There’s some indication that the London attacks may have been perpetrated by more members of the same group that committed 7/7. The difference is that today’s attempts at murder seem amateurish in comparison, which must be good news. Money quote:
Prof Paul Rogers, of Bradford University, agreed that the second wave of attacks was an “ominous” development. He said: “It implies there might be another cell primed and ready to attack. The one ominous thing is that this appears to be a group of a similar nature to the previous July 7 bombers.”
Prof Rogers said, however, that the apparent failure of the devices to detonate on the Underground lines would provide investigating teams with crucial evidence for the earlier attacks.
“The level of forensic evidence will be extremely high, much higher than last time. They will have the devices and much can be done to them in terms of fingerprinting, DNA, the origin of the detonators and where the bags were bought. If this was a series of dummies deliberately timed to cause mass panic then it puts the people responsible at considerable risk of being found.”
A silver lining. Memo to Londoners: don’t let these bastards get away. Ordinary people on the scene can be the best law enforcement we have.
The Dish 