My condolences to the families of those who died or were injured in this morning’s terrorist attack.

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Four confirmed explosions were reported on the London underground during rush hour this morning. Three others are as yet unconfirmed. 38 dead, 700 wounded. Two undetonated devices have been found in London.

Locations:
1) Russell Square and King’s Cross underground
2) Moorgate, Aldgate, and Liverpool Street underground
3) Edgware Road underground
4) Tavistock Square, where there has been a confirmed explosion on a bus

There are also reports of two trains colliding near King’s Cross.

Map here.

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Please feel free to pass any info here to those who might need it. You don’t need to ask, just go ahead. If you have something you’d like to add or know of anyone who is posting more, please let me know.

Also, I posted an additional roundup on Friday for anyone who's interested.

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Helplines
Casualty Bureau Number for Missing Persons: 0870 156 6344

The London Metropolitan Police: 020 7766 6020 (UK), or +44 20 7766 6020 (international).

Additional UK numbers: 0207 2012508 or 0207 2012501

Ireland 1800 242548

Canadian Foreign Affairs Hotline: 1-800-606-5499

Australian Foreign Affairs helpline: 1300-555-135 and 1800 00 22 14.

Israel: 02-5303155 (Also, you can go here to report a missing Israeli citizen)

Belgian Information desk at Foreign Affairs: +32.2.501.40.00 (French) and +32.2.501.40.01 (Dutch) Source: the Belgian government. At 9pm, no Belgian casualties have been reported (from mme_de_bergerac)

US State Department Call Center (from milestogo13): 1-888-407-4747


Communities and Special Sites
london_070705 has been set up so LJ’ers can confirm they are safe for their friends. Roll Call Post.

veratien has set up a List of Confirmed Survivors and a Missing Persons page.

undergroundgoth has more information on the Underground , including that all train conductors have thankfully survived.


Helper Organizations
* The Salvation Army has been assisting emergency services.

* The British Red Cross has set up a relief fund to aid victims and their families.
The money raised will be held in a Trust and used to assist the victims of the attack, their immediate families and partners in a variety of ways. For example, they may be used to relieve sickness and disability, physical or mental, caused by the attack or to relieve financial needs. The money may also be used to support other appropriate projects that the funds allow. (from quixotickitten)

* National Blood Service (tel: 0845 7 711 711)


London Alerts and Transportation Info
Transport for London: National Rail services up and running again. Major terminals are re-opening: Bus services are expected to be running by 1600hrs, Docklands Light Railway services are being resumed and the London Underground will be closed for the rest of the day and will resume service tomorrow morning.

BBC: Latest Travel Situation in London

Thames Clipper services are operating free services along the river between the Savoy pier and Woolwich Arsenal.


Thameslink information page

London LiftShare is a Carpool Service



News
* Via twistedchick from CNN: The terror level has been raised on mass transit systems in the US; it’s orange there, yellow elsewhere nationwide. Boston, NY, DC, Miami and Atlanta are under special response, with heavier security. Statement from Washington Metro.
* List of streams mirroring BBC NewsRadio (via metaphorge)
* London talk radio has streaming audio
* The Guardian gives advice for people in and around London. They’re also reporting that the attacks resemble previous bombings in Madrid. (both via twistedchick)
* Timeline from CNN. Also, according to this story, rescue services have retrieved all survivors from Kings Cross Station.
* Guardian: Timeline and other info
* Telegraph: What is Happening Where
* WikiNews page on the bombing.
* TimesOnline’s Overview
* MSNBC
Reuters: Blasts “style” suggests Al Queda
* ABC News: US Cities Stepping Up Security Alerts
* CBS News
* SkyNews
* FoxNews
* Al Jazeera has a chronology of Terrorist attacks in Britain.
* Guardian: Londoners Help Survivors After Attacks from jmhm, who also posted this.


Eyewitness Accounts
* liadnan delayed his trip to work this morning. One of the explosions happened at Kings Cross, where he used to transfer trains. I’m quite relieved he wasn’t there. His thoughts on the bombings are here.
* Scotsman: Eyewitness Accounts.
* brelson: Newsblog
* BBC viewer emails Eyewitness Emails
* David Plotz, on Slate, was 2 blocks from the bus explosion in Tavistock Square
* Via greyarea: The Triforce: “A funny thing happened to me on the way to work this morning. My tube blew up.” (Language NSFW)


Statements from Muslim Organizations
Muslim Council of Britain

Yahoo and the BBC say Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad claims responsibility. More on them here, and here.


Photos
Flikr Pool with Photos from Blast I and II
Yahoo Photos