Post by Admin on Mar 9, 2014 16:47:17 GMT
The entire 38 page Home Office report, the Report of the Official Account of the London Bombings on 7th July 2005 [PDF], has just this to say about the only above ground incident on 7/7:
At 9.47am, there was a fourth explosion on the upper deck of a no 30 bus in Tavistock Square (page 2)
09.19: Hussain is seen on Grays Inn Road. Around this time, a man fitting Hussain’s description was seen on the no 91 bus travelling from King’s Cross to Euston Station, looking nervous and pushing past people. It was almost certainly at Euston that Hussain switched to the no 30 bus travelling eastwards from Marble Arch. The bus was crowded following the closures on the underground. Hussain sat on the upper deck, towards the back. Forensic evidence suggests the bomb was next to him in the aisle or between his feet on the floor. A man fitting Hussain’s description was seen on the lower deck earlier, fiddling repeatedly with his rucksack.
09.47: The bomb goes off, killing 14 people, including Hussain, and injuring over 110. It remains unclear why the bomb did not go off at 08.50am alongside the others. It may be that Hussain was intending to go north from King’s Cross but was frustrated by delays on the Northern Line. Another possibility, as he seems to have bought a new battery, is that he was unable to detonate his device with the original battery. But we have no further evidence on this at this stage.
The general non-specific nature of the Home Office report and the incredible lack of detail might perhaps lead to wondering about the nature of the evidence on which it is based, and the validity of the evidence. The statement "But we have no further evidence on this at this stage," was an incredible statement given that the report was the result of 10 months of what Metropolian Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, had termed "the largest criminal inquiry in English history". To date, no further information or detail about the bus incident has been made available by the police or government.
As part of J7's ongoing attempts to obtain the release of evidence into the public domain, we were unbelievably referred by a police representative to seek out additional information on the BBC web site.
At 9.47am, there was a fourth explosion on the upper deck of a no 30 bus in Tavistock Square (page 2)
09.19: Hussain is seen on Grays Inn Road. Around this time, a man fitting Hussain’s description was seen on the no 91 bus travelling from King’s Cross to Euston Station, looking nervous and pushing past people. It was almost certainly at Euston that Hussain switched to the no 30 bus travelling eastwards from Marble Arch. The bus was crowded following the closures on the underground. Hussain sat on the upper deck, towards the back. Forensic evidence suggests the bomb was next to him in the aisle or between his feet on the floor. A man fitting Hussain’s description was seen on the lower deck earlier, fiddling repeatedly with his rucksack.
09.47: The bomb goes off, killing 14 people, including Hussain, and injuring over 110. It remains unclear why the bomb did not go off at 08.50am alongside the others. It may be that Hussain was intending to go north from King’s Cross but was frustrated by delays on the Northern Line. Another possibility, as he seems to have bought a new battery, is that he was unable to detonate his device with the original battery. But we have no further evidence on this at this stage.
The general non-specific nature of the Home Office report and the incredible lack of detail might perhaps lead to wondering about the nature of the evidence on which it is based, and the validity of the evidence. The statement "But we have no further evidence on this at this stage," was an incredible statement given that the report was the result of 10 months of what Metropolian Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, had termed "the largest criminal inquiry in English history". To date, no further information or detail about the bus incident has been made available by the police or government.
As part of J7's ongoing attempts to obtain the release of evidence into the public domain, we were unbelievably referred by a police representative to seek out additional information on the BBC web site.