Timeline of London's latest attacks

2005-07-21 19:12

London - Here is a timeline of the bombings that rocked London's transport system on Thursday, but only caused one injury.

Police have yet to confirm the exact order of events and offer further details.

The explosions took place exactly two weeks after four suicide bombers killed 52 people on subway trains and a bus in the British capital.

12:25 (11:35 GMT) - Police evacuate Shepherd's Bush subway station, north London, on the Hammersmith and City line following an attempt to set off an explosion.

12:30 - Emergency services are first called to Oval subway station, south London. About 20 or 30 passengers are evacuated from a London Underground train saying that they had seen "white smoke".

There are also reports of a man dumping a rucksack in a carriage then fleeing as the doors closed.

12:45 - London ambulance service sends five vehicles to Warren Street subway station, north London, after reports of a rucksack exploding on a train in a tunnel just outside the station.

13:15 - Pubs and offices near Warren Street station are evacuated.

13:22 - London Underground says it has suspended services on the Hammersmith and City, Victoria and Northern lines.

13:30 - The driver of the number 26 bus reports hearing a bang followed by a smell of smoke coming from the upper deck while driving along Hackney Road, Shoreditch, east London. Upstairs he finds the windows blown out.

13:45 - Transport for London confirms it has imposed a Code Amber at all three affected subway lines which means trains are taken to the next station and passengers evacuated to above ground.

13:45 - Police with sniffer dogs comb the pavement along Euston Road, near Warren Street and the surrounding area.

2:24 pm - Metropolitan police confirm armed officers have been deployed to University College Hospital where they are dealing with an incident.

14:30 - London police chief Ian Blair confirms bombs exploded, urges Londoners to stay calm and stay put.

14:40 - An initial examination at Oval shows that there is no trace of chemical agents.

14:45 - Downing Street confirms the government's civil contingencies committee - known as Cobra - would be meeting in response to the latest incidents.

15:10 - London Underground says the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines have also been suspended as a security measure as no incidents have been reported on those lines.

15:20 - British transport police confirm no trace of chemical agents have been found at Warren Street station following the incident there.

15:25 - London fire brigade says officers are deployed at Warren Street London Underground station in full protective equipment as a precaution in order to examine the scene.

15:30 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair tells reporters the incidents were "serious" and designed to "scare people and to frighten them".

15:50 - London police chief Ian Blair says the situation is "fully under control" and confirms that there was one injury in the blasts.

16:00 - Armed police and dog handlers arrive at Shepherd's Bush to begin searches of streets that had earlier been sealed off.

16:10 - Police confirm no traces of chemical agents found at the four sites.

16:10 - Police chief Blair says the explosions were "pretty close to simultaneous" but that not all of the devices went off properly.

- AFP