Why there?
It has been suggested, for instance Johann Hari, or David T on Harry's Place (to tired to do a link, it's the top post at the moment) that the bomb locations on Thursday were deliberate, being predominant Muslim areas.I think there are three reasons this probably isn't true. First, it's hard to explain the King's Cross/Russell Square bomb. Second, if that was the aim of the bombers then it shows a degree of forward and intelligent planning. If that was so then it would have been better, to use a terrible term in this context, to take the bombs off the underground and on to street level. Edgware Road at 8:50am is mainly people on the Western District Line changing to the circle line, a demographic which is relatively rich people heading for the City. Third, and most importantly, the suggestion now is the bombs all went off at 8:50, either because that was planned for they were on timers. There can be no confidence on the Circle Line that you will be at a certain place at a certain time, instead surely the bombs should have gone off at different times.
Indeed in the context of times from King's Cross perhaps the targets were Liverpool Street and Paddington, because at 8:50 they would be very busy. Indeed someone from outside London might not know the frequency at which trains stop at Edgware Road for a long period of time. The mystery then is the Picadilly Line bomb, which was only just out of King's Cross at 8:50. It does take longer to get to that line than the others (it is much deeper), and perhaps it was delayed more (though this is unusual). Or maybe the target was somewhere similarly busy, like Leicester Square, or Holborn?
posted by Matthew @ 7/12/2005 10:19:00 PM
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