July 08, 2005
London Bombings
I guess all the previous announcements and drills did kinda prepared us all for this - a set of terrorist attacks on the UK's capital city.
Sal and my thoughts were with our friends & family living in London and we were very relieved when we heard that none of them were hurt. However, the mere thought that there are people who lost their dearest as an outcome still leaves me breathless.
I remembered that the bus incident in Tavistock Square is only a few steps away from a hostel I stayed in when I did some work practice in London back in 1995. I know this is crazy, but knowing that I have walked along this place about 10 years ago makes the whole thing even less believable for me.
It's such a shame that London has to go through this roller coaster of emotions in such a short space of time. We all were thrilled and excited when the IOC announced London as the host for the 2012 Olympics - how quickly all this changed.
On the way back from work yesterday a signpost along the motorway read: "Avoid London. Listen to radio.".
Posted by Michael at July 8, 2005 11:17 PM