Another Bombing in London!

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 07-21-2005, 16:38

No one has died; one person is slightly injured.

**scooter_the_shooter** · 07-21-2005, 16:42

Thats good news. maybe it was just a joke?? that got out of hand.

maybe a drill to see how fast ems and the police could get there

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 07-21-2005, 16:51

Whatever it was it seemed an extremely botched attempt at a terrorist attack. Most likely young Muslims who aren't working with a group trying to make a name for themsevles. I don't think that is too presumptuous as the man who is on the run was supposedly of Middle Eastern stock.

**Red Harvest** · 07-21-2005, 17:08

Glad to hear that these appear to have been incompetent terrorists.

**Devastatin Dave** · 07-21-2005, 17:21

Originally Posted by The Blind King of Bohemia

Whatever it was it seemed an extremely botched attempt at a terrorist attack. Most likely young Muslims who aren't working with a group trying to make a name for themsevles. I don't think that is too presumptuous as the man who is on the run was supposedly of Middle Eastern stock.

Now now, you can't call them "muslims", "Middle Eastern", or a "terrorist attack". That would be discrimination. Remember PC policy will always trump facts and truth.

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 07-21-2005, 17:24

Well I was worried about some sort of backlash but at this moment all news information appears to be pointing that way so I'm just going by what appears to be fact at the minute. I can't really see how anyone could have a problem with that. The bit about the youths and trying to impress was my opinion but its certainly a logical one.

**LeftEyeNine** · 07-21-2005, 20:08

Well, first of all I understand the British people's anxiety and feel the grief for the innocent ones involved in the previous matter.

Today when I got the news online, I just rushed to watch TV to get any further information.. And one of the experts said that this was simply a kind of challenge to say that "Even if it's been only two weeks, we can still wander around carrying bombs and doing whatever we want in your own land".. This really seemed reasonable to me. And the reason that the incidents were minor were just beacuse of that they wanted to challenge, not do one more attack.

These guys are serious, well-organized and knowledgable enough to cause fear and terror. Now every British is somehow anxious, and that was really how they wanted it to be..

I present my good wishes for all of you in England..

**Marcellus** · 07-21-2005, 23:37

London attackers 'meant to kill'

Emergency services in protective clothing were at the bus site
Four attempted bombings in London were designed to kill people, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4705117.stm

Looks like we've been very lucky, considering the fact that the terrorists set out to kill.

**LeftEyeNine** · 07-22-2005, 00:11

I still find it more than luckiness about the fail of these assaults- if they really were. This one looks way too ameteurre compared to the previous one. I still think that they tried to fire up a psychological fight this time, regarding the "we do not fear" slogans..

**poirot** · 07-22-2005, 05:08

What is up with the terrorists? Death to all terrorists!

**Quietus** · 07-22-2005, 05:52

Originally Posted by _Martyr_

How on earth do you stop a totally isolated group of homegrown terrorists making bombs out of easily obtained chemicals and walking into a train or bus?

For one, you can discredit religion and its baggages (eg. "Jihad").

**Ser Clegane** · 07-22-2005, 08:37

Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

I still think that they tried to fire up a psychological fight this time, regarding the "we do not fear" slogans..

I agree that this might indeed be the background, although I do not quited think that the "failure" was intended.
It might be that parts of the terrorist cell felt provoked by the fact that the Londoners basically showed AQ the finger and decided to go on with life instead of showing the desired reaction.
Based on that they might have decided to start a second bombing that failed either because it was rushed or because the remining terrorists lacked the expertise to prepare the bombs "properly".

This might of course be idle speculation - in the end I am glad that the tragedy did not repeat and that this failed attempt might provide the authorities with additional leads to smash any AQ cells in the UK or elsewhere.

**TonkaToys** · 07-22-2005, 08:40

Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

These guys are serious, well-organized and knowledgable enough to cause fear and terror. Now every British is somehow anxious, and that was really how they wanted it to be..

I present my good wishes for all of you in England..

My compliments and thanks to the people of Turkey and all peaceable peoples of any religion in the world for their thoughts.

Judging by the mood of people here in London this morning, I would say that the botched attack has reinforced the feeling of solidarity rather than increased anxiety.

Indeed I would say that, probably thanks to the fact that people were not seriously injured, people thought of yesterday more like an inconvenience than a threat.