At least 33 dead, 45 injured in London blast-police

LONDON (Reuters) – London police said at least 33 people
were killed on Thursday morning in four bomb blasts that rocked
the British capital. Brian Paddick, deputy assistant
commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said seven people were
killed on an underground train near Moorgate station, 21
confirmed dead near Liverpool Street subway station and five
dead at Edgware Road.

People were also killed when a blast blew the roof off a
double-decker bus near Russell Square but the number was not
immediately clear.

Forty-five people were seriously or critically wounded, a
representative of the city’s ambulance service told reporters.

“We have treated 45 patients with serious or critical
injuries including burns, amputations, chest and blast injuries
and fractured limbs,” Russell Smith said at a joint emergency
services news conference.

There were 300 patients with minor injuries including shock
and cuts, he added. Over 100 ambulances had been used.