Thursday, July 07, 2005

London Bombing

I got through to my friends in London and they report that it is understandably hectic. They have had reports from all the children and only one was in London proper this morning and she is stuck in Hyde Park trying to get either to work or home but otherwise unaffected.
If you are not familiar with London inner-city transport at rush hour you can't imagine the potential for confusion and the density of people moving about. Two of the stations struck, Liverpool Street and King's Cross, are also major transition points for the inter-city trains which would explain why they were targets.
Reports that this is Al-Qaeda are probably incorrect and it is more likely some anti-globalization group that timed this to coincide with the G8 and London since Blair is chairing. If there is any bright side to this tragedy then it would be that it didn't happen yestersay when the city and Trafalgar Square was crowded with Olympic revelers.
I just pray to the Goddess that this is an isolated incident and that the death and injuries are not as high as I fear they will be.

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