- First explosion reported at 8.59am London time (17.59 AEST).
- At least one London bus blown up in Russell Square, reports of two others in Marylebone and South Kensington.
- Explosions reported at Underground stations Edgware Road, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Old Street, Russell Square, Aldgate East and Moorgate.
- London transport system shutdown.
- At least 12 dead, 185 injured
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Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London Tube and three double-decker buses at the morning rush hour today.
There were reports of deaths and scores of injuries along with fears of a coordinated terror attack.
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Security experts said the apparent attacks bore all the hallmarks of the al Qaeda network.
"If what are looking at is a simultaneous bombing, and it does look like that, it would very certainly fit the classic al Qaeda methodology which centres precisely on that, multi-seated hits on transport and infrastructural targets,'' said Dr Shane Brighton, intelligence expert at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence.
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