Jul 07, 2005 10:22
Okay. Work is slightly less boring now. The marines went on the loudspeaker to announce two blasts at Tube stations, and to stay away from other stations. I was all ready for the embassy to go crazy with terrorist rumours, but actully, no one seems to mind that much... my coworkers were joking about it, hactually.
"Oh no...I've got to go over to the FCO. I don't want to get killed today. Ideally."
"No, that'd be inconvenient...we have reservations."
So I don't know. There are reports of trouble at other stations now, but they're saying it's caused by power surges, but people are saying that there are casualties and they look all smoky and burnt, so I don't know. And there are rumors of bus bombs. And outside, all I'm hearing is sirens. But no one seems to know what's going on, and no one seems to be worried. Just something to think about I guess...
There was a bombscare last time I worked here, too... we all had to hide in the windowless offices and hunker down. False alarm then.
...okay, I admit, the sirens are freaking me out a little.
LATER
...yeah. They're bombs. At multiple stations, and apparently a couple of buses. And a train crash. Apparently they're not letting anyone out of the embassy either, which doesn't make a difference, since it's morning, but seems significant. What the hell is going on?