground, site of Thursday’s carnage%26#46;
The city’s residents reluctantly ventured back to the partially reopened Underground on Friday, saying they had little choice but to return to mass transit%26#46;
"I was scared, but what can you do?" said Raj Varatharaj, 32, emerging from an Underground station%26#46; "This is the fastest way for me to get to work%26#46; You just have to carry on%26#46;"
As Wednesday’s jubilation at winning the Olympics gave way to the terrible shock of Thursday’s attacks, a shaken Blair rushed back to the capital%26#46; He then delivered an almost Churchillian appeal for unity, saying in a televised address that it was "a very sad day for the British people, but we will hold true to the British way of life%26#46;" He praised the "stoicism and resilience of the British people%26#46;"
Both were in evidence across the city, as volunteers helped the walking wounded from blast sit
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