From Cheers to Tears
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
On Thursday morning, London was rocked by bombs which devastated three subway trains and a double-decker bus. According to figures obtained last Saturday morning, over 700 people were injured, and 53 had died. The rancid smell of blood, the thick smoke, and wails of mourning put a damper on the mood in the British capital. Less than a day earlier, there had been an outpouring of joy across London, after England was chosen to host the 2012 Olympics.
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THE roof of the double-decker bus was thrown 10 meters into the air, like a can of sardines forcibly opened. "My cellular phone sprung into the air, along with the roof of the bus," said Agus Warcoko to Tempo. This 50-year-old former branch manager of BNI in London was on a number 30 bus (the Marble Arch-Hackney route), which had just pulled out of Euston Station in London. He was sitting on the upper deck, fifth row on the left, whe
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