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Attacks Kill at Least 33: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0" title="http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0" target="_blank"http://www.sky.com/skynews/ar...,,30000-1188265,00.html (SkyNews)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called the attacks "barbaric". His response: "It's important ... that those engaged in terrorism realize that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people and a desire to impose extremism on the world," "Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilizations in the world."
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone: "I want to say one thing, specifically to the world today — this was not a terrorist attack against the mighty and the powerful, it was not aimed at presidents or prime ministers, it was aimed at ordinary, working-class Londoners, black and white, Muslim and Christian ... young and old … that isn't an ideology, it isn't even a perverted fate, it is an indiscriminate attempt at mass murder." "They seek to divide London, they seek Londoners to turn against each other ... this city of London is the greatest in the world because everybody lives side by side in harmony. Londoners will not be divided by this cowardly attack."
His words to the terrorists: "I know that you personally do not fear to give your own life in exchange to taking others ... but I know you do fear you may fail in your long-term objective to destroy our free society ... in the days that follow, look at our airports, look at our seaports and look at our railway stations ... you will see that people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world, will arrive in London to become Londoners, to fulfill their dream and achieve their potential … whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail."
The G8 issued statement, read by PM Blair: "Those responsible have no respect for human life. We are united in our resolve to confront and defeat this terrorism that is not an attack on one nation but on all nations and on civilized people everywhere. We will not allow violence to change our societies or our values, nor will we allow it to stop the work of this summit," "The terrorists will not succeed. Today's bombings will not weaken in any way our resolve to uphold the most deeply held principles of our societies and to defeat those who would impose their fanaticism and extremism on all of us. We shall prevail and they shall not."
The NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called the attacks "appaulling". "I know I speak on behalf of all NATO allies when I express our sympathy for and solidarity with the British people. There can be no justification for such heinous crimes, I condemn in the strongest terms these attacks, which underline the need for the international community and members of the alliance to remain united in the fight against terrorism."
(Quotes from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" title="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" target="_blank"http://www.foxnews.com/story/...,2933,161768,00.html)
This terrorist attack will united the people of the United Kingdom against terrorism. This attack came on the heels of the announcement of London holding the 2012 Olympic games, but that is a coincidence of timing. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of London and the United Kingdom. The Queen has ordered the British flag to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of this massacre.
More updates will come as they come in.
[b]Update: [/b] SkyNews now reports that 37 are confirmed killed, over 700 injured, some serverly.
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