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Human panic is a horrible thing.

― Huey (Huey), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

It seems that buses are running, but are being diverted as TCR is closed off.

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

Ah, hang about - it's the big Geroff And Walk thing again; buses disgorging passengers at the traffic lights. Think it may just be police cordon-induced congestion this time rather than actual road closure.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

xpost

I think someone upthread said that other sites weren't loading for them, so posting whole news items does make some sense.

I did have a witty one liner too, but I will refrain now.

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

maybe one of the bombers is injured and in the UCH

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

the damage caused by blind panic is a scary thing to contemplate in and of itself. our train was stopped last night for about 5 minutes for an unknown reason (probably congestion), and i'm certain that at the slightest whiff of anything being out of the ordinary people would have started stampeding.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

xpost oh good, the trains are all right, I can get home from bournemouth then.

I find the discussion reassuring, especially when it's fast-paced and involves ~~stupid jokes~~ witty one liners. Like talking quite fast when you're worried, you know?

Glad you all seem okay.

― cis, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

the 26 is always empty in both directions at all times of day (warning: exaggeration)

but this is a very curious bus to choose

(nearly everything that has so far been reported seems very curious though)

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

why was isla fisher's name mod-edited?

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

nearly everything that has so far been reported seems very curious

otm

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

Humour's always a good antidote to panic. Hope no-one's journey home is too much of a pain.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

seems like it could be copy cats?

― scg, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

why was isla fisher's name mod-edited?

just my little joke. as you were.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

nearly everything that has so far been reported seems very curious

otm

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

You can't separate news from discussion

Well, you can (e.g., if discussion of policy in regard to searching rucksacks, history of airline security, etc., had continued, it perhaps should have gotten its own thread), but I don't know if one is needed in this instance/these incidents (though I suppose some people close to the scene might want to know what lines are still running and all).

― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

bbc news feed: "a memo is circulating UCH asking staff to look out for a tall man with wires protruding from his top"

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

[gah syntax checker]

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

The 30 and the 26 were my two key buses routes when I lived in Hackney. Hackney tube now! (is that banner still up?)

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

The UCH situation seems to be that a tall man "with wires sticking out of him" ran away from the Warren Street incident and into the hospital, pursued by three policemen with sub-machine guns. The hospital is still sealed off. This is according to a UCH internal memo reported just now on the BBC.

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

the wires thing is so WTF

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:20 (twenty years ago)

The real Raston Warrior Robot wants his ID back.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

They're using electric men as bombs!

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

there isn't much news. i'm not far from warren street. the hot news is there are lots of copters and occasional sirens.

"the man is said to have an alarm clock hanging from around his neck"

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

His eyes were glowing red and he was heard to mutter "I'll be back".

― Alex M (Alex M), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Flavor Flav, it has come to this?

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

the bbc guy really did say "wires protruding from his top" --- presumably meaning his upper body clothing rather than the top of his head/hat

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

I will let someone else make the obvious 'joke' there.

xpost

― Flaviah T Flavahole (blueski), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

All they need to do is find another guy with a radio control thingy in his hand and they'll have the mastermind.

― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Nick, are you back in Berlin?

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Channel 4 report that a man threw a rucksack onto the tube train at the Oval and then ran off. Evading bystanders attempts to restrain him.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Oh no he's not. Is he saying "Get up get get down, late 999 wears the late crown"?

(10x-post)

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/27/1084/200/Athlete%20-%20Wires.jpg

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

We're all so cute...

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

man arrested in whitehall outside MoD apparently (news 24)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

man arrested by armed police at downing street

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

I know you are.

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

Spot the glaring xpost, people.

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

does it have protruding wires?

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

man arrested by armed police at downing street
-- mark s (mar...), July 21st, 2005.

about time.

― George Galloway, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

wtf is going on at shep bush? 5live (ugh) are concentrating almost exclusively on that area. sealed off, loads of sirens, ppl not allowed to go anywhere...

― emsk, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

(Another zany attempt on Flav's part to impress Brigitte Nielsen?)

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

footage on itv; wow

― Masked Gazza, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Nick, are you back in Berlin?

Yes.

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

co-worked" "unarmed police officer or one-armed police officer?"

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, is everyone okay? I'd heard reports that said no casualties. I was out wth work people. Thye'd done a very sweet, but totally unexpected leaving lunch on me (which is lovely as I'm freelance, even though I'v ebeen here nearly four months). So we stayed in the bar and drank and now I am three glasses of wine down andth e thread is moving before my eyes.

― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

(oops co-worked" = co-worker: )

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

3.15 has come and gone -- has isla/ian/linda/eric made his speech?

― N_RQ, Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

Shepherd's Bush? That reminds me - I thought Michael Grade said there'd be no more lame repeats.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

(now it's in the open) the memo says "blue top + hole in rear of top with wires protruding from it" presumbly a hole that was blew open from the rucksack? don't know.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

no, i think COBRA is dragging on a bit. it will be tony apparently.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

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