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I watched some of the news coverage on the bombings in London today. I got annoyed quickly, however, with certain stations which were much more focussed on the state of their own public transit than on what actually happened to people today. CBC Newsworld was the most tolerable.
I can't imagine how scary it would be to be trapped in the Underground for any amount of time amid the darkness, smoke, and panic of other people. Nobody would have known what the hell was going on or if they would make it out! And the bus was a chilling image, and it made me think how we are "accustomed" to hearing about bus bombings in Israel but that we often don't register it so close to home. London is really not far away, as far as interconnectivity goes.
Like the Twin Tower/D.C. attacks, it is the kind of event which does not quite feel real except that the evidence is screaming from the media. I just got online now, first time in days, to check on people I know in London. It reminds me a bit of what it was like being scared for relatives in NYC/Boston.
I do hope they get the assholes responsible asap.
I can't imagine how scary it would be to be trapped in the Underground for any amount of time amid the darkness, smoke, and panic of other people. Nobody would have known what the hell was going on or if they would make it out! And the bus was a chilling image, and it made me think how we are "accustomed" to hearing about bus bombings in Israel but that we often don't register it so close to home. London is really not far away, as far as interconnectivity goes.
Like the Twin Tower/D.C. attacks, it is the kind of event which does not quite feel real except that the evidence is screaming from the media. I just got online now, first time in days, to check on people I know in London. It reminds me a bit of what it was like being scared for relatives in NYC/Boston.
I do hope they get the assholes responsible asap.