Police seal off London streets due to suspect bus
Posted on: Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 09:39 CDT
LONDON (Reuters) - British police sealed off an area around Kings Cross station in central London on Tuesday and said there was a bus in the area with smoke coming out of it.
"I don't think we should jump to any conclusions," a police spokesman said, adding that a van from the bomb disposal unit was on its way to the scene as a precaution.
A spokesman for Transport For London (TFL), which oversees the city's transit network, said the alert was on "a number 205 bus in the vicinity of Kings Cross."
"Emergency services are in attendance," the spokesman said. "Buses are delayed. The tube (underground railway) is not affected at the moment."
Television pictures showed a large area outside the station sealed off with police tape. Bystanders were crowded on the pavements and police officers were patrolling the area.
A witness told Reuters he saw around 20 people jumping off the top deck of the bus, but this could not be confirmed from any other source. He said he had smelled burning but did not report seeing any smoke.
The Kings Cross area was targeted by one of four bombers who detonated explosives on the city's transport network on July 7, killing more than 50 people.
London was targeted again by bombers on July 21 but their attacks failed and no one was killed.
Source: REUTERS
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