London 07.07.05

[hangthedj]

I was evacuated from Kings Cross station, after that bomb hit. The 
air underground was rank with smoke, people were being led from the 
tunnels covered in soot and blood. On the surface 1000s of people 
were on the streets, everyone trying to get away. But at this point 
we still did not know what was happening, each bus stop was swamped 
with people still trying to get to work. I headed toward Tottenham 
Court Road on a back street. A few minutes later I heard a loud 
explosion, that was the first sign we had that this was not was not 
just an isolated incident. I carried on walking, but there was such 
shock on the faces of the people coming the other way. People had 
seen the bus explode in front of them. I heard one woman say she had 
been pushed out of the way trying to get on that bus, only then to 
see it explode. Now people did not know which way to go, as police 
lines seemed to block every street. I found a way out of the centre 
and walked home, avoiding all bus routes. Caught up with family and 
friends, all safe. Through all of this people remained calm, they 
talked to strangers and tried to make sense of the mess.

--