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| Britain | |
| Bus Riders: It Was Homicide Bomb | |
| 2005-07-08 | |
| LONDON — Shocked survivors told how they saw a "suicide bomber" on board the double-decker bus destroyed in Thursday's terrorist outrage. Thirteen people were killed when the packed No. 30 was ripped apart by a 9:47 a.m. blast in Tavistock Square, Central London. Witnesses said bodies were thrown into the street from the bus — crammed with commuters forced above ground after the capital's Tube network was shut down. Terence Mutasa, 27, a staff nurse at University College hospital, said: "I treated two girls in their 20s who were involved in the bus bomb. "They were saying some guy came and sat down and that he exploded. The girls received minor injuries and were in shock and distressed. "They said the guy just sat down and the explosion happened. They thought it was a suicide bomber." Passenger Richard Jones was convinced he saw the bomber setting his device. He said he became suspicious of the olive-skinned man because he looked anxious and was fiddling constantly with his bag. Richard, 61, said: "I noticed him as he looked nervous. He was continually diving into his bag, rummaging round and looking in it. I did not see his face because he was constantly looking down." Richard stepped off the bus at his destination. Seconds later it exploded behind him — with the "bomber" still on board.
Jasmine Gardner, 22, was angry at not being allowed on the bus because it was too full — then seconds later saw it blown to bits. Jasmine, who had angrily followed the bus on foot, put up her umbrella to try to protect herself from flying debris. She said: "I thought that everyone must have died." If confirmed as a suicide bombing, the attack would be the first of its kind to take place on British soil. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Maybe he got a phone call? |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-07-08 23:13 |
| #5 TF is no laughing matter BigEd. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-08 16:50 |
| #4 "They were saying some guy came and sat down and that he exploded..." Now, now, now, maybe the fellow had a serious chemical imbalance in his body, and he reached a point of instability... OK OK OK ... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-08 15:54 |
| #3 A5089 - Good points. Can you and our other esteemed cousins plz keep us up to date on the chatter you hear? I'd figure there will be some serious cognitive dissonance among those who aren't committed pinkos. It's fashionable the world over to play at anti-[insert "bad" stuff here] blah blah blah games, but when the shit flies at home, fucks with your own life, and gets personal, well, sometimes people grab a clue. I'd like to hear what you folks hear. TIA! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-08 15:33 |
| #2 Yes, but this is the first time a "classical", israeli-type human bomb was ever used on western soil. This is the first time us european tasted what israeli have experimented for years, pious muslims kabooming themselves in high-value military targets such bus full of unsuspectign commuters. This is a landmark. I wonder if this will repeat, and if this will affect the blame realtionship we have toward Israel in its response to such terrible acts? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-07-08 15:22 |
| #1 ...but not the first suicide-bomber from Britain. Such beasts have been performing in Israel previously. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-08 13:52 |