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Suspected suicide bomber shot at Stockwell station.

744 replies

cori · 22/07/2005 10:48

Have just heard an unconfirmed report on the radio. Anyone else?

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Kelly1978 · 22/07/2005 10:49

it is on new24 bbc.

foxinsocks · 22/07/2005 10:50

yes - dh called from vauxhall to say that there were shots fired and everyone had been evacuated on the northern line around stockwell

kid · 22/07/2005 10:51

its on sky news here

Toothache · 22/07/2005 10:51

Can't see anything on the BBC website and I'm stuck at work!! Can you keep us informed please?

foxinsocks · 22/07/2005 10:52

it's on the beeb website now toothache

ScummyMummy · 22/07/2005 10:54

Oh no. Another already?

I must say I'm v impressed with Sky news over the past weeks. They have beaten the beeb at breaking news every time...

TwinSetAndPearls · 22/07/2005 10:54

shot today or yesterday?

MandM · 22/07/2005 10:55

Police have shot a suspected suicide bomber near a tube station in south London.

Marksmen opened fire near Stockwell Tube station as passengers were evacuated. It was not clear what the suspect's injuries were.

Passenger Briony Coetsee said: "We were on the Tube and then we suddenly heard someone say `get out, get out' and then we heard gunshots."

Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: "There is no word on whether he has been killed or simply injured."

If the suspect is confirmed to be a suicide bomber, it would mark the fifth attempted terrorist attack on London in less than a day.

More to follow...

emmatmg · 22/07/2005 10:55

Bloody hell!

kid · 22/07/2005 10:55

shot today

QueenOfQuotes · 22/07/2005 10:55

Question is was it another attempt at a suicide bomb or was it one of the suspects they're hunting from yesterday???

TwinSetAndPearls · 22/07/2005 10:55

THis is just so shocking.

MandM · 22/07/2005 10:56

That was copied from the Sky News website BTW

TwinSetAndPearls · 22/07/2005 10:56

Good point QofQ, it might not mean another bomb.

TwinSetAndPearls · 22/07/2005 10:56

Good point QofQ, it might not mean another bomb.

TwinSetAndPearls · 22/07/2005 10:57

itv now

Kelly1978 · 22/07/2005 10:57

Police have confirmed they shot a male, air ambulance on its way. Services suspended on victoria and northern lines.

kid · 22/07/2005 10:57

If it was one of yesterdays bombers, wouldn't he have got rid of the bomb somewhere already rather than still carry it about with him. Or washe trying again to set it off?

Still very worrying either way.

Toothache · 22/07/2005 10:58

They must have suspected he was carrying explosives..... or why whould they open fire around civilians?

This is so scary. Although I'm in Scotland, it seems so close to home.

dyzzidi · 22/07/2005 10:59

If they have killed him I hope to god it was a suicide bomber and not some innocent bloke.

MandM · 22/07/2005 10:59

Sounds like a new attempt rather than someone from yesterday. Sky news saying male, killed, shot in the head - but as yet unconfirmed.

QueenOfQuotes · 22/07/2005 10:59

kid - we don't even know if he was carrying a bomb yet..Don't forget that man arrested at gun point in Whitehall yesterday certainly didn't seem to be carrying anything.

And presumably by now they may well have some CCTV footage of people they're hunting for yesterdays failed bombs?

PiccadillyCircus · 22/07/2005 10:59

Looks like the person has been killed (according to sky news).

I also hope it wasn't an innocent person.

woollybaalamp · 22/07/2005 11:00

Hope to God it really was a bomber and not some innocent student fumbling for his Ipod.

woollybaalamp · 22/07/2005 11:00

Would they have had sniffer dogs there?