First Hints on prevented attacks

Only hours after the attacks on the London Transport system first rumours and hints on prevented attacks start to spread.

Eyewitnesses (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4659237.stm) report of delays caused by security incidents prior to the main blasts. It might be that those incidents are due to the normal routine on the underground but it might also be that the increased security levels since 9/11 have prevented further devastation. Especially the Northern Line and Bank Station were subject to delays and closed stations before the explosions took place.

So far an initial analysis shows that:
-Londoners remained calm - panicking was widely avoided
-LU staff and Emergency Services worked together in an outstanding manner
-London probably will not be as traumatised as New York was after the blast

We have to say a big THANK YOU to the work that was done since 9/1. The often annoying security measures (missing bins etc.) are now paying off - even if there are casualties and fatalities which is still terrible and beyond every comprehension.

But the war on terror is not won yet - and it will not only take years or decades but an ongoing investment in the spread of democracy.