London: Barbaric Terrorist Attacks

LONDON – Four blasts rocked the London subway and tore open a packed double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday, sending bloodied victims fleeing in the worst attack on London since World War II. Three U.S. law enforcement officials said at least 40 people were killed and London hospitals reported more than 350 wounded in the terror attacks.

The World responds to London terrorism:

At Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI called the attacks “barbaric acts against humanity,” and said in a telegram to Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, archbishop of Westminster, that he was praying for families of the victims.

In Denmark, former Foreign Minister Mogens Lykketoft said what others were remembering with likely dread: “This is the continuation of Sept. 11 and the attacks in Madrid … No one can feel safe.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said terror attacks demand universal condemnation and unity, according to a Kremlin spokesman. Moscow officials ordered stepped-up security measures for the Russian capital’s underground transportation system, a subway official said.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stressed the need for fighting terrorism “with all the means at our disposal.”

Australia’s national counterterrorism group met late Thursday, and Canberra set up a hot line for relatives of the hundreds of thousands Australians who live in Britain.

In Turkey, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul urged greater international cooperation against terrorism, saying it is a mistake “if we make a distinction between ‘my terrorist and his terrorist.'”

Our thoughts and prayers are with our British friends!

America stands with you!