More explosions in London
2005-07-21 15:51
London - London police chief Ian Blair has confirmed that there were four explosions around the city on Thursday, causing a small number of casualties.
"We know that we had four explosions or attempted explosions...
"At the moment the casualties appear to be very low in the explosions, the bombs appear to be smaller than on the last occasion," he said, referring to bombs a week ago that killed 56 in London.
"We don't know the implications for this yet and we are going to have to examine the scene very carefully," he told reporters.
The police and emergency services responded to incidents at three subway stations and on a bus.
Protective clothing
Blair advised people to "stay where you are".
Police investigating the bombings wore protective clothing to carry out searches at two subway stations but found "no trace of chemical agents" at one of them, a police spokesperson said.
"As a precaution, officers have been deployed at Warren Street London Underground station in full protective equipment in order to carry out an examination on the scene," the spokesperson at Scotland Yard told AFP.
She said police in similar gear had carried out an initial examination at Oval station in south London.
"Early indications show that there is no trace of chemical agents" at Oval station, she said.
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- AFP