Radio news report that this morning a bus exploded near Tavistock Square in central London. Eye witnesses report that the roof of the bus was blown away and many people were left injured. The incident is cause for concern due to the fact that other explosions have also been reported to have occurred in the London underground, namely between Aldgate East and Liverpool Street Station, Edgware Road and King’s Cross stations. There is very little information available as I write this note, however London has been brought to stand still.

Update: Tavistock Place near Russell Square was the location of the first bus explosions this morning in central London. Three other buses have reportedly exploded, the latest one near Marylebone.

Update 10.59 AM: The government has just confirmed that, due to the incidents aforementioned, 20 people have been killed. CNN has a timeline of events. Bloomberg is constantly updating.

Blair responds: “It is important that those who engage in terrorism realize that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction and impose extremism on the world. They will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear.”

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