London Bombs

It's becoming clear that the attack on London is a significant event. Large numbers of casualties are being taken to London hospitals, Operation Cobra is in action and one eyewitness says that the Army is erecting steel barriers somewhere in the Buck House/Green Park area. People are being advised not to travel and to stay put - the transport system is paralysed anyway so there's not much hope of making a journey in or out of Central London. One BBC reproter sais that he had to use a bike to reach Tavistock Square. The cell phone system is overloaded too.
I've just been to the coffee shop at the end of the street here in York. There's a somber attitude among people in there as they begin to realise that something bad is going on.
BBC 1 and BBC News 24 networks have joined up to provide coverage. Usual programme schedules have been suspended. BBC News
Police now believe there have been 7 explosions and two people have died as a result. The Prime Misnetr is on TV now saying that it is a terrorist attack. He's leaving the G8 conference in the next copuple of hours to travel to London. He expects to be back at Gleneagles this evening.