(7 Jul 2005)
1. Police tape blocking the streets leading to Aldgate underground station
2. Police tape reading: "Do Not Cross"
3. Group of firemen walking across the street in front of the station
4. Fire engine driving down street
5. Policeman talking on two-way radio/walkie-talkie
6. Two policemen standing behind police line
7. Group of people gathered near police line
8. Policeman directing woman
9. Ambulance driving pass
10. Pull out from helicopter flying overhead
11. Various of people walking
12. Policeman crossing the street
13. Policemen waiting in police van
14. Four police vans parked on side of road
15. Policewoman directing person
16. Police car driving toward station
STORYLINE:
Near simultaneous explosions rocked at least three London subway trains and ripped apart a double-decker bus at morning rush hour on Thursday.
Police said the blasts reportedly killed at least 40 people, and injured more than 360 people.
Emergency services officials quickly cordoned off the area near Aldgate underground station - one of the sites affected by the explosions.
The attacks came a day after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics.
Aldgate, in East London, is close to the site where London's main Olympic facilities will be built.
Officials shut down London's entire bus and underground transport network.
A secular Arabic-language news Web site and Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine reported a group calling itself "Secret Organisation - al-Qaida in Europe" posted a claim of responsibility for the blasts on a Web site popular with Islamic militants.
It said the group claimed the explosions were in retaliation for Britain's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
London Terrorist Attacks
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