Youve probably seen reports

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You’ve probably seen reports now of a new round of bombings and evacuations in the London transportion system.

Before saying more, thankfully, these appear to be far less deadly, at a minimum, than those of two weeks ago.

But I’m not sure I remember seeing coverage of breaking news that was odder or more obscure. London authorities appear to be referring to these as ‘incidents’ and the bombs themselves are being referred to as ‘minor’ or ‘small’, almost as if they weren’t large enough to do any serious damage.

The Post now has a piece in which they are calling them “attempted explosions” or ‘small bombs’. They note BBC radio reporting that “detonators had exploded but not large-scale explosives.”

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