Read the two AP news (in English, do not panic !( on this German website:
http://www.steinbergrecherche.com/or here:
Netanyahu Changed Plans Due to Warning
By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 7, 7:14 AM ET
JERUSALEM - British police told the Israeli Embassy in London minutes before
Thursday's explosions that they had received warnings of possible terror
attacks in the city, a senior Israeli official said.
Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had planned to attend an
economic conference in a hotel over the subway stop where one of the blasts
occurred, and the warning prompted him to stay in his hotel room instead,
government officials said.
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said he wasn't aware of any Israeli
casualties.
Just before the blasts, Scotland Yard called the security officer at the
Israeli Embassy to say they had received warnings of possible attacks, the
official said. He did not say whether British police made any link to the
economic conference.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the nature of his
position.
The Israeli Embassy was in a state of emergency after the explosions in
London, with no one allowed to enter or leave, said the Israeli ambassador
to London, Zvi Hefet.
All phone lines to the embassy were down, said Danny Biran, an Israeli
Foreign Ministry official.
The ministry set up a situation room to deal with hundreds of phone calls
from concerned relatives. Thousands of Israelis are living in London or
visiting the city at this time, Biran said.
Amir Gilad, a Netanyahu aide, told Israel Radio that Netanyahu's entourage
was receiving updates all morning from British security officials, and "we
have also asked to change our plans."
Netanyahu had been scheduled to stay in London until Sunday, but that could
change, Gilad said.
Auch am 7. Juli 2005
Netanyahu stopped on way to London hotel for conference
By The Associated Press
Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been on his way to a London hotel
near the scene of one of the four blasts that ripped through the city
Thursday, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said.
Netanyahu was the scheduled keynote speaker at an Israeli corporate
investment conference at the Great Eastern hotel near the Liverpool Street
subway station.
"After the first explosion, our finance minister received a request not to
go anywhere," Shalom told Israel Army Radio.
Netanyahu had been scheduled to stay in London until Sunday, but that could
change, said Amir Gilad, a Netanyahu aide.
Conference participants were evacuated from the hotel. Shalom said he wasn't
aware of any Israeli casualties.
Shalom speculated that attackers might have taken advantage of the fact that
police resources were diverted to a meeting of Western leaders.
The Israeli ambassador to London, Zvi Hefetz, said Thursday that British
police had called to tell embassy personnel to stay inside their offices.
"There is fear that this wave
has not yet ended," Hefetz said
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