Explosion On The London Underground

[SueEllen]

I'm not seeing any reports of any group claiming responsibility. You have to be a pretty tulip terrorist for absolutely nobody to want to take credit for your actions

They need to know if the terrorist was brown or not before they claim it.

[NickFitz]

Just remembered I'm off to London for the day tomorrow. Must remember to keep a sharp eye out for anybody carrying a bucket

[NickFitz]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...42277987356673

A UK police spokesperson: "This is pure speculation given we don’t know who is involved. Any speculation is unhelpful." London Underground train blast: Live updates - CNN

And now the Prime Minister, such as she is: "British Prime Minister Theresa May has rebuked US President Donald Trump for claiming suspects in Friday's London train blast were known to police.

'I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation,' she said."

Parsons Green: Theresa May scolds Trump for terror tweets - BBC News

[barrydidit]

Must remember to keep a sharp eye out for anybody carrying a bucket

Surely, to avoid the scourge of the chugger, this is standard practice?

[SueEllen]

Just remembered I'm off to London for the day tomorrow. Must remember to keep a sharp eye out for anybody carrying a bucket

You are OK.

Polish and other Eastern European builders openly display their buckets and other equipment. Though they do like shopping at Lidl and Aldi....

[NickFitz]

Surely, to avoid the scourge of the chugger, this is standard practice?

They've messed up there - the population is already primed to avoid this new menace

[cojak]

Explosion On The London Underground

The greatest insult to chuggers is to call them a chugger to their face.

"I'm licensed!!" They will indignantly reply.

"That isn't isn't relevant- you're still a chugged" I happily reply. [emoji3]

[northernladyuk]

The greatest insult to chuggers is to call them a chugger to their face.

"I'm licensed!!" They will indignantly reply.

"That isn't isn't relevant- you're still a chugged" I happily reply. [emoji3]

I always carry one of these templates around in my back pocket and invite the chugger to sign up before I can engage with their charitable activities. Amazing how many do.

[ladymuck]

Just to clarify before you attempt to twist my words any further. I think Sadiq Khan's advice is nonsense, be prepared/vigilant/on your guard is not going to prevent you being caught up in a islamic terrorist attack.

No, it won't stop it. You are quite correct. Being prepared/vigilient/on your guard is about being aware of your surroundings and, instead of watching porn on your mobile phone, you're more likely spot danger and get yourself (and other people if you're feeling charitable) out of harm's way.

How on earth do you prevent a suicide bomber going on the tube and detonating a back pack? How do you prevent someone driving a car? How do prevent someone walking into a pub? It might have worked for the IRA who never went down the suicide bomber route and actually left devices but not with islamic terror.

You personally can't, unless you have some mad skillz you're currently not displaying. This is the job of the security services to try and identify perps before they do something. However, they won't get all of the bad people all of the time, hence why you being prepared is important.

It's not a failing that every terrorist cannot be stopped, it's not a lack of funding, it's not a lack of political will. It's called life. Life is messy and far from perfect. It will never be perfect because people, billions of them all thinking their own thoughts, interpret perfect in their own individual way. Life means compromise and doing the best you can with what you've got.

EDIT: damn, what a waste of time; they got banned

[chopper]

Terror threat level now increased back to Critical.

Parsons Green: UK terror threat increased to critical after Tube bomb - BBC News