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London closed its subway system and evacuated all stations after reports of explosions in at least seven locations on the network. An explosion on a bus caused ``numerous casualties,'' police said.
A ``major incident'' occurred, police said, without elaborating on a possible cause. The British Broadcasting Corp. said a power surge may have affected underground trains. A bus exploded at Tavistock Square, west of the city's financial district, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. Scotland Yards said the first blast was reported at 8:50.
Emergency services were called to Liverpool Street station, Aldgate, and Edgware Road, London police said in a statement. Transport for London, which runs the city's transport network, released a statement saying the subway was suspended and all stations have been evacuated.
A policeman on the scene at Liverpool Street said an incident may have been caused by a train crash. He didn't specify whether it was an underground or overground train.
``There was panicking inside,'' said Samantha Fletcher, who was stuck in a train for about an hour between Cannon Street and Tower Hill stations. ``They told us it was a power surge.'' Offices all around Aldgate are being shut.
A spokesman said London Fire Brigade was called to an explosion at Liverpool Street. A city of London police spokesman said a blast occurred just before 9 a.m. local time at Aldgate station, and a number of people were wounded.
London Ambulance Service initially sent four vehicles to Liverpool Street, a spokesman said.