1. Subway and Bus Blasts in London Kill at Least 37.
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Cowell, Alan, Stevenson, Richard W., Lyall, Sarah, van Natta Jr., Don, Timmons, Heather, Grey, Stephen, Ginsberg, Wendy, Altman, Daniel, Rosenthal, Elisabeth, and Bernstein, Richard
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LONDON Terrorist Bombings, London, England, 2005 , *BOMBINGS , *SUBWAY stations , *BUSES , *COMMUTERS , *SEARCH & rescue operations , *TERRORISTS , *TERRORISM , *SUBVERSIVE activities , *VICTIMS of terrorism , *POLITICAL crimes & offenses , *POLITICAL violence , *FEAR , *BOMBERS (Terrorists) , *RESCUE work , *VEHICLE bombs , *KING'S Cross Underground Station (London, England) , *CRIME victims - Abstract
Reports that bomb explosion tore through three subway trains and a double-decker bus in a coordinated terror attack during rush hour in London, England, killing at least 37 and wounding about 700. Reactions throughout the city; Details of the explosions near Liverpool Street station, King's Cross station, Edgware Road station, and on a bus at the junction of Upper Woburn Place and Tavistock Square; Closure of the subway network and bus services as rescue workers searched for the dead and wounded; Statement from Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was hosting the Group of Eight summit meeting in Scotland; Increased security precautions for mass transit systems in the U.S. and Europe; Scope of the bombings; Theories about the strategy and methodology of the bombings.
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- 2005