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I woke up this morning and went downstairs to have breakfast. Came back to my room and switched on the tv. Heard the news about London. At that time it was reported as an electrical fault in the tube. Just a few injuries. As we packed our bags to come home, reports started to come in of further explosions. Then there was the explosion on the bus.

We had previously decided to take the long route home; Neath, Abergavenny, Hereford and Brum. On the way back we listened to radio (excellent work by Radio 2, balanced informative and calm, not reactionary or ghoulish).

One man spoke of his decision to get off a bus early, due to the heavy traffic.

He got off a few yards before the bus exploded.

Regretably, there a number of people who didn't share that man's good fortune.

Terrorists don't care about the death toll. Their purpose is to ensure maximum media exposure. Credit has to be give to the timing of the attacks. The UK is hosting the G8 Summit. London won the bid for the 2012 Olympics. Key security was in Scotland. London was swollen with the press, covering the reaction to the IOCs decision.

God speed to the innocents.
posted by kwacky at 5:13 pm