Multiple explosions believed to be coordinated terrorist attacks occurred on the morning of the 7th in central London, the capital of the United Kingdom. At least 3 buses were blown up, and several explosions also appear to have occurred on the Underground. As of 1 p.m. 9 p.m. Japan time, there appeared to be around 90 casualties. (20:39)
(NIKKEI NET)
My first report came in at 6:18 p.m. My younger sister is in London, and she emailed my mobile phone.
It appears to have been a demonstration directed at G8, but the details are unknown. We must await any future claim of responsibility, but could it be an al-Qaeda-affiliated group?
The war is still continuing.
Meanwhile, in the foreign-exchange market, I expected buying of dollars in a crisis, but the yen is being bought. It goes without saying that the pound fell against the dollar, but it is unexpected that the dollar would fall against the yen. Is this a sign that the world’s structure is changing?